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re: re: first time
Oo pina red ribbon ko...
re: first time
Hi! Same tayo. Going to UAE din for our anniversary and my birthday. Anybody here po na wife din po na sponsored ng husband for a visit visa? Any advice po? Thank you.
E-visa
Hello po. Im travelling with my 1 monthnold baby po, ok n po b kung e-visa ang hawak ko at hndi amg original pink copy?meron din po ako affidavit of support.ano p po requirements?
Comical arrival!
The first of two times I landed at BXU I was waiting for my bag to arrive on the conveyor belt. Before my bag arrived I noticed what was already riding the belt - arms and legs and heads! Apparently someone traveling to BXU had checked department store mannequins and the box had opened and the parts were everywhere. Too funny.
Comical arrival!
The first of two times I landed at BXU I was waiting for my bag to arrived on the conveyor belt. Before my bag arrived I noticed what was already riding the belt - arms and legs and heads! Apparently someone traveling to BXU had checked department store mannequins and the box had opened and the parts were everywhere. Too funny.
@doriz
nasa airport pa rin ba sya? did she try magbook ng ticket padavao?
@doriz
sorry di ko binasa ng mabuti bound to hk pala sya. btw, ano mga documents dala nya? by september pa yung trip namin ng ate ko and we're from davao din.
@doriz
papuntang saan ang friend mo? nakabili na ba sya ng ticket padavao, and yet di pa rin pinayagan ng IO?
(no subject)
any advice po, she is still waiting in the airport.
(no subject)
babae po sya. all documents are complte. hinahanapan lng sya ng ticket papunta davao.. pero me relative sya sa cavite. dun sya pansamantala nakatira. she said she can buy now ticket for davao kung yun lang kulang. pero hindi parin sya pinayagan
Ofw before but now tourist
Ano po pede ko sabihin sa io.. punta po kase ako sa hk for vacation.. mag isa lang and then part timer lng po ako so i dont have the company id.,, no need for vacation leave, but i have the ITR.. enough n po kaya un?i dont have credit card but i will bring cash.. thank you..
Entry Without VISA
Some countries permit certain nationalities to enter without an advance visa, but other conditions may apply for entry and the stay. For example, all nationalities in the European Union can generally freely travel from one country to another with almost no restrictions. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) allow visa-free access to each other for business and tourism purposes. The United States allows certain nationals to enter under the Visa Waiver Program for tourism and business only, provided they fill out an online application prior to their arrival. Australia and Canada also have a similar system, in which certain nationals may apply online for an electronic visa without having to make a trip to the embassy.
Some countries still do not require transit visas for transits of certain lengths, such as Saudi Arabia (in airport, 18 hours), China, and the United Kingdom (only applies to certain visa required nationals).
If your destination allows others of your nationality in without a visa, don't automatically assume that you won't need one, especially if you are planning to stay for extended periods (i.e. to work, study or immigrate either temporarily or permanently). In fact, it's a good idea to inquire if you're traveling for any reason other than being a typical "tourist". This includes getting married, speaking to an audience or congregation (even if unpaid), journalism, research, professional photography, etc. Check to make certain of your status before entry. In some cases you may in fact need a visa, in others you may simply need to bring more documentation to the border. For example, Canada requires all non-visa nationals (apart from US Citizens living in a handful of border communities and who hold a special NEXUS expedited border clearance card) to present a letter of invitation if they're seeking entry for any reason outside the scope of traditional tourism - including visiting family or friends. Also, you may need a special visa if you visit remote areas where indigenous people live who are not part of the mainstream society (e.g. parts of the Amazon Basin, remote areas of Africa, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands off the coast of India, etc.)
VISA
A visa is a document, normally affixed within the passport, allowing the bearer or alien to apply for entry into the country in question. It simply allows the alien to travel to present himself or herself to an immigration officer at a designated port-of-entry. It does not guarantee entry into that country; the officer on the spot may still reject you. However, for many places not having a visa guarantees rejection at the border if you make it that far and is quite likely to prevent boarding an aircraft or ship to get there.
UNEMPLOYED
My sister and I are going to hk for 4 days. She's employed pero under job order lang while ako kakagraduate ko lang kaya unemployed pa. Tanong ko lang ano hinahanap ng IO, meron na kaming rt ticket tapos yung hotel mga a day or before pa kami magbook para just in case na ayaw namin sa hotel na yun pwede lang macancel agad without charge. Meron na rin ate ko VL at COE. Ano pa po pwedeng hanapin sa amin na mga documents? First time din namin magtravel abroad.
re: Documents needed
Hahanapan ka talaga ng invitation letter kung ivivisit mo bf mo. Sagot nya ba lahat n expenses mo?
re: Documents needed
Sa Philippine embassy ng bansang pupuntahan mo manggagaling yung Affidavit of support na kukunin ng guarantor mo.
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
Sa consulate po kasi Affidavit of Support ang bnbgay nla na mnsan hinahanap dn po ng mga IO dto sa atin.
(no subject)
Magkaiba yung dalawa. Invitation letter, nakastate doon kung ano reason nya bakit ka ininvite. Kung ano realsyon nyo sa isat isa. Affidavit of support, katunayan na susuportahan nya travel mo/expenses mo.
re: Here are some of the awesome immigration tips that we go
Thanks! I guess we should never be afraid. Just be honest! :) Happy travel everyone
Help
Mahigpit ba sila if you have a resident visa na on your passport. I'll just say that magtu-tour lang ako sa place na yun. Pero sa tutoo lang hindi. Maoff load kaya ako?
Thanks.
re: re: sg
How about funding your own trip to SG pero nagbook lang talaga ng hotel si bf? Haha
Re: first time traveller to SG
Thanks for the reply. I will support my own trip naman po pero yung hotel booking kasi, siya nagbook though share naman kami pg dating sa SG. And pinoy naman po siya. Do you think this will be a problem in immi?
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
Hello, parehas lang po ba ung invitation letter at affidavit of support? Ivivisit ko po boyfriend ko sa Nepal. Kasi un po hiningi sakin nung IO kaso nung nagprocess ng affidavit of support ung boyfriend ko ang sabi sa consukate parehas lang daw ung invitation letter at affidavit of support. Help please.
First time traveller to SG
Hi! Thanks for this blog. I’ll be flying solo to SG next week to meet my filipino bf. He’s coming from Australia. Do I still need to provide invitation letters or sponsorship letters? Thank you so much.
re: UNEMPLOYED 25YRS OLD BUT STUDYING RIGHT NOW
family naman kasama mo kaya no problem
Affidavit of Support
Guys tanong ko lang, yung ate kasi ng bestfriend ko is OFW then uuwi siya dito sa bansa sa October at the same time nagpa-book siya mg ticket for us papuntang HK. Everything will be funded by her. Makakalusot kaya ako sa immigration? Hindi naman ako relative, wala din akong work and i'm 22 years old. First time traveller pa and just in case, pwede ba ako magpagawa mg affidavit of support tapos yung ate niya ilalagay ko? Thanks!
Terminal 2 immigration
Hanggang ngaun NASA terminal 2 ang Chinese friend namin! Nakahold sya since this morning at walang pumapansin sa Kanya .. ano ba papapasukin nyo ba o papa uwiin sa china! Ang galing ng immigration natin sa terminal 2 Arrival!!!!
Release my Chinese friend
What happened my Chinese friend is still in immigration terminal 2 since this morning
NEED HELP
Thank you
NEED HELP
Thank you
re: NEED HELP
Better to check with POEA muna kasi alam ko may attendan kang seminar and may Certificate na ibibigay sayo to prove na legal yung working visa mo. Ipapakita mo yung certificate na yun sa IO.
NEED HELP
If you have a working visa you can go directly to the nearest POEA office in your Area to process your working visa.
OEC from DOLE - True story Sec. Bello (Just sharing)
Hello mga kapwa OFW/katraveller,
Gusto ko lang ishare yung nangyari sa GF ko yesterday sa DOLE. She was there to ask for Sec. Bello's signature for OEC. My GF will work in Bangkok as IT consultant (direct hired). She provided all the requirements needed in POEA until this signature of Sec. Bello comes along.
Here comes the story.... Nasa 15 silang nasa opisina kahapon, patiently waiting all day for Sec. Bello to meet them and their OEC sign one by one. The 12 people has been signed and My GF and the other 2 has not been signed.
My GF(IT consultant in BKK), teacher (in korea), carpenter (canada). They are all direct hired. Hindi pinirmahan ni Sec. Bello and kanilang OEC. Dahil sya daw ay hindi convinced sa mga Sweldo nila. Sabi ni Sec sa GF ko,"5 yrs kalang, IT ka, ganito kalaki sweldo mo? hindi ako convinced, kelangan ko tong iverify".. at same ang sinabi niya sa 2 pang hindi pinirmahan, teacher and carpenter,, nakakaawa ang carpenter ,, dahil sinasabi ni sec bello, bakit ganito sweldo mo? karpintero kalang,, ako lawyer, ang tagal ko na, hindi ako sumweldo ng ganito. hindi ako convinced...
Same with the teacher, "teacher kalang ganito sweldo mo.. bla bla bla"
isa lang ang sinagot niyaaaaaaaa,, iveverify nia sa POLO at dahil hnd siya convinced.
Dahil sa pagkadismaya,, lahat sila ay may kanya kanyang sagot kay sec.(pinilit nilang mag explain). My GF told him na "Sir,. to tell you the truth, nagresign ako sa company, nasa ganito na kalaki ang sweldo ko,, at nasa IT industry ako,, may iba pong mga IT nasa 250k-300k ang sweldo per month sa SG at kasing level ko lang,, ano pong mali doon?, contractor po itong inapplyan ko at malaking oil industry ang client kaya afford po nila, pinaghirapan ko po makuha ang opportunity nato,, flight ko na po ngayon weekend ,, resigned na po ako at kelangan ko bumuhay ng pamilya...bla bla.. Until.. my GF said the word "unfair".. Unfair naman po kung ssabhin niyo dapat di kami sumweldo ng ganitong kalaki..(hindi pa tapos magsalita,,nagalit na si sec).
" Don't tell me na unfair ako, di ako convinced.. kelangan ko to iverify.. wag nio kong pinapangunahan,, karpintero kalang, teacher kalang,, ganito sweldo mo? ververify ko to.. at hindi ko alam kung kelan ko mappirmahan to,, wag nio sabhin sakin na flight nio na dahil wala akong pakielam." galit daw si sec at nakasigaw,.. talagang matatameme ka kapag ikaw kaharap dahil alam mong mataas sya.. Naiiyak nadaw ung teacher na magwwork sa korea..
SAbay tanong ni sec "Bat kayo may flight na?"
Sabi ng GF ko at ng teacher, sir.. kasi po requirements sa VISA at sa POEA...
(naiinis ako bakit di alam ng DOLE ang proseso)
sinubukan pa nilang mag explain kay sec. bello.. tulad ng ,," sir kung gusto nio,, papakita ko po yung current payslip ko ngayon pero malaman nio na 6digits napo sweldo ko dito palang"..
Sabi ni sec " wala akong kelangan sa inyo,, ako mag vverify neto,, wala ako kelangan na details .. bla bla bla.."
wala silang nagawa... kundi umuwi ng luhaan at mag bakasakali at maghintay kung kelan O kung mappirmahan ba talaga ang kanilang OEC..
(Gusto ko lang ilabas ang sama ng loob ko sa ating proseso..bakit ganoon satin? unang una,, sige naiintindihan ko,, ivverify mo dahil baka sakaling malaki ang sweldo sa papel pero di naman papaswelduhin ng employer ng ganon talaga, which is nangyyari sa ibang bansa ayon sa mga news nappanuod ko,, tulad ng middle east.. pero naman,, corporate world ung papasukan ng GF ko.. at since nasa DOLE ka,, alam mo dapat ung trend ng mga industry,, pag dating sa swelduhan ng mga employees,, tama bako mga ka OFW? ,, sabi pa niya na ivverify niya? ni wala syang pinanghawakan at sinabi man lang,, na pending to sakin,, mag wait kayo hanggang ganitong araw.. WALA.. para kang iniwan sa ere.. ano nalang ssabihin ng company na inplayan nila sa ibang bansa? sa katunayan,, nireffer ko ang aking GF dito sa bangkok, same company... at alam ko kapag vinerify man nia,, siguradong pasado eh.. kaso di namin alam kung ivverify talaga o HINDI.. kasi parang wala syang pakiealam.. sobrang panget ng proseso natin.. naaawa ako sa mga tao na gusto mangarap.. bat haharangan ng ganong kahigpit,, di ba niya naisip na pwedeng umatras ang mga employer/company? di man lang nia cinonsider na wlang trabaho na yung tao na naghhintay sa kanya..
.. sobrang nakakadismaya mga ka kaOFW/traveller... this is a true story.. kahit ako nagulat,, di ko alam na ganon mag salita si sec bello na iddown ka niya,, "karpintero kalang ! teacher kalang! lawyer ako! tapos ganito sweldo mo?" WTf....
- anonymous
First time trav
Yes kita po sa system ung record
hi
sino po may kakilala sa dubai? na may alam na work na pang female? kht ano po wag lng DH at cleaner. thank u po
re: re: re: re: re: re: 10,000 Baht as Proof?
Salamat po. Actually kkulng lang po nang kunti pera ko para mag 20k Baht hindi ko kasi alam yun eh. so ang gagawin ko po dagdagan ko nlng nang kunti. Thanks po
re: re: re: re: 10,000 Baht as Proof?
Thanks po. I will remember this para prepared.
re: re: re: 10,000 Baht as Proof?
Reply to @Erv1986:
Based po kase sa news baht po kase ang hahanapin daw. Pero when I travelled to Thailand, USD po ang dala ko then after ma-stamp ng passport ko andun na po yung money changers sa may baggage area pinapalitan ko. That time po ang dala ko is $400 plus may Peso pa akong dala. That is before pa yung sinasabi sa news na nabasa ko na hahanapan daw ng IO sa Thailand yung tourist ng 20,000 baht.
re: re: 10,000 Baht as Proof?
Dapat po talaga Baht ang currency or pwedi dollars? How much po ang minimum amount na pwedi ma carry cash during travel?
re: re: 10,000 Baht as Proof?
Ah so dapat pala before sa departure magpa change na ako nang money at mag withdraw. Ngayon ko lang kasi nalaman yan. Hindi ko alam na CASH talaga hahanapin nila
10,000 Baht as Proof?
Hello,
I have read that immigration in Thailand is going to look for 10,000 Baht "CASH" as proof of funds per person.Is that true? Is it possible to withdraw money before going to Thailand immigration? Thanks
Thank you lord
Salamat po sa Diyos nandito na po ako sa singapore
Terminal 3
Very smooth experience with T3 IO today. Not even asked for my return ticket. Just gave my passport, boarding pass. No question asked either. Although, second time traveller na ako. single, female, 22 years old. Previous travel to France.
HK Vacation
Hi. May HK family vacation kami sa dec 29 to jan 4 with my husbands family also with our daughter. Hindi pa kami kasal kaya di ko sila parehas ng surname sa ticket. And 2014 nag SG ako pero di na ako bakabalik kasi dumrecho ako mg Dubai. Pero umuwi na rin ako nung 2015 nung vacation ko without cancelling my visa di na ako bumalik ng dubai dahil dko na maiwan daughter ko. Magkakaroon ba ako ng problema sa flight namin sa HK sa december? Family tour kami kasama ko family ng bf/livein partner ko kasama anak namin. Thank you po sa sasagot.
Re paano ba
Gaano mo katagal naayos?
re: With OFW mom / first time traveler
Pwede ka po sumabay sa kanya sa IO wala naman po problem dun kase mom mo sya at least less questions will be asked at sure na makakaalis ka po.
With OFW mom / first time traveler
Hello! Please help! :) ill be visiting qatar po for a month and my flight will be tomorrow i have all my documents complete, tickets,hotel reservation and im currently emp/return employed and im with the same flight with my mom kse she just had her 1 month vacation here sa phil and babalik na sya sa qatar at magksma kmi. Should we go to IO together or ok lang na ako lang po muna magisa and if they need her thats the time na lalapit po sya? Thanks! Sobrang kunakabahan po kse ako.
Re paano ba
Gusto rin kitang intindihin pero natry mo na bang maglakad sa poea ngayon? As in ngayong mga panahon na ito? Sino ba ang gugustong magbayad? Wala ka siguro sa posisyong sabihan ako ng tamad. Pero kung ang kalaban mo oras para mahabol mo ung visa na dapat hindi macancel para sa iyo, sa bagal ng gobyerno mawawala na ang offer sayo sa paglalakad pa lang ng mga dokumentong sinasabi mo.
re: Paano ba
Gusto kong intindihin yung katwiran mo kaso sobrang babaw. Nagtatrabaho ako sa ibang bansa. Inayos ko lahat ng legal documents ko dito. Halos nasa 15k lang nagastos ko kasama na pamasahe at pagkain. Hindi katwiran yung hindi maibigay yung hinihingi kasi looking at your argument mukhang tamad ka lang magasikaso. Wala namang problema sa paghahanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa eh. Ang point lang namin dumaan kayo sa tamang proseso at magapply sa tamang ahensya. Para sainyo din naman yan para maayos ang record niyo at malakas ang kapit sa gobyerno kung sakaling magkaproblema. Kasi kung kayo sa sarili niyo di kayo marunong sumunod sa tama asahan niyong makakarma din kayo dyan sa pamamagitan ng ibang bagay. Hindi kayo magiging sa successful sa paggawa ng mali guys always remember that.
re: first time
🔗 Tue, 15 Aug 2017
— Anonymous Flyer at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines
hndi ko pa napa red ribbon ung sakin.. ano ba process kung magpa red ribbon sa dfa? kelangan ko pa din mag set ng appointment say dfa?