denied exit by immigration
it is with pain that i'm writing this story. my niece was to board her first flight in her life, to come and stay with us for a month. but unfortunately she was denied exit from the country as if she was a criminal or worst.
so many personal questions were asked, beyond the limits of personal privacy, and despite having all papers in order, she had to go back home. now what happened to the good all democracy and freedom in the Philippines? is it becoming a privilege of few political actors or what. or if this is the way to go, why the Immigration check is not performed at the Travel agency where you purchase your tickets. who is going to refund the money spent (and lost) for this procedure? does anybody cares. Is anybody at the BI considering giving a receipt showing exactly the reasons for stopping people, or is it done on purpose to allow the duty immigration officer to "control" the situation? Does the BI having an agreement with the airlines that will allow full reimbursement of the ticket to the passengers in cases such the one of my niece? of course not...who cares. my niece is just above 30 and surely not victim of "illegal trafficking" nor, illegal employment, neither having a court ruling against her. and where is the right to ignore the "visa " stamped on her passport and released by a foreign embassy. does the BI believes other countries will allow people in so easy? Or Bi believes everybody is corrupted? should we go deeper into that issue? please meditate, it might happen to you as well, immigration officers included.
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