Selective scanning of e-Travel clearance in effect | Pinakabagong Balita sa Pilipinas

Selective scanning of e-Travel clearance in effect — Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta. Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta. Shorter lines are expe...

Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta.

Shorter lines are expected at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) temporarily suspended the scanning ofe-Travel clearance requirementfor passengers with nothing to declare upon landing. But those with goods to declare at customs gates or passing through the “red lane,” will still need to present their e-Travel QR codes, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said. The same also applies to those tracked and chosen by customs officers through “random, reasonable and intelligence-based assessments.” Despite the temporary suspension, all arriving passengers, whether with or without goods to declare, will still be required to register on the e-Travel app or website and fill out customs declaration forms. The revised BOC policy, based on a memorandum dated Aug.11, seeks to reduce, if not eliminate, the long lines forming at the arrival area since the eTravel QR code system was fully implemented last year.—KATHLEEN DE VILLA

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