RTD travel - Which nationality to select while booking a ticket

[lalaland1:)]

Just came back today from Mexico, this time from Cancun.

When departing Canada using Flair, I did the online check-in and got my seat number, before going the security area I just passed by Flair line to measure the backpack and put their purple tag. When it was time to board I was holded at the gate for about 20 min while they had to do a lot of checks and manual inputs at computer, I was behind the monitor and I could see all the screens that pops-up.

Three people there had to be involved to clear my boarding , I think they are not very familiar with this.

There are some red warning alerts when they scan the passport , and in 3 spaces they have to get a green tick to allow the passenger to board.

Mine had a red X on timatic part and X in Visa, she had to check in some website if I needed a visa considering my nationality, to board to Mexico, later after entering in some menus, and changing some options, selecting I had a visa, and mine was a Travel document, issued by Canada, she manually changed my true NATIONALITY to XXB.

When I was coming back, I used Westjet, so when I tried to do the check-in online, it didnt allow me. After I put manually the passport information, it showed an error me to conclude it in person. At the desk when I arrived at airport it was faster than Flair, but also took longer than normal.

This time I had the chance to see the tertiary area and had baggage inspection when arriving, since I declared I was bringing dairy.

Conclusion, regardless what you write at online check-in app, they will always manually change things in the computer before allowing you to board.

How was it coming back into Canada? What did immigration ask you? Also, were you travelling without PR on just RTD?

 

[Gusmcr]

Hi.
I was travelling without Pr.

Just usual questions, from where are you coming? For how many days? Did you go somewhere else? Are you bringing more than 10k? Bringing weapons? Food?
-Yes. food.
Childen formula with milk powder, coffee beans, and toasted nuts.
Did you go alone? No, a friend. From where do you know each other?
How much did you spend in the items? Anything else to declare?

Give this paper to the next officer.

Primary and secondary ask similar questions.

And the secondary sent me to sanitary inspection that seized the Nestle milk powder. Last lady was very nice. First two very serious.

 

[lalaland1:)]

Hi.
I was travelling without Pr.

Just usual questions, from where are you coming? For how many days? Did you go somewhere else? Are you bringing more than 10k? Bringing weapons? Food?
-Yes. food.
Childen formula with milk powder, coffee beans, and toasted nuts.
Did you go alone? No, a friend. From where do you know each other?
How much did you spend in the items? Anything else to declare?

Give this paper to the next officer.

Primary and secondary ask similar questions.

And the secondary sent me to sanitary inspection that seized the Nestle milk powder. Last lady was very nice. First two very serious.

Thank you for responding! What did you show the airline to board the plane to Canada? Just the RTD or any other document as well? Did they also ask you for pictures of the trip or something? Like proofs of where you were?

 

[Gusmcr]

Thank you for responding! What did you show the airline to board the plane to Canada? Just the RTD or any other document as well? Did they also ask you for pictures of the trip or something? Like proofs of where you were?

Those questions where from secondary officer at pearson. They didn't ask to see pics but I guess they could if they had suspected I had been to my born country.

In may the secondary officer asked to see the boarding pass of return from Mexico.

For the airline just the RTD.

 

[Scarbz]

Hi
Anyone please guide which transit to choose while travelling to Thailand in RTD

 

[lalaland1:)]

Hi
Anyone please guide which transit to choose while travelling to Thailand in RTD

Hey! So I travelled to Thailand via Taiwan (Taipei Taoyuan) and I didn’t need any visa to transit. The airline was EVA/Thai and it was pretty smooth with them

 

[Scarbz]

Hey! So I travelled to Thailand via Taiwan (Taipei Taoyuan) and I didn’t need any visa to transit. The airline was EVA/Thai and it was pretty smooth with them

Thanks a lot
Any idea about Doha, Abu dhabi and Dubai?