r/PinoyTraveller

Hi! I will be having a trip soon with my friend but she doesn’t have money and job right now so I’ll treat her. it’s her first travel too. Is it possible that IO will allow it? thanks!

Hello! F20 here and just wanted to ask about what are the requirements at the immigration when I'm gonna travel to Thailand and it's sponsored by a employed friend (nonrelative and opposite gender) who is overseas, we're just going to meet up at the airport in Thailand. Would it be a redflag if he's almost 5-10 years older and would they find it suspicious if my passport has recently been renewed then that's gotta be my 1st travel? Thank you.

P.s. Or would it be better that I'll pay for my own flights?

Hello po any recos good hotel sa bohol beach front po sana yung convenient po sa kids salamat po

Hi po. I just want to ask if meron dito na approve ng ME with low ADB (approx 40k), and non PRC holder? If meron po, pwede po ma check lang ng profile nio?

Here's my current profile:

Work: IT Company (5 years)
Position: Software Architect
Salary: 60k
with ITR
Bank Cert will be approx 40k-50k

Thank you! 🙌🏻

I hope to get your opinion or if you encountered a similar case.

I just got back from Vietnam and lined-up for our local immigration. I’m with my pregnant wife, daughter, and mother.

So, we did not use the e-gates and lined up at the booths with Immigration Officers. The only options were Diplomatic and OFW and since we were neither I inquired at the Diplomatic booth and to my surprise the IO answered rudely saying “actually sa kabila pero since andito na kayo at walang pila okay nalang” then proceeded to say rudely “paki bilis and passports”.

I was told by my wife that I shouldn’t have made comments on the IO’s action or have any form of confrontation in fear that they can put tags or comments on your profile and you may get flagged the next time you fly but I can’t swallow that I am being treated this way in my own country by my own people.

This is the first time I’ve experienced this across the multiple local and international flights as seen in my passport.

Are we all just hostage of the system? Always fearing that IOs can just put a flag on us and we can’t do anything about their attitudes. 😓

Any recos good noodles resto sa china town mall? Thankyou in advance

I've been seeing posts and videos about more Filipinos getting access sa e-gates based sa e-travel forms nila, but not everyone is exempted.

They say na those with travel history can have a chance of accessing the e-gates.

Ito so far ang travel history ko:
HK (2015)
SG (2016)
Japan (2017)
Thailand (2018)
South Korea (2019, 2025)
Taiwan (2023, 2026)
Malaysia (2024)

My family and I (in which lahat kami may travel history na, esp my parents) plan to visit Japan again by December. What are the chances kaya na makapag-e-gates kami, considering na nakabayad na kami ng travel tax and maka-fill up ng e-travel forms?

Hello po. My parents gifted me a trip to vietnam as a grad gift. My dad is an OFW in New Zealand and my mom is a housewife.

So, I have researched po how to get AOSG if my sponsor is an OFW and it says that my dad needs to go to the PH embassy in NZ to process my AOSG.

Can we just get AOSG in the PH or my dad really needs to go to the PH Embassy? And what’s the process?

Aside from AOSG, what documents do I need to prepare?

Thank you!

Sa mga gov’t employee, may naka experience na po ba dito nito. Nagtransfer po kasi ako from LGU to NGA nitong April lang. Pwede ko po bang ipasa yung previous ITR ko from LGU since wala pa akong available na ITR sa current agency ko?

Thankssssss

Hello po. Pahelp naman po kung pwede po ito.

‘Yung travel ko lang po ang sponsor sana ng Mom ko since may Visa naman na po ang aunt at lola ko, may chance po kaya maapprove?

- 1st time in Japan

- Applying for SE

- Occupation: Newly hired nurse in private hospital (more than a month palang)

- PRC Holder

- Salary: 1*,***

- Mom’s Salary: 2*,***

- BB: 1**,*** (joint account with mother)

- ADB: 9*,***

- 5 day trip

- Will travel with aunt and lola

Thank you so much po!

Madali lang po ba maka acquire Austrian Tourist Visa? Tried France twice and Netherlands once pero no luck kahit na followed ko naman requirements nila lol

Just got my visa and was approved Japan ME for 5 yr.

Applied through travel agency at hinabol ang JCB promo last June for 188 pesos ME visa fee. At mabilis sila mag process ngaun. I applied June 15 and got a call from attic tours July 1 na available na for pick up ang passport. Unlike last year naninabot ng 3mos ang processing.

Sa mga naka JCB Platinum cc jan may new promo si JCB, 30 pesos for ME visa fee.

Hello, 1st time traveler here to Japan this September so I will be processing my VISA application next week. I am planning to shoot my chance for ME VISA and would want to get some thoughts if I have any chances with my current profile:

🟢 Licensed Chemical Engineer ( 7 years of working experience)
🟢 Current monthly salary: Php 90,000
🟢Current company is listed under the New York stock exchange
🟢Current Bank balance in bank cert: Php 160,000
🔴6-month ADB in Bank Cert: Php 70,000 only
🟢Travelled to US last 2022
🟢 Will provide COE and ITR for 2025

Me and my friends are staying for 9 days in Japan so common expenses would be shared. I am worried about my ADB because it is just under 100K. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Nag-cross-country last 2016 Philippines to Hong Kong and then Hong Kong to Dubai. Tapos po dun ako nag-work sa Dubai. Bumalik po ako after 3 years na.

Ngayon ay may paparating na travel sa Thailand. May question is, kong makikita ba nila ng IO yung records ko? at possible ba na for 2nd interview ako. Thank you po.

Need po ba may gastos na using the JCB credit card before applying for Japan visa or ok lang kahit karereceive lang and no spend pa pero that will be used for payment sa agency?

Hello,

Just want to hear some experiences regarding this. I just used my SE visa last month but I want to visit korea again later this year. Im just thinking if there is a period window needed before apply again (cant find this on the net).

Thank you

Will I get offloaded if I have a group visa (joiner) and I’m traveling to China as a solo female traveler in my mid-20s? I’m also a freelancer.

I am planning to travel to Japan in November and intend to submit my visa application around September. I would like to ask whether I have a reasonable chance of being approved for a multiple-entry visa, or if it would be better and safer to apply for a 30 day single-entry visa instead.

I am a self-employed digital artist and my business is registered with DTI and BIR. I have previously traveled to Taiwan twice and Japan once, where I was granted a single-entry 15-day tourist visa. I completed all of these trips without any overstays, immigration issues, or visa-related problems.

Financially, I have funds in two bank accounts amounting to around xxx,xxx, with a good banking history and consistent bank statements. I also earn around xx,xxx to xxx,xxx from my work/business.

To list things down, I have/I am:

• A digital artist
  • Business is registered with DTI and BIR.
• Two banks with xxx,xxx balance.
• A monthly salary of xx,xxx - xxx,xxx.
• Have a travel history of going to:
  • Taiwan twice
  • Japan once on an SE visa for 15 days.

Problem/Goal:

I would like to know how much concern I should realistically have regarding Philippine Immigration if my boyfriend pays for my airfare as a gift for my first international trip. My upcoming trip would be this August. I'm looking for experiences from people who have gone through a similar situation and whether this became an issue during immigration screening.

Context:

• Filipina
• First international trip
• Traveling solo to Hong Kong for tourism
• Employed full-time as an engineer in the Philippines
• Stable employment and can provide a Certificate of Employment and approved leave documents
• Have my own savings and bank account
• Will have a round-trip ticket, accommodation booking, and itinerary
• No intention of working abroad or overstaying

My main concern is that my foreigner boyfriend wants to gift me the airfare. We are in a long-distance relationship and have not met in person yet (also, bf's not from there). The ticket would be booked and paid for by him.

I've seen many social media posts about travelers getting offloaded for reasons that seemed minor, so I'm trying to understand how immigration officers typically view situations like this.

Previous Attempts:

(As said, this would be my first time traveling outside PH.)

I've researched immigration requirements, watched travel vlogs, read Facebook posts, TikTok stories, and Reddit threads about offloading experiences. However, the information is very mixed. Some people say immigration only asked for their passport, return ticket, and Certificate of Employment, while others describe being questioned extensively.

For those who have actual experience with Philippine immigration:

1. Were you asked who paid for your airfare?
2. Did immigration check whose credit card or payment method was used?
3. If someone else gifted your ticket, did it attract additional scrutiny?
4. What documents were you actually asked to present?
5. If you were a first-time traveler, how did your immigration interview go?

I'd appreciate hearing real experiences rather than general assumptions. Thank you.