In recent months, the days of the "dog pushers" have been particularly difficult.
Previously, while staying in the Philippines, they occasionally received nuclear inspection calls from China, inquiring about their activities in the Philippines. For those who haven't returned to China for a long time, or have stayed in sensitive countries, they are often deceived into returning home.
To complete the task of persuading them to return, the domestic police have used all means, including sweet talk and threats.
They offer to reimburse travel expenses, promise re-entry after a brief report, or threaten to cut off water and electricity at home.
They also engage in psychological warfare, having relatives contact them and urging them to return home.
Some even publicly announce a list of those involved in scams.
However, few fraudsters are persuaded to return, but many overseas workers are persuaded back only to find their exit restricted, severely affecting their businesses.
One man, who had married and had children abroad, was restricted from leaving the country for four years, a truly grievous situation.
But indeed, some "push push brothers" were persuaded to return, thinking there was no evidence of their involvement in the gray market in China, only to be detained upon arrival!
There have been reports of flights where, upon landing, almost all passengers were taken away by the police who called out names directly!
Some people, despite the lack of substantial evidence and failing to extract any information, were still blacklisted and restricted from leaving the country.
Others were even more unfortunate; due to company data leaks or reports, they were detained (often involving cross-provincial cases!), investigated thoroughly, and forced to return illicit gains.
What's more infuriating is that even after returning the illicit gains, they might still end up in prison.
Essentially, after years of hard work, they are set back tremendously by these actions.
For these people, besides returning illicit gains and facing imprisonment, movement restrictions or exit bans are inevitable.
Suspended sentences, no need to go to prison? Stripped of everything, how can they live or find a job?
Having survived last year's persuasion wave, they hoped this year would be better, but in July, a new ban from "Little Horse" came, demanding that they lower their visa status and leave the country by October 15.
This has shaken the confidence of those who survived the persuasion, fearing arrest in the Philippines, many sought agents overnight to clear customs and prepare to return to China.
Meanwhile, some agents took advantage of the situation to raise prices and create panic!
Not only Chinese agents but also some Vietnamese agents knew that Chinese people were busy exiting the Philippines, with plane tickets costing only 700 yuan, but the customs clearance fee was directly 5000 yuan!
There was a report that the price for a Thai DTV visa tripled in a week, starting at 30,000 yuan.
Frankly, the agents don't have any insider information; they mostly gather information from relevant Philippine government websites.
But in this atmosphere of panic, many people rush to agents to clear customs and return to China to avoid being caught or deported.
Actually, by consulting the Philippine Bureau of Immigration or other relevant websites, one can find out how to exit the country properly.
Those who are not proficient in English can also bring a Filipino who is better at English to help translate at the immigration office.
For those confirmed to return to China, it's important to prepare all necessary documents to avoid being restricted from exiting upon return. Share the complete process of reduction and handling of exit restrictions in detail! Prepare materials to prevent being restricted after returning to China!
Regarding returning to China, it's crucial to ask more, consult more, and verify more, and not to scare oneself.
Finally, hope everyone can safely get through this year!
