Bad Bad Immigration at Bangalore International Airport
As I have told that I would discuss my observations in Bangalore Hindustan International Airport during my trip from Chennai to Dallas, I would like to brief them over here. On a sharp contrast on the scale of 1 to 10, comparing them against other airport services in Frankfurt, Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fort Worth, I could just rate them around 2 or 3, with my great gestures of magnanimity.
With my Views and Reviews investigation gap, after I entered Hindustan International Airport, Bangalore, I found the guy who checks and allows passengers to enter, almost just plucking the tickets with force. A more gentle request would be appreciated. Of late, there has been spurt of complaints on the lapse of security services by Industrial Security Forces deployed at Indian airports. Last week, Tamil Murasu was carrying a news that an unidentified man could carry an expired ticket without any passport, visa or related document and could successfully enter the Airport Premises, area reserved for passengers only and then was about to enter Security Checkin area. The first two tier security seemed to be in deep slumber snoring all the way.
Coming back to my experiences, I could find three issues:
- As I told, the entry security at Bangalore Airport keeps shouting all along and very harsh.
- The Immigration Counter is another just confusing and set of tyrants. Unnecessary questions on why you want to board from Bangalore when there are lot of flights are there in Chennai; What examinations you took for Visa or all types of intimidating questions. I would really suggest they should gather guts to pose these questions to real cheaters.I think he was expecting some undertable bribe too.
I have sent a report on this to Ministry of External Affairs. Let us see if they incorporate corrective actions. Other countries take pride in having a very polite, calm and composed Immigration services, since they are the window to the world and face of the nation. Government of India should do something to correct this malady.
Views and Reviews 
March 17, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Check out Ajay Dsouza http://ajaydsouza.com/archives/2006/12/09/how-not-to-get-the-ecnr/#comment-20426
It is how government Ministry of external affiars works.
August 5, 2010 at 11:01 am
very bab
there no chairs to sit ,who come recive the guest in exit & there no water facility the parking fee to high
March 27, 2011 at 7:42 am
Dear
i m Arun Reddy ,Last night i m trying fly Kuwait for Employment purpose ,But The way of Immigration people not yet co-operated 10 min ,i waited along 12.35 a.m to 4.15 a.m ,at least min um sense not yet played the people .
i don’t know why the people asking some unethical issue ,like you from Andhra,Why are you flying from Bangalore,and why Ru going job there,why cant work here…Really i m scarderd about the kind of Demure in my life.
really i traveled 12-15 times Singapore,UK In my life still,But still now i faced lot of this kind of issue from the Immigration issue at Bangalore. i don’t why the people entrain the the kind of attitude to demure.
i want look serious the issue,due to i lost my employment from kwait ,due to they didn’t allowed from me to fly kwait.
So in this anyone help ,how can i get justice .
regards
Arun reddy
May 28, 2011 at 4:02 am
Dear,
I also faced the same problem when i was travelling from Benguluru international airport. On February 21, 2011 when i reached the airport to take my flight to Riyadh by Sri Lankan Airlines via Colombo, the officer who was occupying the counter was asking me unnecessary questions. He asked me to produce my company id card. As i was carrying it with me i shown him the same.
I would like to know from the external affairs departement to please list out the documents we have to take with us when we travel abroad particularly after spending vacation.
Kindly revert back.
Regards
Saji George
July 29, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Hi Guys,
Bengaluru Airport has a major problem created by immigration authorities. They have no right to ask foolish questions like why are you travelling from Bengaluru? We are Indians and we have the democracy and right to travel from any exit point of the Country. As long as our travel documents are meeting the immigration requirements Officers have no right to question such unethical questions.
Similar incident happened to one of my friends. A lady had a visit visa to travel to UAE with a valid passport. As per immigration requirement visit visa does not require an immigration check. About 5 tyrant immigration Officers questioned her and finally off loaded from the Aircraft. This is the beauracracy of our Government Officials. They are looking for bribes as it is deep routed in our country and cannot be erradicated.
That poor lady had to go back and lost her life time opportunity visiting United Arab Emirates. Who is responsible for this?
Our Indian Government and Politicians are busy in making money. Who has time to look all these problems? The objective of every individual connected in our Political system and Government servants is one, make quick money. People curse this and definitely their kids will suffer or those Officers will have short life time because all those looted money they will spend behind drinking alcohol, shortening their life span or spending behind girls, making their family life miserable.
March 26, 2013 at 6:13 pm
There was a guy at the immigration desk No : 7 on March 25th 2013 at 5:30AM. I have never seen such a rude person in my lifetime. After reaching US I have been to the US immigration personnel and wondered how polite and kind they were. That particlar mannerless person at the India (Bengaluru) immigration desk think himself to be some superior power so that we have to respect him inorder to get the immigration cleared. At the same time there were also very nice and kind officers on the same row. I wish I could know his name to file a complaint against him.
November 14, 2013 at 6:31 pm
Gentle Persons,
I really have empathy for all of them, I too faced too many question. Out of Curiosity filed an RTI to find out what questions they should ask and also to see the Proactive disclosure of information. Unfortunately Bureau of Immigration Comes under the Intelligenc eBureau and exempted from RTI, Though there is not supporting document from the MHA.
However, Most of the Guys are third grade Idiots and people with Below average common sense.. While all of us have the 1. Valid Passport 2. Valid Visa 3. Valid ticket.. None of the Foreign countries seem so arrogant and Idiotic than the people of bengalooru.
Seems like the British have programmed their genes with the Babugiri attitude.. while they are Govt servents who are supposed to be well behaved. More over they are Entry point to the Country.. You see most of them with Constipated looks 🙂
January 26, 2015 at 9:14 am
I am Nepali passport holder. I had travelled Sri Lanka for holiday from jan 25, 2015 to jan 26, 2015 with my company friends and my company is in Bangalore. My departure was from Chennai airport and arrival was at Bangalore airport. There were other two Nepali friends and plenty of other Indian friends. Three of us (Nepali passport holder) were at separate immigration counter. Other two did not have any problems for immigration clearing during our arrival to Bangalore airport from Colombo airport. But i was stuck with idiot immigration officer who was asking unnecessary questions regarding my departure from India. My departure from India was already stamped on passport, so i was thinking how come this guy could not find my departure clearance. He was also asking why i only spend one day in Sri Lanka and regarding my purpose in India. My other Nepali friends were already cleared by other immigration officer at respective counter. Finally, that immigration idiot officer called other immigration guy and i explained everything they need to hear. Finally, they had no other option than to clear my immigration.
So, i think its all depends on what type of immigration officer your are dealing with and how are they behaving. I had great fun in Sri Lanka but had to face bad experience at immigration counter in Bangalore airport.
March 15, 2016 at 1:25 pm
My husband is working i dubai, i will travell to dubai in is residance visa next month, should i carry my marriage certificate to immigration.plz help me.
March 16, 2016 at 6:15 am
Hi Divya,
It is safer to carry a copy or original of marriage certificate since the name on passport would most probably your father’s name and ticket name would be of husband.
December 15, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Hi I’m megha.my husband working in Saudi srabia I’m also traveling next month Saudi Arabia .I plan to go Bangalore airport.im going residency visa I’m going first time wat r the question immigration officer ask.
December 31, 2018 at 3:29 am
P.S.Pillai, Kerala says:
Yesterday, i.e. on 30/12/2018 my son, who is a Ph.D student in HKUST was on his return journey to Hong kong via Bangalore airport after his 10 days vacation holidays in Kerala. In the Immigration department one ‘gentleman’ was trying to confuse on seeing my son’s Student visa. In the visa it is clearly mentioned that its validity date of two years which is upto 31st August 2019. Almost one and half hrs he and his colleague teased him about a stamp fixed by HK Immigration in his visa. This stamping (journey completed) was done at HK immediately after his first visit during 2016 August as a part of validation of the newly issued visa that too should have been done within three months of its issuance. Even though he explained this in front of the concerned person, he was not allowed to move . Luckily, A higher officer intervened in the matter and checked his visa, Student ID card, HK ID card and found that everything was valid and correct and allowed him to continue his journey to Hong Kong.
This type of unscrupulous things should not be happened in future for people approaching Bangalore Immigration Department especially poor students.
February 17, 2019 at 12:27 am
The situation is still same. Asking your father’s name, uncle’s name. Why you came to Bangalore. This is the only country in the world whre visitors are not welcomed. The shitty questions at immigration counter both on arrival & departure will drive u nuts!