going to US: passing through customs

[cardo]

When passing thru customs here in the phils. don't forget to have a handy 5 or 10 or $20 bill slipped in your passport-just in case... and just in case you are bringing in some "stuff"

Mababait naman yun mga asian immigration officers sa US I've been thru. Nakakakwentuhan ko pa yun mga pinoy kababayans natin sa airport. Bumili pa nga ako ng lumpia after overhearing some "secret" conversations(selling food) behind me The only hostility I got were from african american security in LAx, and from white american attendants sa boarding gate ng LAx din - Pinapabyad at pinapacheck-in na sa akin yun extra hand carry ko without even looking at my ticket. When they saw I was on business class, apologize sila agad. Porke naka sandals lang ako at di ako kasing gwapo ng mga naka business suits hehehe

When ever I travel I don't wear accessories like watches, kahit belt or steel toe shoes... Jogging pants lang and comfy sandals para iwas hussle sa pagsearch. diretso na agad after the metal detector. Mahirap pag madami ka burloloy sa katawan

[shadow]

Eto pa, pag pauwi ka ng pinas from the US kahit nakapadlock yun baggage mo sisirain nila at bubuksan.

I don'think so, unless naka lock baggage mo before you go to the security check, pwede mo naman i lock after ng security check eh, sa check in counter ibigay mo doon sa nagaasist saiyo or sabihin i lock mo na... hinde na naman nila bubuksan after checking it in dahil meron ng security sticker sa mga locks ng baggage...

[Isuzoom]

Talo yan sa atin, sa U.S. sira lang ang padlock sa atin sira na ang bag nawala na rin ang cash.

[cutedoc]

pansin ko lang sa states iba tingin ng security to those carrying filipino passport... double check sila...

[empy]

ano port of entry mo bro? LAX? Detroit?

[oldblue]

tanong lang puwede ba magdala ng 2-way FRS radio sa US

[OTEP]

Yep. FRS radios do not require any documentation there. Ewan ko lang kung maha-hassle ka ng Filipino customs.

[jasonub]

they open your baggage even check in at random. they will then put a tag that they opened your baggage inside your luggage, they will break the lock but you cant sue them since the law says so. antiterrorism act ata. my wife nadale 2x na

[moneywhiz]

pansin ko lang sa states iba tingin ng security to those carrying filipino passport... double check sila...

yes that is true. kasi included ang philippines na countries under terror watch kasi nga dahil dito "daw" nagtraining mga jemaah islamiyah suicide bombers under MNLF/MILF protection sa mindanao......

pero mas grabe ang pag scrutinize sa mga galing ng middle east at malaysia,indonesia.....na-witness ko talaga ang pag-harass at pag triple check sa kanila.....di gaano sa mga philippine passport holders

[shadowfax]

Eto pa, pag pauwi ka ng pinas from the US kahit nakapadlock yun baggage mo sisirain nila at bubuksan.

yup, you're right it happened to me, pero yung numbered lock sa isa kong bagahe di nila ginalaw....

[lancer]

usually pag daan ng x-ray na may makita silang suspicious item sa check in luggage mo, segurado buksan nila yan - at kung okay naman, lagyan lang nila sa loob ng inspection card at isara uli. Kung clean naman pag daan ng x-ray, di na nila galawin yan. Deretso na lagyan ng inspection sticker.

Ang hirap lang kung balikbayan box ang dala mo kase kung di nila ma ibalikan ng packaging tape ng maayos baka mawagwag yan during transport.

Kung suitcase mo may lock dapat before mag daan ng inspection buksan mo na kaagad yung lock mo para di nila sirain ang padlock. Kung number combination ung lock, minsan tinatanong nila kung ano yung code at sila na nag open. tapos ibinalik din. Pero once inspected na luggage mo, di na nila ina allow na galawin mo pa o hawakan yan kasi considered clean na yan.

[shadow]

[QUOTE=jasonub]they open your baggage even check in at random. they will then put a tag that they opened your baggage inside your luggage, they will break the lock but you cant sue them since the law says so. antiterrorism act ata. my wife nadale 2x na[/QUOTE


yes it also happened to me, but not on an internaitonal flight, meron paper na n kalagay sa loob ng bag mo, domestic lang ang gumawa sa akin nun...
tama yun sabi ni lancer sa first security check lang nila gagawin at least sa experience ko ha, dahil aftyer nun hinde mo na pwede hawakan ang baggage mo, meron ng mag assist saiyo until maka check in ka...that is the time na na lock ko ang baggage in front of the airline counters...