April 11, 2014- After 2 years of my brother's visa journey, this is the day we have been waiting for. His scheduled flight was 6:45am but they left a little bit early at 6:30am via Delta Airlines going to Japan then Detroit as his first port of entry.
At the NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Terminal 1, after all the security checks he fall in line at the DELTA counter when they opened the checked-in lane. He gave his passport to the custom officer that was on duty and he was asked few security questions which all of them are just self-explanatory. Then he was sent to the Department of Tourism counter located inside the airport-just right before DELTA's counter- to pay for the travel tax of 1,620PHP. At the Tourism area, he gave his passport and the amount for the travel tax and was given a receipt. He went back to the lane and ready to checked-in. He had one (1) piece of luggage -Delta allows 2 luggages for free with 23kg each- and his carry-on bag which has all his documents and books. He handed his e-ticket and his passport to the lady at the counter. They weighed his check-in luggage and was given an official ticket and boarding passes for Manila, Japan and his US connecting flight.
Next step was the payment of 550PHP for the terminal fee which is located inside the terminal. Then next was immigration check- show your passport with the terminal fee receipt. The last step was the final security check before going to your boarding gate.
At the boarding gate, there's another security clearance check. Every time you step-out; to buy for souvenirs or just to roam around while waiting for the boarding time, you will be checked again but you don't have to fall-in line along with the new comers.
PS: After checking-in and before entering into the terminal, you are allowed to step outside the building , you just have to present your boarding pass to the security officer and you will given an entry id. That entry id will serve as your clearance without falling on line.
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