In Reply to: Of course it's illegal! An immigration posted by Bali Rocket on Sunday, 8. August 2010 at 07:59 Bali Time:
And yes i thought it was illegal before and this was confirmed in my opinion after using it.
It was an excellent service and a stress free way to enter Bali but with border security tightening more and more every time you travel overseas this service "must" be illegal and would never be available in this form to enter most of the other countries I have entered from an airport.
I enjoyed the experience because of its simplicity but still think its wrong and will eventually be abolished in its "present" form.
I was standing at the luggage collection point while my passport was being stamped out of my sight so unless the VIP rep was an actual immigration official then its not only illegal but a huge border security breach.
Given Bali's first hand experience with terrorism (from internal or not)I cant actually believe that its still going on at an international airport so blatantly.
This service would be fine if the traveler was taken to a separate immigration counter set aside for those wanting to pay for a stress free Concierge service ( as some seem to do)
Security checks when leaving Bali seem to tighten more and more every time I go?