What are my rights?

Samfachie
By Samfachie

I am ask to pay 14,500 so i can get my release papers, but when i already paid the said amount, still i'm not getting any documents from them. What i have to do. Anyone can give me advice or help me regarding this issue?

By frontieragent• 27 Oct 2011 09:50
Rating: 4/5
frontieragent

Yes.. ex-pats just like you and me get treated like this.. Horrible I say but I speak the truth.

By matilda.swart• 27 Oct 2011 09:41
matilda.swart

I was recently hired to work as a teacher (i am on my husband's sponsorship), i fell ill and even with all the necessary steps i took to convey with the school, i was still dismissed over the phone!! is this how ex-pats get treated?

By Samfachie• 17 Oct 2011 12:11
Rating: 2/5
Samfachie

yes it is printed on their letter head with company stamp.

And i was locally hired. but now he is telling me that he will give the documents once he is in the mood to give.

I also need to work and i cant start unless i will get my papers.

What shall i do.

By Samfachie• 17 Oct 2011 12:08
Samfachie

If i am going to seek help from the ministry of labor, am i sure that i will be safe? I've seen a lot of people who complained but they were in big trouble, they are even sent to jail for just claiming for their rights.

By anonymous• 17 Oct 2011 12:06
anonymous

did they acknowledge this in written and do you have a copy of it??

if yes... in this case u have all the rights to get release... especially if you were locally hired :)

By Samfachie• 17 Oct 2011 12:05
Samfachie

i refuse to pay but they had already threatened me that they will bring all my documents to CID once i will not pay on that day.

I also got statement of account on all things i paid to them but there is no signatory on it but there is a logo stamp on the paper.

One thing more is he is a powerful person here in qatar so i get scared when he told me to bring one way ticket to hell.

By anonymous• 17 Oct 2011 12:02
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

1st... you shouldn't have paid even a single riyal unless u had debts

2nd...Incase u felt generous that day..u should have maintained a written proof of that so called agreement.

3rd... Threaten them that you'd file a case against them and etc....may be that will help

4th... Pray and never do it again :)

By Samfachie• 17 Oct 2011 12:02
Samfachie

I didn't buy my visa with them, i work as executive manager but suddenly comes a problem and they terminated me as sales executive and ask me to pay the said amount for car, transfer of sponsorship and iqama.

By anonymous• 17 Oct 2011 12:00
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

1st... you shouldn't have paid even a single riyal unless u had debts

2nd...Incase u felt generous that day..u should have maintained a written proof of that so called agreement.

3rd... Threaten them that you'd file a case against them and etc....may be that will help

4th... Pray and never do it again :)

By Samfachie• 17 Oct 2011 11:59
Samfachie

No i don't have but they ask me to shoulder the rent a car, change of sponsorship and renewal of iqama etc.

By joe90• 17 Oct 2011 10:08
Rating: 5/5
joe90

If you obtained your visa illegally then you have no rights. If you want to retain your rights, do not buy a work visa.

By mr_qatar• 17 Oct 2011 09:22
Rating: 5/5
mr_qatar

To visit ministry of labor and complain about your sponsor/company and about your case...! Hope they will help you.. The second option is that hire a lawyer or complain about this to police...

By just1s• 17 Oct 2011 09:16
Rating: 5/5
just1s

Not again..... I'm sure you fall into trap.....

If I not mistaken you have your Visa from someone and then when you ask for release he will ask a sum of money from you ..

I heard a lot of cases like this. BUT i feel sorry for you because you are one of the victim of Bad business/money making activity by some locals ...

It is definitely illegal therefore you have no any rights.

By Khan1970• 17 Oct 2011 09:10
Rating: 4/5
Khan1970

I think they need more

By anonymous• 17 Oct 2011 08:58
anonymous

Pay for what? Do you have debts?

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