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[KongKing]

I'm planning to take a Pinay girl for a trip to Malaysia. She will be traveling from Manila to Malaysia and I'll be traveling from Ireland to Malaysia. When I told this she told that she may need to provide proper explanation and / or documentation to the Immigration Officer in the airport else they may deny the trip. Is that true? I'll be booking the round trip ticket and hotel for her in Kuala Lumpur. Some senior members kindly guide me how to handle this?

I agree with Buko Max, below, that it could be a dicey situation, and it is better that you accompany her through Philippines departure procedures. For a first time overseas trip she will likely be interrogated thoroughly specially if she is travelling on her own. Get to immigration early, not just 2 hours before the flight. She will need to provide evidence that she can sustain herself for the period overseas.

I took a Filipina to Singapore for her first time overseas trip a year or two ago. Mactan Immigration required her to fill in a questionnaire then she was questioned by two separate officers. The Filipina before her was rejected to a stream of tears. After half an hour there still was some doubt and an immigration official then came over to me to independently check the facts, and in particular how long I had known the lady in question. When I showed them that I had purchased six months previously the return ticket for two this appeared to be the deciding factor. We were the last to board the plane.

Filipinos / Filipina do not require a visa for Malaysia if staying for less than 30 days. Take a look at this for more information:

http://www.immigration.gov.ph/faqs/travel-req

KongKing.

[PedroMorales]

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[Member #4566]

As your knowledge on Vietnam is almost non-existent, you should probably skip it.

There's no reason to be insulting, Mr. Morales. I lived as a resident in Saigon in the years before Dien Bien Phu. This was probably before you were born. I was fluent in Vietnamese. That faculty has waned but nevertheless much is still retained. However the question on the table is transporting a lovely Filipina out of the country which you have not addressed in two posts on this subject. Using your own words, "As your knowledge on (this subject) is almost non-existent, you should probably skip it.

[Buko Max]

I'm planning to take a Pinay girl for a trip to Malaysia. She will be traveling from Manila to Malaysia and I'll be traveling from Ireland to Malaysia. When I told this she told that she may need to provide proper explanation and / or documentation to the Immigration Officer in the airport else they may deny the trip. Is that true?

It could be a dicey situation depending on many factors including age, socioeconomic status, traveling experience, current employment, etc. Many pinays are denied boarding depending on the immigration officers attitude. Better if you accompany her.

[Wicked Roger]

I'm planning to take a Pinay girl for a trip to Malaysia. She will be traveling from Manila to Malaysia and I'll be traveling from Ireland to Malaysia. When I told this she told that she may need to provide proper explanation and / or documentation to the Immigration Officer in the airport else they may deny the trip. Is that true? I'll be booking the round trip ticket and hotel for her in Kuala Lumpur. Some senior members kindly guide me how to handle this?

PM me as BD is correct but then it depends on where she goes, is she with you, can you prove you know her and the immigration officer who can den her but will let rich person accused of murder etc with an HDO or a look out bulletin posted leave LOL.

[BrainDrain]

I'm planning to take a Pinay girl for a trip to Malaysia. She will be traveling from Manila to Malaysia and I'll be traveling from Ireland to Malaysia. When I told this she told that she may need to provide proper explanation and / or documentation to the Immigration Officer in the airport else they may deny the trip. Is that true? I'll be booking the round trip ticket and hotel for her in Kuala Lumpur. Some senior members kindly guide me how to handle this?

My only experience is going to Phil and taking the girl out with me.

Will depend on her confidence level etc. If she knows her rights then she will be fine. If she gets intimidated then they will ask her lots of questions and encourage her not to go. She will need to have available funds to prove she can support herself.

Do you know her well? Have you had experiences with her before?

BD.

[PedroMorales]

The locals still call it Saigon and it will always be called that. Some Filipinos work there as English teachers. Expensive? That's going to depend on what's on your shopping list. But the question I was asking was about encountering problems taking Filipinas out of the country. If you have info then share it but if you don't.

Is what locals it. They sometimes refer to the old part as Saigon. HCM City is much bigger than Saigon was at the time of the Vietnam War. As Vietnam is an ASEAN country, Pinoays don't need visas. As your knowledge on Vietnam is almost non-existent, you should probably skip it.

[Member #4566]

Lots of Filipinos working there. Saigon is no more. Ho Chi Minh City is the name. Not so much English and more expensive.

The locals still call it Saigon and it will always be called that. Some Filipinos work there as English teachers. Expensive? That's going to depend on what's on your shopping list. But the question I was asking was about encountering problems taking Filipinas out of the country. If you have info then share it but if you don't. . . . .

[WilBel]

I'm planning to take a Pinay girl for a trip to Malaysia. She will be traveling from Manila to Malaysia and I'll be traveling from Ireland to Malaysia. When I told this she told that she may need to provide proper explanation and / or documentation to the Immigration Officer in the airport else they may deny the trip. Is that true? I'll be booking the round trip ticket and hotel for her in Kuala Lumpur. Some senior members kindly guide me how to handle this?

[Dg8787]

DNA testing is really expensive in Philippines. 13-15 k and the swabs are sent out to approved labs in 1st world countries. Also very few locations.

I just did one to shut the mother up. I knew I wasn't the father. In USA and other countries you can order online kit from easydna dot com for $119. I ordered one when I was in US and it was overnighted to me. 3 sets of swabs with good directions on use and return envelope.

I brought the swabs with me to PH and swabbed the baby, mother and myself all in her sight. Put the swabs in separate envelopes and into the main return envelope. Had the choice to either drop the envelope in to the US mail upon my return or to FedEx it. I chose to FedEx it and it was there in 2 days at the cost of P1809. Within a week you will get the results by email. I got mine within 2 days of their receipt of the samples.

This is not court approved testing as it does not have approved legal chain of custody evidence. But it is enough proof for most people for determination of paternity.

[Dg8787]

WC1,

Very true. I am sitting a Cebu hotel at the moment and using my 4 g cp service to post. The hotel WiFi is so slow!

I think on my future trips I will just bring an iPhone 6 Plus and leave the tablet home.

[Dg8787]

Well I can't get shit on Fields, especially at Kokomos.

You might need the updated LTE sim. I have a friend who could not get 4 g service until she updated her SIM card to a LTE sim.

2 ways to update.

1. Buy new LTE sim with new cp number.

2. To keep your old number, go to your provider store and they will update it with new LTE sim and transfer your old number. Please note, provider store only.

There is another way to do it online but I don't know anything about it nor would I take the risk.

[Mr Enternational]

FYI.

I have been in Manila, Angeles, Samar and Cebu recently and am surprised with 4 g and lte service in 80% plus of the time. Wasn't like this a short time ago. I have been able to have pretty fast internet on my cell phone.

Well I can't get shit on Fields, especially at Kokomos.

[WestCoast1]

I have been in Manila, Angeles, Samar and Cebu recently and am surprised with 4 g and lte service in 80% plus of the time. Wasn't like this a short time ago. I have been able to have pretty fast internet on my cell phone.

I've been experiencing fast 4 g / LTE service in the least likely of places (and sometimes slow service in places I'd expect it to be fast) about 1 year now. I think I reported a year ago sitting in a McDonalds in the province one morning having a coffee. I was pulling 3 and 4 bars (out of 5), and I ran several speed tests, typically running 40-60 mbps down, and 15-ish up. I no longer depend on hotel / condo wifi (unless they literally are advertising or getting 50 down), it can be faster hotspotting off my phone than using the hotel / condo wifi. One place that oddly has slow hotel wifi city-wide is Cebu city. While I might only be hotspotting at 5 mbps (ok for browsing), the hotel wifi is often running < 1 download (often webpages timing out on the wifi). Its easier to just load my SIM card with a month's unlimited data and hotspot to web browse. There is a 'fair-use' policy with Globe and Smart that limits you to 800 mb use every 24 hours running midnight to midnight, but as I don't use the Internet to stream vids, I rarely have a problem with that.

[Dg8787]

FYI.

I have been in Manila, Angeles, Samar and Cebu recently and am surprised with 4 g and lte service in 80% plus of the time. Wasn't like this a short time ago. I have been able to have pretty fast internet on my cell phone.