Express Lane Fees coming back.

[Ram1957]

Looks like express lane fees will return with the New Year.

https://www.rappler.com/nation/192365-duterte-immigration-express-lane-fees-overtime-salary

[sonjack2847]

That will be good for the expats who have to travel a distance to extend their visa.I have heard stories from some people that if you were discreet you could still pay it and get a quicker transaction.How true that is I don`t know. 

[AlwaysRt]

2 hours ago, sonjack2847 said:

That will be good for the expats who have to travel a distance to extend their visa.I have heard stories from some people that if you were discreet you could still pay it and get a quicker transaction.How true that is I don`t know. 

and even gooder for expats needing an over one year ECC on the way to leave the country.

[Jack Peterson]

4 hours ago, AlwaysRt said:

and even gooder for expats needing an over one year ECC on the way to leave the country.

 I Think Steve means Better 

[Dave Hounddriver]

6 hours ago, AlwaysRt said:

expats needing an over one year ECC on the way to leave the country.

It will be interesting to see if the ECC requires an express lane fee in the near future.

A year ago it took about an hour and a half and there was no express lane fee for it.  Now it takes 3 days for the same price.  Funny how that worked.

[AlwaysRt]

2 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 I Think Steve means Better 

Better would have been better English, however I was being my silly self so took Kev's good and made it gooder. LOL

[Tukaram (Tim)]

I was coming here to post about it... then I saw this post.  I saw it on the BI Facebook page.  This may be good news indeed. Big D has totally screwed up the BI and I hope this helps get things back to normal.

 

[Dave Hounddriver]

10 minutes ago, Tukaram (Tim) said:

Big D has totally screwed up the BI and I hope this helps get things back to normal.

I will disagree with you on this.  I am retired and have more time than money, so if the BI charges me substantially less and then screws around keeping my passport for 2 weeks as a penalty then I shall smile and say thank you.

If your notice of Express Fees being optional is to be taken at face value then it is a win for all.  But I shall not hold my breath because sometimes the option is: Take it or leave it!  Our way or the highway!  Or some other such saying.

[CoffeeRulzMe]

9 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

so if the BI charges me substantially less and then screws around keeping my passport for 2 weeks as a penalty then I shall smile and say thank you.

No, no. Not me.  2 weeks is plenty of time for a so very important item to get misplaced.

Not going to say where, or what country, but, I have seen how some locations handle passports; bundled in  stacks, in baskets stacked on floors, counter tops, etc.

I have never had a problem with the 'express lane' idea.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2017 by CoffeeRulzMe

[Jollygoodfellow]

18 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

I will disagree with you on this.  I am retired and have more time than money, so if the BI charges me substantially less and then screws around keeping my passport for 2 weeks as a penalty then I shall smile and say thank you.

Although I was not there but was told by someone who was last week at Cebu BI office an older guy who traveled from Consolacion to renew his visa but did not know that he could not take his passport with him there and then went off. Demanding, yelling and trying to get into offices. As in his case it cost money for the extra trip so does not suit all. 

Edit

Just to add, I guess the savings in no lane fee would cover his extra trip?