{"id":4008,"date":"2017-01-21T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2021-07-08T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T03:26:20","slug":"expats-guide-to-offloading-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2017\/01\/21\/expats-guide-to-offloading-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats’ Guide to: Offloading in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve planned for your trip abroad, booked An average of 40 people get offloaded every day at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, according to this<\/a> report from GMA News Online, mostly because immigration officers are really strict when it comes to overseas travel.<\/p>\n

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Offloading, <\/strong>or deferred departure, is what happens to you when an immigration officer (IO) says you cannot go out of the country. While the right to travel is ingrained within the Philippine constitution, there are limits placed on it.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the matter of Republic Act (R.A.) 10364, or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, and the guidelines<\/a> for departure formalities from the BI, all in an effort to protect everyone from being victims of human trafficking.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a hassle to be offloaded and it can happen to you several times. While the Bureau of Immigration (BI) says there\u2019s no such thing<\/a> as an offloading policy, they did offer suggestions<\/a> to avoid being offloaded.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve narrowed this down to those going abroad as tourists, so here are things you should remember to avoid being offloaded:<\/p>\n

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  1. Provide sufficient documentation. <\/strong>Technically, all the IO needs to let you get out of the country are the following:\n