Don’t let that experience put you off. Keep coming back. The more frequent your travel in the US, the better for you because you would have good US entry travel history in the CBP system database which will make you more a trusted traveler.
Ang na-experience mo ay secondary inspection. Naranasan ko rin yun sa Mineapolis airport last yr. Korean Air fr MNL with onward connection to Minneapolis on Delta fr Seoul. Usual questions ask ng CBP Officer upon arrival-purpose, duration of the trip at kung ano dala. Then I was asked to proceed to a nearby room where there were others too, mostly Afro/Asians. Medyo na-stress ako kasi 1st time to experience it at may connecting flight pa ako to Baltimore (last fight for the day na yun). Observed the proceedings. Napansin ko na may luggage na yung ibang nasa room kaya kusa na akong lumapit sa counter n asked the CBP officer if I need to retrieve my luggage. Then I was finally called in the counter. Same questions asked. And finally he stamped my passport. Buti na lang, magkalapit lang sa Immigration area yung baggage claim at tanging yung mga bagahe ko na lang ang naiwan at binuhat ko sa bag transfer carousel. At nagmadaling nilakad ang departure gate. Nakarating din sa final destination.
Happened to me, too, on my very first entry to the US 8 years ago. Ironic that it was a Filipino-American immigration officer at SFO who set me aside and recommended a second line of questioning. Mild pa nga yung nangyari sayo kasi in my case, I was held up in the interview room for 4 hours and my luggage and personal handbag were searched and combed through! Nakaka violate ng privacy TBH. But after many questions asked, the officer decided to call my mom who was waiting for me at the arrivals. The officer finally let me pass through after my mom's answers to the same questions matched my earlier statements. So stressful! Since then pabalik-balik na ako sa SFO where my family is based, and no issues encountered. I think most us will go through this at one point or another, but for as long as we are consistent in our answers, we should be fine. These officers are trained to see through lies and bad intentions. Cheers!
@@jownie101 wow praise God despite the 4-hour holding period ay nalaman din Naman nila that your intention in entering the US is good. I can only imagine the stress that you and your mom had to go through that time... Happy to know that there have not been any issues after that incident. 😊
I agree with you. Yun nga talaga ang reason. Dapat ay sinabi ko talaga na I'm going to use my credit cards but in case there are stores that don't accept cards, I have this amount of cash with me.
Hi there’s a reason kung Baket nagkaroon ng interrogation interview sa immigration kc naka magkasunod na taon may US entry ka then Medyo Mahaba ang vacation period mo so isang factor din yun, just saying Lang po.
I can relate to your situation. Kahit ilang beses ako bumibisita sa US, naharang ako sa San Francisco last February. Halos same question sa akin. Pinakita ko naman yung aking Cathay Pacific ticket to prove na babalik ako at hindi mag-TNT. Para matapos ang usapan, pinakita ko pa yung bank account ko dahil bakit $1000 lang dala ko. Noong satisfied na si Black Beauty (African-American female immigration officer), sabi sa akin YOU'RE ALL SET. Chill lang naman ako sumagot ng mga tanong dahil alam ko naman sa sarili ko na nagsasabi ako ng totoo.
Mukhang mas mahigpit nga talaga sila sa SFO huhu. Grabe lang din Ang experience Lalo na Nung sumigaw na ng "Escort" as if meron akong krimen na nagawa. Nakakahiya rin. Waaah Thank God at hindi ka naharang. 😊
Sabi ko sa susunod na pupunta ako ng US, LA naman ako mag-port of entry. Mas mabait ata mga immigration officers doon. Hopefully, masubukan ko naman ang ANA, EVA AIR, o Japan Airlines.
Naku my negative din palang pweding mangyri khit lagi kana ngtratravel at khit okay naman yung language mo at khit my cash pang dala anu ate. Kung ngkataon sayang po yung ticket
2x na ako pumunta sa US, both times LAX ang port of entry ko. Both times suave lang, tanong lang sakin is how long you’re staying. Tapos this time layover ko is SFO and ayun naharang din ako. Basically same questions tayo. I ended up missing my connecting flight kaya ayun naparebook pa ako. Nabasa ko online na medyo strict sa SFO ang Immigration, kasing strict daw sa JFK. Medj kakatrauma buti nalang di ako nagsinungaling at all so di ako ganun kabado. Pero namatay lang yung excitement ko hays. Ganun talaga. Thanks for sharing Ate. Currently waiting to board ako for my connecting flight.
Oh I'm so sorry to hear this. Sayang Ang pinang rebook ng ticket. Huhu Atska grabe ung napunta sakin na officer kung makasigaw akala mo ay may ginawa akong krimen huhu I pray sa Oras na ito ay nasa final destination ka na 🙏 Happy Holidays 🎄
Hi, Ma'am 🤗 Nakuha ko po ung Tourist Visa ko a few years ago na. Hayaan nyo ma'am in case mag apply Ang Father ko, at malaman ko Ang recent steps, gawa ako ng YT video about it 😊
@@teresag9377 congratulations sis nalagpasan mo ang kaba hinarang din ako pero nakalusot din sa first entry ko un,Parang same question lang din .God Bless u sis thank you for the response 🙏
Alam nyo po..buti nakalusot ka po..kasi dba sabi mo 1 month ka lang mag stay tapos 6 months pala..wag ganun..nadadamay po ibang pinoy na nagbabakasyon dito..second bawal yung dinidiscuss.mo nangyayari sa loob ng interrogation room..confidential dapat yun..
Wala naman pong pinapapirmahan na non-disclosure agreement pag naharang, like in my past experience. So as far as those who experienced this are concerned, they're not breaking any confidentiality agreements. Bawal nga po mag cellphone or mag video sa loob, sabi na din ni Ms Teresa. Hindi naman po lahat ng pumupunta sa US ay may TNT intentions. Just saying.
