We know how you anticipated the time you can finally travel abroad, however, for the first-time traveler from the Philippines it cannot help that there are certain questions lingering in your mind. That is understandable. That is a brand new experience for you and you might be a little nervous about it since you do not want to be offloaded in the Immigration Office, so to help you we created this article to shed light important matters that you must know before your scheduled flight.
Let us begin with the Immigration and it is essential that you are well-informed about the rules and regulations of the country you want to visit. Some may require you to have a visa, some may not. On the airport, there is travel tax you needed to pay on the counter which amounted to 1, 620 pesos for each person but please check first your ticket if it is already included because some ticketing outlet had already included that. If you are confused, then you can check with first and the agent will inform you if you need to settle payment of the tax. By the way, you need to bring with you the passport, printed copy of your ticket, receipt of the tax, and the departure card or the immigration form, which you will accomplish on the check-in counter. You need to put in there the address of where you will stay abroad, be it a hotel or friend's house and in there, they will give you a boarding pass and after that, you go o the Immigration booth. There will be interrogations and they will be asking questions like:
What is your job?
How many days will you be staying out of the country?
Where do you stay there?
How much money do you carry with you?
You need to persuade the immigration officer that you have the plan to go back in the country so better to have a round-trip ticket. They will also check if you can afford your stay there if you are traveling for leisure or vacation. If they are satisfied then you get a stamp on your passport otherwise, you be offloaded. In the security checking, you have to get rid of any metal items like coins and this could be a long process so you have to be in the airport for as early as two hours before your flight schedule. But for first time traveller we advised you get into the airport four hours earlier as the question and answer portions with the immigration office can be lengthy so to prevent the stress of cramping things to be done and make sure that you had scanned a copy of all your travel documents like the passport in case you lost in abroad.
Items You Need To Bring:
1. Passport
2. Visa (if applicable)
3. Photocopy of your visa and travel document
4. Printed copy of your ticket and itinerary
5. Company ID and ITR
6. Business Permit
7. Clearance from DSWD if you are traveling with minor
8. Credit card or debit card
9. Money (budget of at least 400 dollars for 3 days stay abroad)
10. Travel itinerary
11. Hotel address or residence where you stay including the contact number
12. Address and contact number of the Philippine Embassy in the destination country
13. Pen
Make sure you got that on one envelop for the quick reference. You should also write down your flight number, passport number, expiry date and other important information on notes so you have a backup. For money matters, if you are traveling to Singapore where Philippine peso is widely accepted then you can exchange few dollars here and exchange later there. The ATM withdrawal is the best easy way to get foreign currencies and depending on your bank, some may collect fees. On traveling luggage, you are allowed to carry a limit of 7 kilograms of luggage
Tips In Airport
1. Don’t put the charger in your luggage, carry it with you.
2. Wear and bring something that is appropriate and suitable for your destination.
3. Don’t wear shoes that take time to remove and remove only when they requested it.
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