dhexxxxx wrote:It's the fixer's fault for not making her passport legit. I think Samantha didnt expect any problem regarding the validity of her passport. Getting a fixer is very common here in Ph in fact, my passport, driver's license, and even some of my permits are done with fixers. getting a fixer is a common thing here especially if you want to expedite the process or if you don't want to go through the hassle of falling in line.
I just dont understand though why she did not secure a transit visa knowing that she will have a stopover in Paris. Same thing happened to us earlier this year, we're supposed to travel to Morroco but we failed to secure a transit visa for our Paris stopover so Hongkong Immigration did not allow us to board our plane to Paris.
There are two kinds of fixers kasi. One is yong may contact sa loob ng departaminto na kayang iuna ang mga papeles mo (di mo na kailangan pumila) pero kayang bigyan ka ng lehetimong passaporte. Kumbaga short cut lang ng process (without requirements) pero legit passport pa rin ang ibigay sa'yo. Your case belong to this one. Ako rin at one point in time, I think yong driver's license ko as student, I used a fixer before.
Second kind of fixer is yong fixer na walang contact or connect sa loob pero kaya ka pa rin bigyan ng ng passport kahit tampered with ito from another one's passport. Uso yan sa mga TNT sa USA or yong para sa mga illegal recruitment, or yong mga nagtatago sa batas and need to change identity. Maraming ganyan talaga but in this day and age of digital machineries, this kind of strategy can no longer prosper kasi high tech na (e.g. biometrics scanner). This kind of fixer is super-mahal at super mahirap hanapin (so mga underground movement lang ang may alam nito usually) kasi nga they can do the impossible. I think Sam's situation falls into this category.
Whose fault then for Sam's predicament? Bahala na kayong magdebate dineh.