Meeting fiancée and kids in Dubai

[NoMansLand2020 298]

How complicated would it be for my fiancée and her two kids to meet me in Dubai? Would she be harassed at the airport? I don't want to buy tickets and make reservations if there would be any slightest doubts she would not be able to board the plane in Manila. 

[Joe Kano 327]

In the Philippines who knows what they will try to pull at the airport.  Philippines is always in a state of confusion and everyday is a new day in the Philippines.  What was the norm yesterday is not today.

 

I would try it, but hopefully you can get refundable tickets.

[Joe Kano 327]

On 9/7/2021 at 9:15 PM, NoMansLand2020 said:

How complicated would it be for my fiancée and her two kids to meet me in Dubai? Would she be harassed at the airport? I don't want to buy tickets and make reservations if there would be any slightest doubts she would not be able to board the plane in Manila. 

Does she already have passports? I am trying to rendezvous with a special friend as well, she is having a hard time getting her passport.

 

I am hopefully trying to meet mine in Costa Rica area 

[NoMansLand2020 298]

3 hours ago, Joe Kano said:

Does she already have passports? I am trying to rendezvous with a special friend as well, she is having a hard time getting her passport.

 

I am hopefully trying to meet mine in Costa Rica area 

Yes, they all have passports. I looked at Costa Rica. But airfare alone for all three would be pushing $4000.

Edited September 9, 2021 by NoMansLand2020

[flicks1998 1,044]

4 hours ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

Yes, they all have passports. I looked at Costa Rica. But airfare alone for all three would be pushing $4000.

As "Hey Joe" says, its going to be a crapshoot on whether she can leave without any issues.  Normally when traveling out of the country with children, it becomes a little easier from the perspective of meeting a significant other overseas.  This will be easier if the birth certificates have no father listed on them.  If there is a father, most likely she will need a DSWD travel clearance if the children are minors.

[NoMansLand2020 298]

2 hours ago, flicks1998 said:

As "Hey Joe" says, its going to be a crapshoot on whether she can leave without any issues.  Normally when traveling out of the country with children, it becomes a little easier from the perspective of meeting a significant other overseas.  This will be easier if the birth certificates have no father listed on them.  If there is a father, most likely she will need a DSWD travel clearance if the children are minors.

Why would she need DSWD clearance? She's never been married. 

[flicks1998 1,044]

1 hour ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

Why would she need DSWD clearance? She's never been married. 

Since the mother was never married, the child would then be classified as illegitimate and she would not need the DSWD as she would be the sole legal guardian. 

[Joe Kano 327]

17 hours ago, NoMansLand2020 said:

Yes, they all have passports. I looked at Costa Rica. But airfare alone for all three would be pushing $4000.

Costa Rica is kinda a pain to book after looking some more.  If the Philippines isn't opened up by April 2022, I will probably meet in Thailand or somewhere like that where they have some night life

[top_secret 2,451]

Currently you can book Manila to Lima Peru with visa free transit for Filipino passports in Istanbul and Panama, round trip for $1,071 if you check on https://www.turkishairlines.com and select flights where the return flight to Manila is January 2022 or later.   My wife took that route in May.  No problem for Filipino passport.   Manila to Cartagena Colombia is only $1,300 on the same dates.  Those are about the lowest prices you will ever see from the Philippines to South America.  If trying to book Philippines to Costa Rica its probably best to fly Qatar Airways from either Cebu or Clark and transiting Doha and Madrid for visa free routing for Filipino passports.  Search on https://www.qatarairways.com and you can find $2800 round trip to San Jose Costa Rica.   Make sure you only chose the Philippines-Doha-Madrid-San Jose routing though since searches may also offered flights transiting US which is of course no bueno.  The issue causing the crazy prices is the return flights due to Philippine government imposed inbound capacity limits.  The airlines are often forced to fly half empty planes inbound.

[NoMansLand2020 298]

4 hours ago, top_secret said:

Currently you can book Manila to Lima Peru with visa free transit for Filipino passports in Istanbul and Panama, round trip for $1,071 if you check on https://www.turkishairlines.com and select flights where the return flight to Manila is January 2022 or later.   My wife took that route in May.  No problem for Filipino passport.   Manila to Cartagena Colombia is only $1,300 on the same dates.  Those are about the lowest prices you will ever see from the Philippines to South America.  If trying to book Philippines to Costa Rica its probably best to fly Qatar Airways from either Cebu or Clark and transiting Doha and Madrid for visa free routing for Filipino passports.  Search on https://www.qatarairways.com and you can find $2800 round trip to San Jose Costa Rica.   Make sure you only chose the Philippines-Doha-Madrid-San Jose routing though since searches may also offered flights transiting US which is of course no bueno.  The issue causing the crazy prices is the return flights due to Philippine government imposed inbound capacity limits.  The airlines are often forced to fly half empty planes inbound.

Thanks for the info. That it still quite expensive as I would be paying for not only my fiancée, but her two young children. Its just too expensive to fly really anywhere out of Asia for three people.