Facebook user Kugan Pillai shared how he was at Vietnam airport trying to get through immigration for his flight to Singapore.
The immigration officer allegedly wrote “tip” on his air ticket and asked him for money, to which he ended up relenting and giving the officer 500,000 dong.
Here is what he said
I was at Hanoi’s airport immigration departing to Singapore today when this immigration officer wrote “tips” on my airticket.
He was holding my passport and asking for it. I asked him for what but he just kept pointing to what he wrote.
I didn’t know what to do or whom to asked for help and i was also rushing for my flight. I gave in to him in the end by giving 500000 dong.
I have already informed Singapore’s MFA about it. I know this may be normal in other countries but i feel that i was held hostage if I didn’t give the money, I wouldn’t get my passport chopped.
