Mumbai airport immigration desk scam

martess · Sep 4th, 2008, 00:09

Immigration officers at mumbai airport refused to let us (Indian nationals ) enter the country, on the pretext that the last time we had left India, our departure stamps were not in the current passport, and we were not carrying the old passports that expired three yrs ago. Then they lowered their voices and asked for a bribe. $200 each. all i had was $20. so a couple hours went by, after which they accepted those 20 dollars and waved us on.
One officer mentioned how can they all share $20.

bruce3404 · Sep 4th, 2008, 08:59

I hope you got personal information for these scammers (I'm assuming they were wearing some sort of badges or had some sort of ID) so that you can report them to the government.

nomad · Sep 4th, 2008, 09:52

doesn't sound like scam to me.
i think you have to carry old passport if you got new passport while you were abroad.

Brisso · Sep 4th, 2008, 10:21

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Originally Posted by nomad

doesn't sound like scam to me.
i think you have to carry old passport if you got new passport while you were abroad.

The previous passport expired 3 years ago - pure corruption.

bruce3404 · Sep 4th, 2008, 11:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomad

doesn't sound like scam to me.
i think you have to carry old passport if you got new passport while you were abroad.

If it's not a scam, then why was the fine lowered from $200 to $20? The OP also mentioned that she heard the officials discussing splitting the $$$ amongst themselves.

obione980 · Sep 4th, 2008, 11:18

All relevant information is stored on the Government data base, on your passport file, including that from your previous passport - and the date of issue of the new one.

Still - it's probably not worth complaining officially - it'd be just too easy to insert a note on your computer file which could cause you delays every time to cross an Immigration Point.

sriram_world · Sep 4th, 2008, 11:23

They even steal chocolates..they are damn buggers.. When I came via Mumbai airport to chennai last time from Chicago, I had huge amount of chocolates and one of the bag's side zip was not locked.

It had 3 packets of stuffed chocolates and all were present during the frankfurt transit.

By the time,I got baggages from mumbai,they were gone..

Sriram.B

shashank.aggarwal · Sep 4th, 2008, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruce3404

If it's not a scam, then why was the fine lowered from $200 to $20? The OP also mentioned that she heard the officials discussing splitting the $$$ amongst themselves.

Please read carefully..its not a fine but a bribe !!

Brisso · Sep 4th, 2008, 11:48

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Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

Please read carefully..its not a fine but a bribe !!

sham "fine"!

Sep 4th, 2008, 00:09	#1
martess chaiwalla Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Miami, Brasilia Posts: 1	Mumbai airport immigration desk scam Immigration officers at mumbai airport refused to let us (Indian nationals ) enter the country, on the pretext that the last time we had left India, our departure stamps were not in the current passport, and we were not carrying the old passports that expired three yrs ago. Then they lowered their voices and asked for a bribe. $200 each. all i had was $20. so a couple hours went by, after which they accepted those 20 dollars and waved us on. One officer mentioned how can they all share $20.

Sep 4th, 2008, 09:52	#3
nomad Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Singapura Posts: 630	doesn't sound like scam to me. i think you have to carry old passport if you got new passport while you were abroad. __________________ Rahul Verma http://rverma.smugmug.com www.pbase.com/rverma

Sep 4th, 2008, 11:23	#7
sriram_world Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chennai-TamilNAdu Posts: 170	Mumbai officers are worst.. They even steal chocolates..they are damn buggers.. When I came via Mumbai airport to chennai last time from Chicago, I had huge amount of chocolates and one of the bag's side zip was not locked. It had 3 packets of stuffed chocolates and all were present during the frankfurt transit. By the time,I got baggages from mumbai,they were gone.. Sriram.B

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Sep 4th, 2008, 08:59	#2
bruce3404 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Eugene, Oregon USA Posts: 352	I hope you got personal information for these scammers (I'm assuming they were wearing some sort of badges or had some sort of ID) so that you can report them to the government.

Sep 4th, 2008, 11:18	#6
obione980 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 381	All relevant information is stored on the Government data base, on your passport file, including that from your previous passport - and the date of issue of the new one. Still - it's probably not worth complaining officially - it'd be just too easy to insert a note on your computer file which could cause you delays every time to cross an Immigration Point.