Pwede ba ireklamo ang agency na ayaw ibigay ang passport?

Diana Brito
is in the Philippines

Pwede bang sabihin sa agency na may hawak nang passport ko na irereklamo ko sila pag ayaw nilang ibalik ang passport ko? Kasi po ayaw po nilang ibigay. They're holding it for ransom. Ayaw ko namman pong magbayad.

 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Actually, walang madaling sagot sa tanong mo. Ang agency kasi, baka may dahilan sa pag-hold nila, halimbawa, sila ang nag-advance ng pang medical mo o kaya pang-air fare mo. So, bago naman nila-i-release ang passport mo, dapat naman silang mabayaran doon sa mga lehitimong ginastos nila para sa iyo, na napakinabangan mo.

Ngayon, kung hindi ka naman nakinabang at wala namang rasonableng dahilan ang kanilang pag-hold sa mga papeles mo, dapat lang na-ireklamo mo, dahil panggi-gipit iyon. Ang POEA ay may complaints desk para sa mga ganiyang kaso.

Ang iba naman, dumudulog sa mga public service programs, at may mga liaison officer ang mga public service programs na tutulong sa iyo para maka-usap ang agency at maibalik sa iyo ang mga papeles mo.

Good luck to you.
Laarni Dion
is a none in the Philippines
ayaw po ibalik ng agency ko po passport ko,wala naman po sila ginastos sakin o naging progress ng application ko sa kanila sa loob ng 3weeks po..gusto ko po kunin passport ko pero dapat daw magbayd ng withdrawal fees?dapat po ba yun attorney..

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