Filipino tourists travelling to UAE caught in bribery scams

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Philippine nationals travelling to the UAE as tourists are regularly having to bribe immigration officers at Manila before leaving the country, UAE daily The National reported on Sunday.

As a way of fighting human trafficking and illegal labour, Filipino tourists heading to the UAE are obliged to get clearance from airport immigration officers.

But in many cases, officers are abusing these regulations by telling tourists to pay them a fee in order to continue their journey to Dubai in a process commonly known as “offloading”, the report added.

“In October last year, my wife was offloaded three times. People at the airport offered to help her leave for a certain fee,” a Filipino hotel chef residing in Dubai was quoted as saying by The National.

The chef had to contact a travel agency in Dubai that had a contact in Manila. The wife was escorted to a specific immigration counter and then to the departure gate in exchange for 25,000 pesos ($600).

A spokesman for the Bureau of Immigration in Manila urged conned tourists to come forward and reveal corrupt officers.

“Please give us names … we can’t act on allegations unless they identify the immigration officers,” Spokesman Antoinette Bucasas-Mangrobang was quoted as saying by The National.

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Daghan na kaayo ko kaila na offload ani nila. paihipon pa pilay sulod sa ilang pitaka. binoang kaayo ning mga taga immigration sa cebu. may unta naay mo tan aw ani. pa adtoon sa office sukit sukiton.

[Axelremadeyo]

its not only for uae but i think its also common now for other countries also like singapore , hongkong ,thailand , etc. mao nay mga feedback ron sa mga manglargahay , modus na gyud kaayo sa mga immigration officers nga mangwarta , this has got to stop.

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its not only for uae but i think its also common now for other countries also like singapore , hongkong ,thailand , etc. mao nay mga feedback ron sa mga manglargahay , modus na gyud kaayo sa mga immigration officers nga mangwarta , this has got to stop.

mao na jud na ilang tumong. mang kwarta. ge negosyo nani nila kay mas mokita sila og dako.
ako amigo ni larga last week. ge sukit sukit jd cya bisag brother nikuha sa iya visa.
ge sugo pa cya pa ihapon cya sa kwarta sa atubangan sa babaye nga taga immigration.
wa jud cya ni sugot. unsa man daw rason nga ihapon nya ang kwarta sa atubangan nya.

may gani nana exp ako amigo sa UAE. og wala cya na dala aning mga tawhana.
sa gawas daw luoy daw kaayo mga 30-40 daw to kabook nag linya sa office atong babaye.
wala pa labot pila ang ni ule na lang kay na offload.

[Axelremadeyo]

dakoa diay tog kwarta mga immigration officer bro no? kong kato tanang kwarenta nihatag to bisag tag 15 mil lang kada usa , ahh,malabo man nga 600,000 pesos makwarta sa mga buwaya ,haskang hayahaya. maayo tag masakpan sad ni ila modus same atong mga pulis na nasakpan nga nangotong. ako hunahuna, di sad siguro ni sila magpataka og himo ana kong way nagpaluyo ani nila nga dako dako .

[Metz]

SOP naman ni nila maski sauna pa. And as usual, they will look into it, sacrifice a few and the practice continues.
I wonder if naka experience ako mom ani.

[Axelremadeyo]

mao gyud ni. muhilom napud ni kadyot kong naay mga hungihong nga mao ni ginabuhat sa mga taga immigration , unya mu die down na gani ang balita , balik napud ni sila sa ila modus.

[prestige]

Haha corruption takes place even immigration officers disclose their modus operation. I saw the recent news about the allegation of NAIA 3 airport personnels involving robbery case. They serve as accomplice in protecting the thief on stealing tourists' valuables.

[lhorenzoo]

kinahanglan complete house cleaning sa mga immigration officers or i rotation ni sila kaha og lain lain na lugar kada three months .

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kinahanglan complete house cleaning sa mga immigration officers or i rotation ni sila kaha og lain lain na lugar kada three months .

mao ni nindot bro. mga tagalog man daw ang naa sa immigration daw ron.labi ang mo interview og mo tatak.
bali 3 na kabook ang mangutana. kato babaye nga pasudlon ka sa office. ang mo tatak og ang naa sa likod kana mag barog nga lalaki.