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Philippine Immigration departure requirements

by Zarlaeia Villanueva
(Dubai UAE)

Is it really true that a person who is holding a visit visa departing from philippines requires to get an affidavit of support from sponsor and notarized with red ribbon???

My mother is going to Dubai with me (the sponsor) and my daughter on visit visa this coming October.

Since she is travelling with me, do I still need to get that affidavit or she'll be exempted??

Where can we find the official instruction from Phil. Immigration regarding this?

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Manila immigration scam
by: Anonymous

From personal experience at Manila airport in April 2012 this blog is very accurate and deserves wider coverage in google and other travel media.
It is sad to see that corruption lives and breathes in Philippines in this immigration scam to stop their own citizens leaving the country with a valid ticket and passport. The Philippines economy will always lag way behind other east Asia countries while this type of activity exists so openly.

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Crocodile monster IO in Phl.
by: Anonymous

Immigration officer in Philippines they really don't care about how much money you spent inorder to travel,A lot of filipno became no right to travel outside the country to spend on holiday.because even if u have some documents they still upload knowing that most country like hongkong,singapore they gave free visit entry the question is what is the use of the free visit entry if immigration officer are not letting you board on plane its really f....ck! And su..cks! Sytem.

They asked so much documents which is not really necessary i guess they need to go to school and learn how to respect the filipino because we are filipino paying there salary. Knowing the trauma after and stress. One problem also is that they put u in a room and hold there for a very long time with no one assist you whats going on and comeback after few hours and informed u that you cannot travel this time.I hope one day they realize this system is only in Philippines. If compare to other country there's no such thing that everyday lot of passengers get upload.IO in philippnes no.1 s....cks!

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Rotten Apples
by: Anonymous

The immigration officers are making life difficult for filipnos like us.They think all pinays are prostitutes and we are actually prisoners in our own country. Immigration officers are not "gods" to decide as to weather we can leave the country.
We cannot find jobs in the Philippines and yet they wont let us leave the country to work.This is clearly not right and thus violates human rights.
Life is already difficult enough in the Philippines thank you immigration officer for making it into a living hell.We have elected the wrong goverment.

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Inhuman and disgusting practice by a Nation
by: Philip

It was a shock to know that a democratic nation like Philippines is treating its own nationals by stopping their freedom of movement and right to choose to travel abroad in the name of preventing human trafficking. Maybe that is why human trafficking is on the rise in that country as the government cannot take care of their citizens but put restrictions on them to an extend that it totally violates the human rights of an individual in Philippines.

Philippines Government, I appeal to you to wake up and let people decide if they want to go abroad and make a living and send back some money to their own country to support their families and also the economy of the country and not you. All the girls are not prostitutes in Philippines please give respect to your own citizens.. Your country is the only one that needs to be reported to the Human rights commission of the UNO. I am going to start a movement at International level and spread awareness of this gruesome practice in Philippines so that people should not vote for such a government in future. Please allow my wife to get out before its too late..

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dubai immigratin
by: Anonymous

hello fellow filipino, i have just read all your comments, i felt that my fellow filipino were rejected by also a filipino, why they do that kind of atttitude to their own blood...
i am going to dubai this coming april 20, i felt nervous when i read all your comments, it just break a leg guys...

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PIO S**K
by: Anonymous

Philippine Immigration Officers really suck. They are hopeless in implementing the fair and true immigration law. I had a couple of nightmares in dealing with them (PIO). Most of the time, they tend to ask inappropriate questions (sarcastic) and look for unreasonable documents. I always check the website before I depart to make sure I've got everything I need for my travel. Unfortunately, these PIO just makes life so hard and complicated not to mention the money I'm wasting for buying replacement ticket. The website doesn't clearly inform the public about the latest changes in rules. PIO are selfish people who don't think of the Filipino travellers. They are bastard that came from hell.

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Most posts are in taglish
by: Anonymous foreigner

Since most people are educated here, why are there so many posts in half english and half tagalog? You should either write in english or tagalog, not mixture of both.
Anyway, as a foreigner, I am very sad to hear that Filipinos are forced to be kept prisoners in your own country. If Pinoys are not given a chance to try either luck overseas, there will be more jobless Flipinos everyday and we see more homeless kids on the streets...not to mention more girls joining the strip clubs in Burgos Makati, Mabini, Pasay, Angeles City as prostitutes!

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PI TALAGA yang mga PIO!!!
by: Anonymous

Bad experience with me & my co-worker who schedule to have a holidays for a nearby country. first time to go abroad for vacation. one of the PI ask my co-worker " Anong gagawin mo dun? Mag TNT ka lang yata dun eh" Assuming talagang mga PI na yan, pag Filipino ang baba ng tingin pero yung mga banyagan kasunod namin ang gagalang with building rapport pa! F*ck! Wala na bang kaming karapatan para magwaldas ng pera sa ibang bansa! Walang courtesy, not sure how they got their position as PIO in NAIA. kakaasar talaga mga BULOK sa system. Even me may kaso daw ako when I got my turn, I can't imagine how the hell I got my F**king NBI clearance and my F**king PASSPORT kung may kaso ako!!! BULOK to the max yang systema nyo!!!

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Fu**ing PI immigration
by: Anonymous

a lot of cases of offloaded,. they really don't care how painful to waste a money.
mga sakim at makakapal ang mukha ng mga tao dyan sa immigration. binabastos pa ang mga Filipina sa loob.
I was uploaded before,. there were two filipinas also who were ulpoaded at the same time. I've seen how the officer insult the girl,. dinala nya sa kwarto at dun hinipo hipo, (according to the girl i was with)
MAKAKARMA DIN KAYO

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F****NG Cebu Pacific Immigration..
by: Anonymous

I offload last February, because they don't want to accept my invitation letter from Singapore... my I.L is send to me via Fax Machine.. But they didn't accept it.. They want the original copy of my I.L.... F****ng Cebu Pacific Immigration... Don't buy Ticket from Cebu Pacific because the Immigration there are bullshit... they don't know how to control themselves..

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Bureau of Immigration's Crooked System
by: Anonymous

I was also off-loaded just 3 days ago! It sucks! Right now I'm looking for ways how to expose their crooked system! And if you will read the immigration law, you cant find there that it's part of their functions and power. they did not even bother informing the public if there are new requirements! Their days will come soon!

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ITO BAH ang daan sa Pag babago!!!! I dont thin???k so
by: macyu

In short... no lagay... hard to exit phil.
But if you got money money... its easy to exit.

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Where to get Red Ribbon
by: Anonymous

Can anyone help me I am married to English man but he lives in Serbia, where there is no Philippine Embassy. Can DFO in Manila authenticate documents,
in this case or what?

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MY NAIA IMIGRATION NIGHTMARE!!!!!
by: Anonymous

im denied by this immigration officer yesterday..said something i need papers from my sponsor which is authenticated by Philippine embassy in Singapore....proof of relationship which is obviously given to her..the IC card of my cousin which his middle initials are the same as my middle initials..i mean is it not enough proof that we are first cousin...dam..i lost 15000..kala nila pinupulot lang pera dito sa pilipinas ah...di ba nila alam kung pano namin pinag hirapan ang perang ginastos namin sa ticket namin....philippine imigration sucksssss..

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filipina hurdle to go as tourist abroad
by: Anonymous

My filipina gf was booked and had checked-in last night on a flight from clark to Bangkok.

She had all papers (return ticket, hotel booking, notarized affidavit of support by Philippine embassy in Bangkok, credit card from my supporter, proof of relationship, picture of relationship of my sponsor).

But was refused to board the plane. The immigration officer said, need paper from Commission of Filipino Overseas. (???)
15.000 Peso spend is lost! we are devastated. Can somebody help and give advise how to get the names of the immigration officers on Duty in Clark last night (February 18 around 7 pm)? and where to complain?

If somebody can help, please help!

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WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO PASS IN THE IMMIGRATION BY TOURIST VISA IN DUBAI BY TRAVEL AGENCY
by: Anonymous

I ENCOUNTER IN THE AIRPORT THAT THEY NEED THE ORIGINAL COPY OF TOURIST VISA BUT I HAVE ONLY THE COPY AS THEY SENT ME TROUGH EMAIL ONLY AND THEY PROVIDE ME A INVITATION LETTER.SO DISGUSTING MY FLIGHT WAS CANCEL AND NEED TO REBOOK IS THERE ANY REQUIRMENT THAT I NEED TO PROVIDE BEFORE GOING TO IMMIGRATION?

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NEw Policies
by: OFFLOADED

I got offloaded yesterday. I have my visa and my return ticket...I showed them my invitation letter and then they asked alot of questions...then wanting me to provide an original authenticated sponsor letter from the Phil. Embassy where I will be going.Bakit naman ganun when there is no such requirement posted here? nakakadismaya lang

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requirement to visit Kuwait
by: Shamsi

My mother and my son will visit kuwait soon aside from ,Original visa ,Passport,Consent, Affidavit of Support, round trip ticket is there any requirements will be needed by immigration please if this u already experience kindly advise me,Thanks.

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visit visa in dubai
by: Anonymous

i'll be leaving on the 20th going to dubai. I have all my supporting documents from my God mother. Would it be an issue if my sponsor will be my god mother? what's the good reason in going to dubai? do they accept an answer of going for a tour around the country? i hope you could help me. i get nervous since i read all your comments about being offload. God bless everyone!

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Protest
by: Paul

Guys

Do something about it. Make a protest about it outside the Philippine embassy in London. Set up a facebook page to get support. Nothing happens unless you are prepared to make yourself heard.

My girlfriend too was stopped from traveling before and now i want her to meet me in Thailand at the end of this month.

I'm thinking of forgetting the whole thing. Don't want her to travel to Manila only to be disappointed. Sounds like North Korea not the Philippines. Its an absolute scandal and needs media attention.

Its against human rights to be stopped from traveling like this. I'm prepared to join in any demonstration!

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print out tourist visa not accepted in phil. immigration
by: Anonymous

It's true what happened to me at Philippines immigration Last January 15, 2012 suppose I travel to Abu Dhabi to get face to face interview at GASCO.

The company sent me a tourist visa and round trip ticket. I present my travel document print out visa and passport to the immigration official and some questioning I answered all, unfortunately the immigration hold me, they could not accept a print out copy of my visa, they wanted the original copy.

I told them this is online application visa and my company they could not be able to provide original because this online visa it is computer generated.

What should I do the company wait for me for face to face interview please answer my question..

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late Philippine visa extension
by: bennylee

is there anyone out there who has been late to extend their tourist visa in the Philippines?

I am late and on my way back to manila now to pay the 1010 plus normal fee's. I'm going to extend for 2 months, my question is do they back date the visa extension to the day it was supposed to be extended or do they give 2 months from the day that it was extended on?

If any one has got the extension a couple days late could you look at your passport and tell me if they extended from the date you got the extension or from the date the visa expired?

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Rich BI agents
by: Anonymous

I can personally attest that many Bureau of Immigration officials who are working at the airport are very rich. You can ask any airport staff. With their salaries , they cannot Pajero and brand new cars. They should declare their personal assets.

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offloaded
by: Anonymous

They want me to have marriage contract of my sponsor and all the NSO original birth certificate of my family just to prove that i'm a distant relative of my sponsor. Immigration officers don't consider how hard you work for it just to go abroad. Thy S***!!!

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3 days tour in HK
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Hi!My daugter & I will be going to hk for 3 days on January 26,2012.How much money should I bring for each of us,do the immigration require to have a show money?What else should I bring?What are the usual questions being asked by the immigration officers?(clark airport)
thanks a lot!God bless.

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Immigration are thick
by: Anonymous

especially in Cebu Philippines, thick faces

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Immigration suck`z
by: Dambalasik

If you really want to pass the interviews in immigration in naia you must have a complete documents that includes , visa, Genuine supporting documents of your sponsor, and the important thing is you must have a authenticated employment certificate, authenticated leave of absent, and id of your company so that the immigration will believe you that you will travel as tourist , if you don't have all this documents , don't try to entry immigration 100% you be off loaded.and worst your they will put mark on your passport .

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tourist visa
by: Anonymous

hi good day.,im going to Dubai this Friday as tourist visa.i have with me already my original visa,round trip ticket and authenticated affidavit of support..pls advice me because my sponsor was my distant relative and i don't have any documents proving that he is my relative,,he just only my friend.Is there any possibilities that i will be denied? thanks

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OFFLOADING
by: Anonymous

i don't think this kind of thing will stop. BI officers are earning more than their basic salary just by extorting money from our poor OFW.

Some even range up to one hundred thousand pesos.everybody in the government is making money. If only ofw's will unite and let their voices be heard the govt will realize that we are the reason why our govt survived many financial crisis. it is the ofw's remittance that keeps our economy afloat.

such an irony that they should help the ofw more rather than make life a living hell for them.

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Immigration Suckz
by: Off Load Again

i was offload last Oct 20 , 2011, immigration officer told me that my documents was fake, my documents was process in Dubai .its so humiliating, bakit nila nagagawa sa kapwa nila pilipino ang ganun...Philippine immigration suckz.......

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My experince..
by: Anonymous

Ive been in dubai for 5times as tourist...my first travel actually 2 immigration officers gave me a hard time...and the second officer asked me what i really do in uae..i just tell that i will try my luck in uae..then he just let me in as if no problem..then the rest of my travel i just show all my requirements to the immigration then no question ask...maybe just need a little bit of luck and choose the officer that u think got a little bit of sympathy to others!!:)and hopefully of i go to qatar i have the same luck as beforE..(cross fingers)godbless us.:)

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Off Loaded Again????
by: Anonymous

I really don't know why the Immigration Officers are doing such things to our Kababayans...In the first place,why would they issue a passport and yet they won't allowed them to travel? despite having all the documents authenticated (with red ribbon from the consulate and everything)they still ask irrelevant things,,,what a shame...ONLY in THE PHILIPPINES...

My first cousin has been off loaded twice?!? they're asking for his OEC from POEA which is already 3yrs ago when he worked in Korea..for what????? He is heading to the UAE not in KOREA... UAE gov't already issued a TOURIST VISA for him and why would they hold him still? The Immigration Officer told him that after obtaining his OEC from previous worked abroad he will be able to pass through..we will see..kasi wala na silang matanong since kumpleto lahat ng documents nia kya kung ano ano na lang hinihingi nila..(we have affidavit na we're really cousins.i have sent my salary certificate & all)...don't they know na kada off load ng tao means extra expenses...hindi na nga sila nakakatulong dagdag perwisyo pa sila...may mapapala ba sila? Kung hindi nila payagan umalis ng bansa,bakit may trabaho ba silang maibibigay sa tao? haaiss..walang magbabago sa sistema natin..lumalala pa...

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JM
by: Anonymous

continuation...

my point is minsan hindi lang sa paraan ng pera pinaiiral ng ating KAGALANG GALANG AT KAPITA PITAGAN NA IMMIGRATION OFFICER ang kanilang professionalism? hahaha... no wonder the NAIA has the worst airport in the world? is not just the looks, its the system.

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Updated System in NAIA Immigration
by: JM

After reading all the comments in this link, i was wondering..IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO IS READING OR SHOULD I SAY LISTENING WHAT THESE PEOPLE ASKED OR COMMENTED? O baka naman nagbibingian tayo o nagtatangahan kasi ganito na talaga ang sistema ng Bureau of Immigration natin?
Just a testimony, I went in Dubai for the first time as a tourist visa, sponsored by my sister. I was fortunately able to get through. My worries is the show money since requirement daw yon ng tourist visa at least 1k US$. That's a lot of money, but by God's grace, I was provided with half. But the show money was never been asked. Ready na nga ako to present it eh. I have my original visa, affidavot of support with red ribbon, printed ticket, and the show money. pero this gentleman asked me my connection with mmy sponsor, reason why am i going to dubai, and when i'm coming back? i was asked for the ID since i told him i have business. sabi lang niya next time dalhin ko ang dti para di ako ma question. anyway, he let me through...
I met several Filipina's under visit visa. one girl seating next to me, has a visit visa sponsored by a distant cousin, was asked for a show money, but when she said na 5k lang ang dala niya, and wala na siya money, this immigration officer asked for her contact no na lang para maging text mate sila!!??? syempre si bigay naman tong pinay, eh what to do? kailangan niya umalis, sayang naman ang mga nagastos di ba?

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UAE visit visa
by: LNTJR

I have a UAE visit visa, my first time to travel as with visit visa i need some help if what are some of the requirements does the NAIA immigration is needing for me to travel.

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Isumbong kay Tulfo
by: Anonymous

If you encounter problems doing by the BI you may call Raffy Tulfo

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God is Watching US....
by: Anonymous- love

we just hope and pray for all the immigration people to be good to all abroad filipinos because from them they contribute a lot in our country.

They must use their position well, manage to approach well, to all who wants and needs to go abroad no matter what status for tourist/business/study/medication/working, for without them what happen with our country?

They are the people who really set their mind to have a good living for their family in the Philippines.

CAN YOU PLS HELP AND COOPERATE, ACCORDING TO THE RULES THAT LEGALLY STATED. "NOT FOR THE LAGAY PLS" FILIPINO ARE RELIGIOUS,"MATAKOT KAU SA KARMA" MAY DIYOS NA NAKATINGIN SA ATING LAHAT...

JUST BE GOOD AND DO YOUR JOB WELL, ESPECIALLY TO THE FILIPINOS STRIVING THEIR LIVES..BE STRICT TO OTHER COUNTRIES OR FOREIGNERS WHO COME INSIDE IN OUR COUNTRY PLS....THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS US ALWAYS...

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offload
by: Anonymous

immigration officer should be in the firing squad they are so stupid how come my redribbon is fake when it comes from phi consulate in dubai iam denied 2x they said that f****g stupid immigration officer.

They only need is under the table lhat kaung mga mukhang pera sa immigration may karma rin kau kc di ninyo pnaghihirapan ang kinokotong nyo s tao.

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Philippine Immigration Must CHANGE their approach!!!
by: Anonymous

An immigration officer asked me to provide my OEC to Dubai even I was travelling for holiday that time to Hong Kong. My OEC is written at the back of my passport but immigration officer have asked to pull out my checked in luggage to get my OEC paper... What the hell???

First of all, I have my return ticket, second I am going to Hong Kong with a 14 day visa allowed, why I was asked to show my OEC for Dubai????

Their reason was only "we make sure that all OFW's are documented" but what has it got to do with my holiday to Hong Kong? Shame on you immigration people!!!!!!

I am sorry but I am so ashamed of all your behaviors...You all need to go to school again.....and know the word "respect" to what you call OFW who makes our country alive!!!!!

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visit visa for Dubai
by: Anonymous

Immigration Officers are such a a*&^* that's why. Mayabang lang talaga sila kala mo eh kung sino na sila. THey are not consistent with their )&^^%$^$ rules and regulations. To some they do not request for documents to others they do. They are soooo rotten that they are just actually looking for lagay.

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off-load
by: Anonymous

Philippine Immigration should provide written and NOT just verbal procedure on the requirements they need to see on every Filipinos who are traveling to other country, also they must give consideration to those who are leaving the countries for training for self development purposes.

If we want changes in the Philippines start changing yourself (people from the immigration)
With respect to the supervisors from immigration you should evaluate the performance of your people.

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offload
by: Vivs

I was offloaded last Sept.28, 2011. My sponsor is my first cousin who holds a husband visa (residence visa at Dubai).

All my papers are authenticated w/ red ribbon.

I asked the immigration officer what is wrong w/ my papers?

I'm holding a paper the same w/ what my friends presented during her interview before she go to Dubai last March 2011. The immigration officers says that my documents are doubtful and my cousin is not gainfully earning at Dubai.

Do they need payslip or statement of assets and Liability of my cousin?

Do I have to present all the receipt we incurred during the processing of my papers? What more they want? I won't stop fighting w/ them, we will see again. I will never do lagay..They deserve to go to hell!..

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latest travel advice for travelling out of this country.
by: Anonymous

I'm thinking of going Thailand this coming October 2011, and curious about the Immigration new policy to let everyone travel in other country at this present. actually I had been there before in Thailand, and to be honest as my first time to travel going there, those immigration personnel won't let me out even tough I have armed with my valid documents but except for the show money. then suddenly while I am waiting for their positive response, one officer tell me that it's okay and tell it to the personnel at the window. so much thankful at that time but I feel so much disappointing during on that period. and now, planning to travel again and I want to be prepared for other documents that they needed as it response to their concern.

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Immigration should adhere to what their office requirement mandates
by: Concerned Citizen - Cyberpinoy

It is astonishing that some immigration officers are holding those with valid papers/documents leaving the country. It is against what is written in their own website. Check this link out:

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=239&Itemid=37

IN GENERAL, FILIPINOS TRAVELING ABROAD NEED ONLY TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
? Valid passport ? at least 6 months;
? Valid Original visa for port of entry( when required); and
? For tourists, a return ticket. (Memorandum Order No. MCL ? 07 -019 issued on October 24, 2007)

SOME RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL OF FILIPINOS
I. Minority- for the travel of unaccompanied minors, a Travel Clearance must be issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and presented to the Immigration Officer prior to departure.

II. A Hold Departure Order (HDO) issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC). (Circular No. 39-97).

III. A Watch List Order issued by the Secretary of Justice in cases pending Preliminary Investigation or Motion for Reconsideration/Pending Review before the Department of Justice (DOJ) including application for ?Not The Same Person (NTSP). (Section 1 and 3 of Department Circular no.18 dated April 23, 2007).

IV. Contract workers :

V. Requirements for Filipino emigrants as required by the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO).

VI. Government officials :

VII. For Dual Citizenship

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visit to dubai
by: harriett

hi. i will be going to dubai this friday using a visit visa sponsored by a distant relative. my documents are complete and visa authenticated. i just wanna know what sort of questions the immigration officer asks? and any possibilities of being offloaded?

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Sabwatan of officials
by: Anonymous

This is what we have been through and how many times we wrote here? Is anybody listening or read to this from the government?

The reason is, they have "sabwatan" inside and out. The fact the government opens their eyes for the corruption in immigration.

They found a good reason of human trafficking to the filipino who wants to go to other country, the question is when somebody is explaining they ask for money. Is that the preparation for their reason for human trafficking? and they say, they want to protect the people, or the people protect them by means of under the table?

If there is a problem to our destination, the other country immigration can easily deport us back.

By all means the immigration official is like a crocodile who always wants their stomach full at all times.

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true colors
by: Anonymous

why don't the immigration advise us that we need to prepare money for their officials.

Not when we stand in front of them! We need to explain everything and its clear to say that they need money as "under the table".....

Show your true color and not so totally ashamed world wide. World wide know that the filipino is having officials in corruption.

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i wish immigration will caught in the act
by: Anonymous

All our kabayans have a lot of experience, esp about our immigration once you step in the front they will ask you a lot of questions, even if you have complete requirements esp in visit visa.

The one stupid thing there doing is they need LAGAY which means MONEY under the table.

Are they HUMAN? ARE THEY NOT THINKING THAT IS THERE OWN kabayan? How we wish we have hidden video camera so that we can CATCH IN THE ACT what there doing wrong. We wish also that our PRESIDENT WILL MAKE ACTION to those making CORRUPTION.

PLEASE STOP MAKING THIS STUPID THINGS HINDI PO KAU YAYAMAN lalo na pinapahirapan nyo ang ating KABABAYAN!!!!!!!

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Want to know what are the requirements
by: Anonymous

Want to know what are the requirements to pass for the immigration interview?

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sucks people in immigartion
by: Anonymous

I have lots of freiends who come here in dubai as a visitor or tourist.

Do you know how much they pay just to pass through immigration interview? ...20,000 to 25,000 each... corruption!

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Travelling to Doha using Business Visit Visa
by: krypton_827@yahoo.com

Hello mga Kababayan! I would like to share the following information in regards with travelling to Qatar especially when you are holding a Business Visit Visa. Here are some tips that I can give you and so by means of that, what happened to me will not happen to you. Honestly, it?s really hard to travel outside our country especially when we are holding only a Business Visit Visa. I was about to travel to Doha last June 5, 2011 and this is what happened to me. I?m done with a panel phone interview with one of the top company in Qatar. Right after 3 weeks, the company invited me for a face-to-face interview at Doha, Qatar. They ask to email the scanned copy of my passport and college diploma prior for them to apply for my Business Visit Visa. Luckily my visa has been approved and they email it to me with the round trip ticket to Doha, Qatar.
Here are the requirements you will be needed for you to have a successful trip to Doha, Qatar and I do include some steps you have to follow whenever we have the same case:

1) Upon receiving that emailed business visit visa we have to process Visa Stamping at Qatar embassy. I would like to remind you that we cannot process it by ourselves or through walk-in. How to do it? There are 2 ways to process it. Through the courier of DHL and the other one is through the recruitment partner of the company here in the Philippines.

Thru DHL parcel, checklist for Visa Stamping are the ff:

1. Issued Business Visit Visa copy / printed in colored (2 copies)
2. Pictures (2 pcs. 2x2 with white background)
3. Original Passport
4. Copy of your ID's
5. 2,550.00 DHL fee and stamping fee

Thru Recruitment partner:
*same requirements except that the fee is free because in my case the company waives it for me.

2) Email the employer in Qatar and ask for an Invitation Letter and Guarantee Letter. If possible ask also for Hotel voucher or hotel confirmation. Print it out. Go to POEA to process your Special Exit Clearance just present them the Guarantee and Invitation Letter and corresponding payment for the said clearance. Just wait for the release of the said clearance.

3) One of the requirement is we have to process our Affidavit of Undertakings and have it notarized with any Notary Public office.

That?s all you need for you to have a successful trip to Doha especially when we are only holding a Business Visit Visa. Good luck mga Kababayan hope this will guide you for a successful trip and have a better future outside our country.

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OFFLOAD
by: Anonymous

LAST JUNE 20, 2011 supposed to be the flight of my friend going to dubai.

Unfortunately, those immigration officials SUCK!

They don't allow him in to Dubai unless he can show them proof that he knows me, being the sponsor, for which i can't understand.

The visa was released here in dubai, the travel agency PROCESSED THAT "LEGALLY"! ALONG WITH THE OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, but still.. their looking for more documents which i didnt have any idea of..

Their not posting everything they need or the requirements. What is their point of making him such a prisoner in our own country and besides, this is his second time to go to Dubai. My own opinion, its none of their business to ask him one-by-one on what he will do in dubai.

He spent a lot of money in processing the visa, aside from that he had to prepare again for re-booking and maybe for "UNDER-THE-TABLE PAYMENTS!" One immigration official told him that they are just protecting our fellow filipinos against human & drug trafficking... ironically, most of them receive under-the-table payments without even thinking how hard it is to earn that money! BULOK NA SISTEMA!

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Corruption again is complete
by: Anonymous

I'm born in Europe. Have a Filipina wife, naturalized to my European country.

It is even impossible, it seems, to get your - Filipino family in law - on a legaly issued European family visit stay to here for a temperary family visit for maximum 6 months.

The legal European Visum is granted by the European (Schengen) country , and put in the PH passport.

The BI Manila staff stops them each time at boarding; I need to rebook the flight again, pay new airplane booking fees, etc.

INSANE!!!

The Philippines is getting more like a National PRISON for all Pinoys. You have no human rights and freedom of will.

Make a lot of extra expenses, like phone calls, send extra BI demanded documents by DHL speed mail for a few legalized and official letters.

Everytime the BI staff have other demands. Requeres something extra, which was not at first time or before the last boarding.

When you bring all official legalized papers, it is not enough to them.

BUT, there is NO WHERE (on the official government websites) any information available WHICH documents you need to, collect, bring and to show to them.

Like a complete list of official documents published on the internet to collect and bring at boarding, legalised, whatsoever.

SO Sad........

This gives the BI staff even more power to follow their OWN rules and not the PH Immigration interest and rules and/or Law.

This creates even more corruption within the system. The BI member can bring in what ever they want to stop you, even if you have all required neccessary and essential documents with you.....

If you meet a friendly staff member, they let you go, is it a bad person, they stop you.

It is like Russian Roulette. You never know what will happen, because the system of information TO THE PUBLIC is not open to prepare yourseleve for your trip!

So, there is NO openess from the BI government at all, like WHAT you need to bring. Such as a list of demanded docs.

Corruption again is complete.

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Adorable Immigration Officers!!!
by: Anonymous

It was really devastating. I sponsored my cousin and I attached all necessary documents and was authenticated in Philippine consulate in Dubai. They dont allow my cousin to board and so many stupid questions they asked. It was really shameful that those officers sit there just to humilate their own Kabayans. They should at least be considerate, all documents were complete and still they insists that my cousin documents are insufficient. One of my staff in our hotel was forced to give all her pocket money amounting to 5 thousand pesos just to get inside. Seems that those people in immigration was very happy seeing all our KAbayans suffering while waiting for their turn.This issue should be brought to the proper authority.

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Rotten right thru!
by: Anonymous

The officers, if you really want to call them so, are crooked and corrupt. They make whatever laws they feel like at the time,knowing you dont have the time or money to fight them.
It is NOT Filipino Officials who should make any decisions about you going to another country for any reason. Its none of their business. Its the business of the country you wish to travel to,not these official &^%#%!!!

They do it because THEY CAN.What do you expect when the corruption is from the bottom to the top!! ROTTEN Thats why you are NUMBER 147 on the list of best cou8ntries to live in!!

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tourist visa
by: Anonymous

any problem facing of my fiancée going to dubai and my sponsor is her fiancée but his documents and supporting documents are complete e.g authenticated sponsorship. please advice.

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NAIA Immigration
by: Anonymous

What this country needs is a clear statement and instructions on what are the things they needed or some is just because of mere speculations that your going to work illegal that why your getting offload, that immigration officers really sucks., the government should do something about it, it is our right to travel and it is our money who you put into trash, not just money but the humiliation and depression your giving to us is priceless, we do pay you guys on the taxes we are paying to this rotten government one should stand and do something about it.

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Clearly stated departure requirements for any kind visa
by: Anonymous

Philippine Immigration should clearly state the requirements for departure for a tourist visa or whichever kind of visa (be it for hongkong, singapore, middle east countries etc!).

Moreover, Philippine Immigration should publicly inform the people updates of these requirements before even implementing them.

Why? People dont just pick money from the streets or do toilet and excrete money from their butts they offer their lives & even the next generations' lives for 'greener pasture' which our country obviously cant provide to 90% of its population.

I understand they think of our welfare its okay to be strict & firm BUT please smoothen the "edges" of your laws! most people rely on online information, inquiries like departure requirements for any visa should clearly appear & be stated when you click on it!

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Why Phil. Immigration Officers did not allow me to go to dubai as visit visa?
by: Anonymous

I just wondering why those immigration officers did not allow me to go to dubai as visit visa. Which is, I have a complete documents.

Why they are doing this to their own kababayans? They don't know how much we spend for the visa and ticket which we cannot refund that expenses?

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qualified to be your sponsor
by: Anonymous

Is it true that only your immediate relative is only qualified to be your sponsor or to be the guarantor in your affidavit of support for Dubai?

I really want to have my vacation in dubai but the immigration did not allow me because the guarator written in my affidavit of support is sister of my sister in law.

To Immigration Department Please Post in public all your new rules and discuss it clearly in public. You'll just wasting the money and time of all Filipinos, and all travelers who wants to travel in other country!

Please be considerate!!! You are so unfair!!!

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Offload
by: Anonymous

Why even i have the red ribbon documents and other supporting documents,some of the immigration officer not allowed me to go?

What are the other requirements needed so that it will not be difficult for me to try again to go dubai, if they are not allowing the passenger going to visit in dubai why the consulate in dubai approved the invitation letter if here in the philippines are not accepted?

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departure requirments
by: victor t. petero

what are philippine immigration departure requiremnt to travel to dubai in visit visa?

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Offloaded unless you pay us!
by: Anonymous

Three weeks ago, two sisters on their way to Singapore, with a valid ticket, passport and enough "show money"- were offloaded at manila airport. Before they were off-loaded the usual silly questions were asked and as expected silly answers were given, since the answers were silly the sisters were off-loaded! How brilliant the PI can be!

The disappointed sisters leave the airport in tears, their hard earned or borrowed money to buy the ticket goes to waste, leaving them with an unpayable debt. On their way out to the taxi stand, two immigration officers approach them and leave a number and tells them to send a txt. Some minutes later the officers reply, asking to be paid P50,000 for each girl. Of Course! the sisters wont be able to pay that kind of money and left Manila for their homes in a far away province. A once in a life time opportunity, to provide for their impoverished families, lost. Providing for her citizens is the responsibility of a government, the Philippines state is unable to do this but denies its citizen their effort at enterprise. I've not heard of the sisters, since.

But a lot of girls still make it through without much trouble. This is made possible by paying the PI what is called an "escort fee" and its no more than P-21000. These girls are fortunate enough to know certain filipinos or "travel agents" who happen to have contacts inside the PI department. The PI takes about 60 to 70% and the rest go to the agent. Since these agents have a steady supply of girls willing to pay just to make the trip, the money earned from each girl, even though is not much, adds up, for the PIs and agents. As far as i know these activities are taking place in Manila airport.

The PI is a cold, heartless, corrupt creature. A typical product of a banana republic that their government is. There is no point fighting something you cant win, the only way out for you people is to let a white country take over. Be colonized once more!!

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Worse Philippine Immigration (NAIA 1)
by: Anonymous

I hate those personnel who's having hard time. This is my second time rejected. My God syang ang visa at ticket n binayaran pati ung ibang expenses s load at transportation. They have a lot of questions and requirements na d man lang pinost s sites nila. Im not happy for the 2nd time. Nakakasawa pabalik balik . badtrip! those personnel on immigration your shit!
I just want to relax and explore in different country for a little time. But it was so worse! I hate this process

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