Generic Steps or Process When Travelling Abroad

 I would assume that you know already what passport and visa are and its uses. If you dont have any idea or if your not sure about it just click the link (blue colored font) to read more about it.


There are stages you need to undergo and each stage has its goal.

1st Stage
Goal: Obtain a Passport - a passport could be acquired from the government agency and usually handled by the Department of Foreign Affairs or the DFA. The DFA would usually ask you for some requirements like:
1. Authentic copy of birth certificate (Issued by the National Statistic Office or the NSO)
2. NBI Clearance for Travel Abroad (Issued by the National Bureau of Investigation NBI)
3. Police Clearance (Issued by the Local Police)
4. 6 copies of passport-size picture (Please ask the DFA about its background color)
5. And lastly, you may be ask to prsent 1 or 2 Identification Card or ID such as Citizen ID, Driver's License and so on.




2nd Stage:
Goal: Obtain a Visa - Visa can be aquired from the Country where you want to go and you can talk to their local embassy for more info.
Tips: Almost all embassies requires you a Passport in order to process your Visa. Thus you must first have a passport.

3rd Stage:
Gaol: Fly
Note: When a Visa is sent to you, you have to verify whether the visa information is correct and if you dont understand what is written there (like written in arabic) let others read it for you or you can ask the Office on Muslim Affairs OMA to translate it for you. Then identify whether it is a Visit or Tourist Visa or a Working Visa.

Visit Visa: If its Visit or Tourist Visa in airport you have to present the following in order to fly.
* Visa
* Passport
* Round trip ticket
* Some countries may require additional papers such as Invitation Letter from the Sponsor, A Photocopy of Sponsors Passport, and for more info you can ask the Immigration for more requirements.




Work Visa: If its Work Visa  in airport you have to present the following in order to fly.
* Visa - the Visa here must be stampped - it means that you have to bring the Visa to the destination's local embassy for stamping. Some requirements for Visa Stamping:
- Passport
- NBI Clearance for Travel Abroad (Issued by the National Bureau of Investigation NBI)
- And Medical Certificate that you are Fit to Work.

Note: All Clinics may not be credited or recognize by the embassy so ask them for the list of credited clinics for medical certificate.
* Passport
* One way ticket
* And lastly an Exit Clearance - obtaining exit clearance requires the following:
- Passport
- Visa (Stampped Visa)
- Contract of Employment Abroad issued by the employer

Finally: your done!