An Australian woman is warning other travellers after a passport detail cost her an extra $1500 when she landed in Bali.

Monique said she was looking forward to a “much needed” holiday in Bali along with her 60-year-old mother.

However, what the Melbourne woman didn’t know at the time was she would run into trouble upon arrival at the Indonesian airport.

“While at the Batik Air counter at Tullamarine airport I was made to sign an additional blue form which I was told I had to show whenever I showed my passport,” Monique explained to 7NEWS.com.au

“This was because my passport was slightly dirty as it is seven years old.”

Monique said she continued on her travels with no issues, however, as soon as she pulled out the blue form at immigration in Bali, things went south.

“I was asked if I was alone, and if I were a regular traveller (which I’m not) … then I was taken into a small interrogation room,” she said.

“Officials continued to come in and out and question me for over an hour.

“I was hysterical and petrified.”

Monique says she became increasingly confused as the officials began laughing and speaking in Indonesian.

The officials told the frightened traveller because her passport was damaged, she was breaking the law by trying to enter the country and needed to be deported.

“Then they told me they would be able to sort out the issue for a fee of $US1000 ($A1500),” she said.

“However my passport was actually accepted and already stamped for visa entry, and it wasn’t till I handed them the blue form that I was picked on.”

But Monique, who was just out of a job, said she refused to pay.

That’s when the officials turned to her 60-year-old mother.

“They approached my scared mother and convinced her to pay, and said if she didn’t I wouldn’t be getting my passport returned,” she said.

After paying, the pair were escorted out of airport with no further hiccups.

However, Monique says the entire ordeal really dampened the mood for what was meant to be a relaxing getaway.

“The entire holiday was spent stressing about this experience and researching whether my passport was acceptable,” she said.

“It was a terrible experience … very traumatic.”

At the end of their trip, the travellers made it back through the airport with the passport and were not stopped or questioned any further.

But Monique claims she has since been in touch with border security officials in Melbourne, who advised her they believe the ordeal was likely a set-up.

“My passport was never the real issue,” she said.

“It was an easy way to get some money from inexperienced tourists.

“I really didn’t expect this … so very traumatic.”

Source: 7news.com.au