I was at the Departure wing of MMIA last Sunday to travel to S. Africa with a new Passport when the Customs/Immigration people descended on me with various type of questions. Honestly, some of the questions did not just make sense. At the end, I realised that they were only after money.

My question: is it a crime to travel out with a virgin International Passport?

What is the government doing to curb this intimidation and embarrassment of innocent travelers?

Are they now doing the jobs of the Embassy that issued the Visa because at some point they were asking for the invitation letter from my host, as if they would confirm such letter?

It was really embarrassing.