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Migration department will no longer ask for bribes
Mr. AE laughed too. We came through immigration right after Christmas, and the agent told him "It was a very bad Christmas, anything you can give me to help would be appreciated". SMH
here's what the OP is talking about:
Migration department will no longer ask for bribes
Major General Ruben Paulino Sem, director of the Migration Agency (DGM) says that the days when Migration Office employees at airports and ports would ask for bribes and tips are coming to an end. The Army general says that he has introduced a series of controls since his appointment and improved the quality of life of Migration Agency employees. This has significantly contributed to eradicating the practice of taking "tips," he said.
General Paulino Sem said that to counteract the negatives, when he took charge he immediately raised the salaries of migration agents at the ports, airports and border control posts. Shift supervisors' salaries increased from RD$27,000 a month to between RD$40,000 and RD$50,000. Supervisors who received RD$20,000 increased to RD$35,000, inspectors went from RD$13,000 to RD$20,000 and the new bilingual inspectors working at airports receive RD$30,000 a month.
According to the institution this has led to a considerable decrease in the number of passenger complaints about extortion as well as the number of extortion cases detected.
The DGM has also installed the Autogate at Las Americas (Santo Domingo) and Cibao airports (Santiago). The rapid checking automated service requires pre-registration to be able to bypass immigration inspectors. Registration for the service is free until 30 June 2016, afterwards it will cost RD$995. It is not obligatory.
Migration department will no longer ask for bribes
Major General Ruben Paulino Sem, director of the Migration Agency (DGM) says that the days when Migration Office employees at airports and ports would ask for bribes and tips are coming to an end. The Army general says that he has introduced a series of controls since his appointment and improved the quality of life of Migration Agency employees. This has significantly contributed to eradicating the practice of taking "tips," he said.
General Paulino Sem said that to counteract the negatives, when he took charge he immediately raised the salaries of migration agents at the ports, airports and border control posts. Shift supervisors' salaries increased from RD$27,000 a month to between RD$40,000 and RD$50,000. Supervisors who received RD$20,000 increased to RD$35,000, inspectors went from RD$13,000 to RD$20,000 and the new bilingual inspectors working at airports receive RD$30,000 a month.
According to the institution this has led to a considerable decrease in the number of passenger complaints about extortion as well as the number of extortion cases detected.
The DGM has also installed the Autogate at Las Americas (Santo Domingo) and Cibao airports (Santiago). The rapid checking automated service requires pre-registration to be able to bypass immigration inspectors. Registration for the service is free until 30 June 2016, afterwards it will cost RD$995. It is not obligatory.
I thought Canadians could be prosecuted (in Canada) for bribing in foreign countries. But, this explains why my luggage is always searched.
i am not sure i understand this particular bribe issue. granted, i have the residency but i have never paid anything to the migration neither leaving nor arriving. same with my dominican family here.
what kind of "tips" are they talking about here? random people giving money to migration officers? for what? why?
what kind of "tips" are they talking about here? random people giving money to migration officers? for what? why?
I must look really angry when I arrive because I have never had anything so blatant
When my husband first came with me to the UK some 14 years ago they said his UK visa was false, took him off to the office and he had to pay US$100 to allow him onto the flight. The same happened to another Dominican we accompanied the next time we went. When i went to the UK when my father was dying I had only US$20 with me. I went through the baggage machine and the woman pulled me aside and said I may have drugs with me and needed to go with her. I only had hand luggage with next to nothing. She took my handbag and looked in my purse and said is this all you have. I told her to take it and i would not be able to get to the hospital where my father was dying. She put it back and let me go.
Matilda
Matilda
I doubt if the immigration officers in SDQ would accept anymore . All immigration booths in SDQ now have a 360 dome camera behind all officers with full sight of monitor screen. Passengers offering tips at SDQ take note. I presume STI will be getting these followed by other airports as the new systems get implemented.
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Only time I encountered cash requests from customs was last year on my return trip to DR at Pta Pla airport. The male officer who cleared me had a small cardboard box with Tips accepted on the counter in his cubicle. So I left a tip. Regarding cameras monitoring the customs officers for tips. Doubt if it will make a difference. The recently posted video evidence of customs employees pocketing contraband money in full view of cameras more or less proves corruption will always be a problem.
This is what I call... To promote corruption in a foreign country.
Esto es promover el macuteo.
JJ