2.1 The Bureau of Immigration shall conduct a secondary inspection of a traveler,
when deemed necessary, for the purpose of protecting vulnerable victims of human
trafficking and illegal recruitment and other relate offenses, through the assessment
of the following circumstances:
a) Age b) Educational attainment c) Financial capability to travel
i. If not financially capable to travel, an authenticated affidavit of support,
indicating therein the relationship within the 4th civil degree of consanguinity
or affinity, together with the supporting documents, may be entertained; and
ii. An affidavit of undertaking/guarantee may likewise be entertained.
2.2 Any passenger/traveler who will be subjected for secondary inspection shall
be required to accomplish the Bureau of Immigration Border Control Questionnaire
(BCQ) to be furnished by the Immigration Officer.
2.3 However, the following shall automatically be subjected to secondary inspection:
a) Travelers without financial capacity to travel escorted/accompanied by a foreigner
who is not related;
b) Minor traveling alone or unaccompanied by either parent or legal guardian without
the required travel clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD);
c) Repatriated irregular workers, in which case, travel may not be allowed without
the clearance from the IACAT (generate data);
d) Partners and spouses of foreign nationals intending to depart to meet and/or
marry his/her fiancé without the CFO Guidance and Counseling Certificate;
e) Passengers traveling to countries with existing deployment bans, alert levels
and travel advisories and those in possession of visas to the said countries; and
f) Passengers who stayed abroad for more than one (1) year during a previous departure
from the country as tourist/temporary visitor, intending to depart for the second
and/or subsequent time.
2.4 Clarificatory questions may be propounded relating to the above-mentioned documents/purpose
by the Bureau of Immigration.