No identification - philippines - taken by agency

[trisha and eric 0]

The situation.. a couple years before she met me she was enrolled with a singing agency and bound to go to Japan. They had processed and issued her a passport which they held. They had also collected all her papers including birth certificate and id. After attending singing lessons with her classmates for many months she was then waiting for approval or date to leave. Time went by and eventually told her that immigration rules had changed and she would not be able to go and in order to get back her papers she would need to pay for the lessons. She had no money at the time and didn't pay and let it go feeling there was nothing she could do.

Since I have met here the agency has moved to an unknown location or just don't exist anymore.

Anyone familiar with the process of getting new identification?

[sunandmoon 450]

here's a link to passport replacement http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/lost-ppt.htm

NSO for birth certificate http://www.census.gov.ph/

Edited January 29, 2008 by Roy and Yazi

[vbtbmrt 2]

just hope the bussiness was legit and didnt take her ID and passport and are off pretending its her. ID theft hope you get it straighen out good luck

[Roserick 0]

just hope the bussiness was legit and didnt take her ID and passport and are off pretending its her. ID theft hope you get it straighen out good luck

You mean Identity theft?

[rjp44 1]

just hope the bussiness was legit and didnt take her ID and passport and are off pretending its her. ID theft hope you get it straighen out good luck

You mean Identity theft?

She should also contact the Philippine governmentagency that protects overseas workers as the employment agencies are regulated and she may be able to get help there.

[edp333 9]

just hope the bussiness was legit and didnt take her ID and passport and are off pretending its her. ID theft hope you get it straighen out good luck

You mean Identity theft?

Technically, if they took her passport and birth certificate it would be identification theft too.

[mikeandlani 0]

She should also contact the Philippine governmentagency that protects overseas workers as the employment agencies are regulated and she may be able to get help there.

^^ i agree. best if it is reported to the POEA. they might even have the recruiter's current address on their database.

lani

[shanleybelle07 0]

i have one neighbor here too...the same situation with ur fiancee...also bound for Japan,a dancer.the agency took her documents and she can only take it back if she will pay the refund of the expenses for the processing and medical...she didnt take it back coz she dont have money and what she did...she report her passport as lost...get a police report and affidavit and gotcha,she is now in USA...just last Aug 2007