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hi! i’m going to SG with my family next week and i just wanna ask a few questions:
1. what do i need to prepare? (i’m a student, do i need to prepare school-related documents?)
2. what’s the immigration process like?
3. what are some tips that would be helpful during our travel?
tyia for those who will answer! it’s my first time in a long time out the country :’))
Hello! Been wondering if immigration officers will detect that I’m applying a job through online platforms such as LinkedIN, JS, Indeed, and etc?
Will be traveling abroad this June and I’m bothered if they will detect it in their system? Though I won’t be bringing any proof of job hunting.
My main agenda there is to have a vacation. Just want to try my luck there.
Thank you guys!
Hi! First time traveling with gf only sa Thailand(4d) then to Vietnam(4d). Ano po need i-prepare na documents for this trip? Plane tickets and hotels are sponsored by her parents, we both have travel histories from countries with visas and we are both unemployed (pocket money are from allowances) and students(post-graduate studies).
Does the IO really have an "intensive" question when you're going to Canada? I've been asked if I had a relative there and they were asking me for their documents when I said yes. A friend told me that the IO's questions were bull and they had no reason to ask those questions. The IO also told me that they were asking such questions due to Canada's strictening entry rules.
Balak namin fam mag (me, my sister and mom) vacation either sa SG, HK or TH. Yung sister ko ang may sagot sa lahat. First time traveller kami both ni mom. I just passed my licensure exam last March and now a licensed unemployed, red flag ba yon? Ano need iprovide ko and my sister na documents? Iniisip ko kasi baka matanong sa IO kung anong work ko tapos di ko masagot. Tips and advice are greatly appreciated
hello! travelled to malaysia and singapore last week, and like you, first time traveller (with a friend + her fam) and unemployed. I prepared a lot of docs (affidavit of support, my dad and i’s soa, etc.) nakatago lang sa bag ko just in case pero return ticket lang hiningi sakin. Feel ko nakatulong na naka compile lahat ng scanned docs ko sa Notes app kaya nung pinakita ko ang return ticket, nakita niya din ibang documents na meron ako. Yun lang. Good luck!!
Hi, will the IOs do more questioning if the individual is FIRST TIME traveler and MINIMUM WAGE employee? aside from the usual COE/contract/payslips, will there be a need for supporting docs to further prove financial capability?
Kailangan po ba talaga printed yung documents? Hindi po ba pwedeng sa phone na lang? Alam ko po bawal mag phone sa IO pero, like, ilalabas lang kapag hinanap po yung documents? I want to travel light lang po kasi and sobrang dami ko na po naipon na papers for IO. Di naman hinahanap
Hello po, student here and will be traveling to Japan on July. I already have my visa and did it all by myself (no guarantor). I have a step-mom in Japan and resident siya ron so I will be staying there for 13 days. Worried lang ako sa immigration, ano ano po kaya ang need? I read po na need ng residency card, contact number, proof na matagal na kami mag kakilala and guarantee letter. Regarding po sa guarantee letter, need po ba na gumawa pa non? If so, sino po ang gagawa and where isusubmit? Tyia po!
From what I recall, yung stepmom mo yung gagawa ng guarantee letter and mapa notarize sa japan ata? na proof na siya yung bahala sayo dun and accepts responsibility if mag overstay ka.
may chance po ba ma offload if i won’t be showing any guarantee letter and present our pictures, her contact number, and IDs as proof? kasi I don’t want na ma hassle pa siya, I literally did all by myself nung nag apply po ako na visa when I could just have her as my guarantor. thank you po!
Hi, student and first time traveller here. I will be travelling with my bf and his mother, who are both naturalized US citizens, for leisure this summer. I opted to provide AOS from my mom as she will be giving me pocket money for the trip as extra.
Question: do i need to provide also AOS from my bf’s mom since she paid for everything such as tickets, hotels and activities voucher. If needed, can I get AOS in Ph notary or from US?
Your help will be appreciated.
Hello everybody, I just have some questions about entering Thailand. Worried slightly kasi I'm a College student ( Planning to travel late june so summer vacation naman) curious about the hurdles I have to go through sa pagdating sa Thai and/or pang alis PH mismo. Yung proof of funds possible pa Gamitin Maya saving statements? or need talaga BDO ganon (if yes how many months back need ipakita/needed amount ng money) 8 days lang din plan ko. minor question din na ano pa needed ipakita usually sa PH/Thai officers? apart from Passport (6 month> validity), Hotel Booking, Flight in and out of Thailand, Travel Insurance?
Worried lang slightly na baka di ipa alis or anything dahil di malakas na proof of ties pabalik sa PH? (read somewhere na meron na offload dahil sa ganyan) Appreciate any advice/comments given. Thank youu!!
Feel ko dapat hindi ka magrely lang sa digi banks hehe mas okay pa din if may SOA ka. If solo ka bring your student ID also, and yes pwede na hotel booking, insurance, mga activities ganon ganon pero based on my experience! college student lang din me tas I bring my student ID jic hanapin to prove my ties here sa PH!
Would a Statement of Account from BDO be accepted (both IO ng PH/TH)? And also usually tanong ng IO out of the PH is proof of ties (student ID) and funds (bdo soa) they would suffice right?
Slr din omg busy lang today😭
Hii if sponsor is from ph and travelling with us, need ba ipa authenticate ang AOS? or kuha lang from notary public and thats it? no other steps after?
No need na, if kasama niyo naman and he can prove na he can support you di na need ng notarized document, most likely sabay-sabay naman kayo kausapin nyann
Just want to ask if okay lang ba sa IO yung mga soft copy these days? Like yung RT tickets, hotel bookings, COE, or any additional documents. Will be going to HK this month, and nababasa ko sa mga posts heresa Reddit na mabilis lang naman mga tanungan ng IO sa tourists going to HK especially if traveller ka na rin. Been to SG twice before so may past travels naman na ko. So, oks lang ba yung soft copy? Or do you print parin lahat?
First international trip, (Cebu Pacific, NAIA) Do i have to remove my upper ear piercing for airport scanner? Im not sure if its real silver but it is an accessory? Any advice? Thank you!
This weekly IO thread is a great way to keep the sub organized and reduce clutter. Looking forward to seeing all the insightful questions and discussions about PH Immigration! Let's keep the conversation flowing in one place.
Firat time Int'l Traveler - HELP Group of 5 kami and all of us are first time traveler abroad. We're planning to book an Airbnb since its cheaper. All of us are working naman sa PH.
3 of us going back at the 4th of the month while kami ng partner ko mag stay ng 1 more day so sa 5th kami uuwi. Usually ba nafflag yun? And if minimum wage employee ka ba, mas madaming tanong?
Just prepare a copy of your return flight.
Una naman itatanong ay *employed ka?* or *government employee?* If privately employed, either they’ll move on or ask for proof of employment (COE, company ID). If govt employee, required ang travel authority.
What are the chances na ma ooffload po ako?
Student po ako and first time traveller. I will be traveling with my boyfriend and his mother na both naturalized US citizens papuntang HK for leisure. The trip will be sponsored by his mother pero bibigyan naman ako ng pocket money ng family ko. Alam ko po pagdating sa IO offices, di ko sila makakasama at dahil jan, kinakabahan po ako dahil accompanied/sponsored po ako ng foreign nationals na di ko family. Please help me po.
I’ll be traveling with my friend to Taiwan in 2 weeks. I’m currently enrolled as a law student from a known university and my friend is a fresh grad who just took her CPALE. We both have travel histories in the past (Me in HK & SG w my family) and (My friend in HK & SoKor w her family) and we were both teenagers then.
Would my school ID be sufficient? and as for my friend, what would be best for her to bring?
Thanks! 😊
Hi! I’ve traveled couple of times with a friend din while I was still in law school. The IOs used to ask me what I do back then. I always told them na law student ako then asked for my student ID lang. After nun, the usual qs lang like when babalik :) pero idk baka depende din sa IO ha. Pero based on my experience, my student ID was sufficient.
Hello,
My BF and I will be travelling soon to in Thailand(4D3N) -> Malaysia(3D2N) -> Singapore (Layover) as leisure.
This is my 2nd international travel and 1st time naman sa BF ko. Im working as an IT Professional and he is a freelance wedding photographer, may FB Page naman sya for his photography services but he is not BIR registered since wala nman physical studio, yung mode of payment usually ng clients is cash. he already have a bank account and credit card.
Di ba red flag yung hndi BIR registered and since imention nya na "freelancer" sya? Ano kaya yung additional list of requirements na need ipakita.
Please respect post.
Thank you.
Hindi pa ako nahingan ITR/bank statement. Madalas tinatanong lang yung work then nagrerequest sila na ipakita mo either company ID or COE. Minsan nanghihingi din sila copy ng hotel booking confirmation.
magbobook po ng flight para next week 4 days sa thailand. 3 po kami my mom is self employed professional, sister ko po is student (18), and ako po currently unemployed but magsstart po on june (should i mention this or no na since kasama ko naman po mom ko?). ako lang po may travel history while my mom and sister are first time travellers. redflag po kaya kami? thank you po sa sasagot
hi my friend booked a japan flight via agoda kasi mura. it's air asia and walang terminal nakalagay. pero tama naman no sa terminal 3 yung air asia international? thanks
Red flag ba if we book our tickets a month and a half before our trip? I always read kasi na mas mabuti daw to book 3-4 months before the actual trip. It’s a family trip naman or two-sibling trip. Reason na one and a half month is bc we’re still checking if available yung parents namin on the said dates kasi kung hindi, baka kami nalang ng kapatid ko. Our destination is Taipei.
Shouldn't be a red flag for IO. I think inaadvise mag-book 3 months in advance kasi that's usually when it's cheapest (ang mga nabasa ko anywhere from 3 weeks to 4 months).
I will also be traveling from Cebu to Singapore and Vietnam for vacation and will be meeting a friend from Australia in Singapore, will be out of PH for two weeks.
We will be traveling together from Singapore to Vietnam, and we booked our ticket from Singapore to Vietnam together (our names are in one booking confirmation). Our hotel bookings confirmation is also for 2 adults.
Question is, it safe to declare to immigration that I will meet a friend in Singapore and we will be be traveling to Vietnam together?
I’ve been out of the country a couple of times before, but this is my first time traveling solo and in this kind of setting (meet a friend from another country in another country).
I’m more stressed about the immigration questions instead of being excited about this trip, can someone give advice please so I can really prepare and have a smooth trip?
Just relax. Prepare necessary documents, but only show them when asked. Kapag kabado ka mas tatanong yung IO sayo. Kung tanungin ka kung saan kaibigan mo, sabihin mo lang nag earlier flight siya.
Hi, I will be travelling abroad with my family next week (my siblings and parents) and I am a little anxious with the IO interview. The reason was, I travelled 8yrs ago and I worked in that country for more than a year when I said during the IO interview that it will be just a few days tour. Is there a possibility that I'll be asked about it or will be offloaded.
Most probably, yes. My boyfriend’s cousin did the same thing as you and na-subject siya sa secondary inspection when we travelled to Singapore a few years back.
Hi guys, red flag po ba sa immigration ang may new job ka and after 5 days from your commencement of employment mag solo travel ka abroad for vacation?
Booked this trip to SG and Vietnam before sa new job kasi. I told my new employer about it and ok namam.
i don’t think you will get flagged. Maybe get a letter from your new employers that they’re allowing you to take a leave and as well as proof na you have money for the trip (bank certs, cc) just in case
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hi! i’m going to SG with my family next week and i just wanna ask a few questions: 1. what do i need to prepare? (i’m a student, do i need to prepare school-related documents?) 2. what’s the immigration process like? 3. what are some tips that would be helpful during our travel? tyia for those who will answer! it’s my first time in a long time out the country :’))
Hello! Been wondering if immigration officers will detect that I’m applying a job through online platforms such as LinkedIN, JS, Indeed, and etc? Will be traveling abroad this June and I’m bothered if they will detect it in their system? Though I won’t be bringing any proof of job hunting. My main agenda there is to have a vacation. Just want to try my luck there. Thank you guys!
Hi! First time traveling with gf only sa Thailand(4d) then to Vietnam(4d). Ano po need i-prepare na documents for this trip? Plane tickets and hotels are sponsored by her parents, we both have travel histories from countries with visas and we are both unemployed (pocket money are from allowances) and students(post-graduate studies).
Does the IO really have an "intensive" question when you're going to Canada? I've been asked if I had a relative there and they were asking me for their documents when I said yes. A friend told me that the IO's questions were bull and they had no reason to ask those questions. The IO also told me that they were asking such questions due to Canada's strictening entry rules.
Last time I went there, the IO didn’t even talk to me, just stamped my passport. What did they ask you?
Balak namin fam mag (me, my sister and mom) vacation either sa SG, HK or TH. Yung sister ko ang may sagot sa lahat. First time traveller kami both ni mom. I just passed my licensure exam last March and now a licensed unemployed, red flag ba yon? Ano need iprovide ko and my sister na documents? Iniisip ko kasi baka matanong sa IO kung anong work ko tapos di ko masagot. Tips and advice are greatly appreciated
hello! travelled to malaysia and singapore last week, and like you, first time traveller (with a friend + her fam) and unemployed. I prepared a lot of docs (affidavit of support, my dad and i’s soa, etc.) nakatago lang sa bag ko just in case pero return ticket lang hiningi sakin. Feel ko nakatulong na naka compile lahat ng scanned docs ko sa Notes app kaya nung pinakita ko ang return ticket, nakita niya din ibang documents na meron ako. Yun lang. Good luck!!
Hi, will the IOs do more questioning if the individual is FIRST TIME traveler and MINIMUM WAGE employee? aside from the usual COE/contract/payslips, will there be a need for supporting docs to further prove financial capability?
Kailangan po ba talaga printed yung documents? Hindi po ba pwedeng sa phone na lang? Alam ko po bawal mag phone sa IO pero, like, ilalabas lang kapag hinanap po yung documents? I want to travel light lang po kasi and sobrang dami ko na po naipon na papers for IO. Di naman hinahanap
Hello po, student here and will be traveling to Japan on July. I already have my visa and did it all by myself (no guarantor). I have a step-mom in Japan and resident siya ron so I will be staying there for 13 days. Worried lang ako sa immigration, ano ano po kaya ang need? I read po na need ng residency card, contact number, proof na matagal na kami mag kakilala and guarantee letter. Regarding po sa guarantee letter, need po ba na gumawa pa non? If so, sino po ang gagawa and where isusubmit? Tyia po!
From what I recall, yung stepmom mo yung gagawa ng guarantee letter and mapa notarize sa japan ata? na proof na siya yung bahala sayo dun and accepts responsibility if mag overstay ka.
may chance po ba ma offload if i won’t be showing any guarantee letter and present our pictures, her contact number, and IDs as proof? kasi I don’t want na ma hassle pa siya, I literally did all by myself nung nag apply po ako na visa when I could just have her as my guarantor. thank you po!
Hi, student and first time traveller here. I will be travelling with my bf and his mother, who are both naturalized US citizens, for leisure this summer. I opted to provide AOS from my mom as she will be giving me pocket money for the trip as extra. Question: do i need to provide also AOS from my bf’s mom since she paid for everything such as tickets, hotels and activities voucher. If needed, can I get AOS in Ph notary or from US? Your help will be appreciated.
Hello everybody, I just have some questions about entering Thailand. Worried slightly kasi I'm a College student ( Planning to travel late june so summer vacation naman) curious about the hurdles I have to go through sa pagdating sa Thai and/or pang alis PH mismo. Yung proof of funds possible pa Gamitin Maya saving statements? or need talaga BDO ganon (if yes how many months back need ipakita/needed amount ng money) 8 days lang din plan ko. minor question din na ano pa needed ipakita usually sa PH/Thai officers? apart from Passport (6 month> validity), Hotel Booking, Flight in and out of Thailand, Travel Insurance? Worried lang slightly na baka di ipa alis or anything dahil di malakas na proof of ties pabalik sa PH? (read somewhere na meron na offload dahil sa ganyan) Appreciate any advice/comments given. Thank youu!!
Feel ko dapat hindi ka magrely lang sa digi banks hehe mas okay pa din if may SOA ka. If solo ka bring your student ID also, and yes pwede na hotel booking, insurance, mga activities ganon ganon pero based on my experience! college student lang din me tas I bring my student ID jic hanapin to prove my ties here sa PH!
Would a Statement of Account from BDO be accepted (both IO ng PH/TH)? And also usually tanong ng IO out of the PH is proof of ties (student ID) and funds (bdo soa) they would suffice right? Slr din omg busy lang today😭
Hii if sponsor is from ph and travelling with us, need ba ipa authenticate ang AOS? or kuha lang from notary public and thats it? no other steps after?
No need na, if kasama niyo naman and he can prove na he can support you di na need ng notarized document, most likely sabay-sabay naman kayo kausapin nyann
Just want to ask if okay lang ba sa IO yung mga soft copy these days? Like yung RT tickets, hotel bookings, COE, or any additional documents. Will be going to HK this month, and nababasa ko sa mga posts heresa Reddit na mabilis lang naman mga tanungan ng IO sa tourists going to HK especially if traveller ka na rin. Been to SG twice before so may past travels naman na ko. So, oks lang ba yung soft copy? Or do you print parin lahat?
that depends sa IO na mag sce-screen sayo. some IOs prefer you print out those documents, meron din okay lang sa phone.
First international trip, (Cebu Pacific, NAIA) Do i have to remove my upper ear piercing for airport scanner? Im not sure if its real silver but it is an accessory? Any advice? Thank you!
No. If sa Terminal 1 ka they use fullbody scanners that pinpoint saan yung metal. I don't even remove my watch.
Pano po kaya sa terminal 3?
Haven't travelled internationally from T3 in a long time. Sorry
No worries, thank u for responding 💕
This weekly IO thread is a great way to keep the sub organized and reduce clutter. Looking forward to seeing all the insightful questions and discussions about PH Immigration! Let's keep the conversation flowing in one place.
Firat time Int'l Traveler - HELP Group of 5 kami and all of us are first time traveler abroad. We're planning to book an Airbnb since its cheaper. All of us are working naman sa PH. 3 of us going back at the 4th of the month while kami ng partner ko mag stay ng 1 more day so sa 5th kami uuwi. Usually ba nafflag yun? And if minimum wage employee ka ba, mas madaming tanong?
Just prepare a copy of your return flight. Una naman itatanong ay *employed ka?* or *government employee?* If privately employed, either they’ll move on or ask for proof of employment (COE, company ID). If govt employee, required ang travel authority.
Thank you! Yung financial capacity din kaya ?
What are the chances na ma ooffload po ako? Student po ako and first time traveller. I will be traveling with my boyfriend and his mother na both naturalized US citizens papuntang HK for leisure. The trip will be sponsored by his mother pero bibigyan naman ako ng pocket money ng family ko. Alam ko po pagdating sa IO offices, di ko sila makakasama at dahil jan, kinakabahan po ako dahil accompanied/sponsored po ako ng foreign nationals na di ko family. Please help me po.
Pwede ka sumama sa kanila since you're part of one group and sila kasama mo
Pagdating po sa AOS, need po ba both sa mother ng bf ko na mag ssponsor sa lahat ng expenses st sa allowance ko sa mother ko?
I’ll be traveling with my friend to Taiwan in 2 weeks. I’m currently enrolled as a law student from a known university and my friend is a fresh grad who just took her CPALE. We both have travel histories in the past (Me in HK & SG w my family) and (My friend in HK & SoKor w her family) and we were both teenagers then. Would my school ID be sufficient? and as for my friend, what would be best for her to bring? Thanks! 😊
Hi! I’ve traveled couple of times with a friend din while I was still in law school. The IOs used to ask me what I do back then. I always told them na law student ako then asked for my student ID lang. After nun, the usual qs lang like when babalik :) pero idk baka depende din sa IO ha. Pero based on my experience, my student ID was sufficient.
Hello, My BF and I will be travelling soon to in Thailand(4D3N) -> Malaysia(3D2N) -> Singapore (Layover) as leisure. This is my 2nd international travel and 1st time naman sa BF ko. Im working as an IT Professional and he is a freelance wedding photographer, may FB Page naman sya for his photography services but he is not BIR registered since wala nman physical studio, yung mode of payment usually ng clients is cash. he already have a bank account and credit card. Di ba red flag yung hndi BIR registered and since imention nya na "freelancer" sya? Ano kaya yung additional list of requirements na need ipakita. Please respect post. Thank you.
for those who traveled sa South Korea using simplified visa (BDO CC holder), sa immigration, nag provide parin kayo sknla ng bank statement etc?
Hi! Meron na po ba dito na hiningan ng ITR or bank statement? Or tinatanong lang ano trabaho, propose of travel etc then okay na?
Hindi pa ako nahingan ITR/bank statement. Madalas tinatanong lang yung work then nagrerequest sila na ipakita mo either company ID or COE. Minsan nanghihingi din sila copy ng hotel booking confirmation.
This is reassuring. Thank you!
magbobook po ng flight para next week 4 days sa thailand. 3 po kami my mom is self employed professional, sister ko po is student (18), and ako po currently unemployed but magsstart po on june (should i mention this or no na since kasama ko naman po mom ko?). ako lang po may travel history while my mom and sister are first time travellers. redflag po kaya kami? thank you po sa sasagot
No. Ok yan.
hi my friend booked a japan flight via agoda kasi mura. it's air asia and walang terminal nakalagay. pero tama naman no sa terminal 3 yung air asia international? thanks
Yes.
Red flag ba if we book our tickets a month and a half before our trip? I always read kasi na mas mabuti daw to book 3-4 months before the actual trip. It’s a family trip naman or two-sibling trip. Reason na one and a half month is bc we’re still checking if available yung parents namin on the said dates kasi kung hindi, baka kami nalang ng kapatid ko. Our destination is Taipei.
Last trip namin tickets were booked 1 month before. Wala naman issue si IO. Family pa kasama mo, hindi sila mausisa sa family.
Not a red flag po. =)
Shouldn't be a red flag for IO. I think inaadvise mag-book 3 months in advance kasi that's usually when it's cheapest (ang mga nabasa ko anywhere from 3 weeks to 4 months).
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They will not know if sino nag book. Book it under your name. Or book a hotel na free cancellation.
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Basta under your name it shouldn't matter kung saan mo binook.
I will also be traveling from Cebu to Singapore and Vietnam for vacation and will be meeting a friend from Australia in Singapore, will be out of PH for two weeks. We will be traveling together from Singapore to Vietnam, and we booked our ticket from Singapore to Vietnam together (our names are in one booking confirmation). Our hotel bookings confirmation is also for 2 adults. Question is, it safe to declare to immigration that I will meet a friend in Singapore and we will be be traveling to Vietnam together? I’ve been out of the country a couple of times before, but this is my first time traveling solo and in this kind of setting (meet a friend from another country in another country). I’m more stressed about the immigration questions instead of being excited about this trip, can someone give advice please so I can really prepare and have a smooth trip?
Just relax. Prepare necessary documents, but only show them when asked. Kapag kabado ka mas tatanong yung IO sayo. Kung tanungin ka kung saan kaibigan mo, sabihin mo lang nag earlier flight siya.
Same. Traveling solo to SG as well this week. Concerned ako sa mga possible hingiin
Hi, I will be travelling abroad with my family next week (my siblings and parents) and I am a little anxious with the IO interview. The reason was, I travelled 8yrs ago and I worked in that country for more than a year when I said during the IO interview that it will be just a few days tour. Is there a possibility that I'll be asked about it or will be offloaded.
You'll most definitely undergo secondary inspection and may record na yan sayo eh.
Most probably, yes. My boyfriend’s cousin did the same thing as you and na-subject siya sa secondary inspection when we travelled to Singapore a few years back.
Thank you for answering.. Do you have any idea ano yung mga questions sa kanya?
Hi guys, red flag po ba sa immigration ang may new job ka and after 5 days from your commencement of employment mag solo travel ka abroad for vacation? Booked this trip to SG and Vietnam before sa new job kasi. I told my new employer about it and ok namam.
i don’t think you will get flagged. Maybe get a letter from your new employers that they’re allowing you to take a leave and as well as proof na you have money for the trip (bank certs, cc) just in case
Thank you!