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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Special Advisory for OFWs and Amnesty Applicants with Police Cases in Saudi Arabia

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY BULLETIN ON THE 2017 KSA AMNESTY PROGRAMME: The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia urges the OFWs with outstanding cases to avail the amnesty immediately. The Amnesty was given by the Saudi Crown Prince which started on March 29 and will last for 90 days. After the amnesty period, the Saudi government will launch a comprehensive crackdown for illegal expat's arrest. They will be detained and asked to pay the full fines and serve the full penalty before being deported. During the amnesty period, there will be no fines to be paid. However, for the expats with outstanding police cases, they are not allowed to avail of the amnesty unless their cases have been resolved. The Philippine Embassy has issued an advisory for those who have police cases to voluntarily submit themselves before the amnesty period . For those Filipinos who tried to apply for the Amnesty but who were found out to have pending police cases, please be reminded/informed of the following: Per the original announcement by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Premier and Ministry of Interior, expatriates with police cases are not qualified to avail of the amnesty unless their police case has been resolved. Per Saudi Police, all those who have police cases should appear before the police authorities where their case was filed and submit themselves for Police investigation. Police authorities have the right to detain those who have police cases pending the results of the investigation. Police authorities will call the person who filed the case and ask them to likewise appear before the police authorities for the investigation. If during the investigation, the case is proven to be without merit, then it will be dropped and the person with the police case will be released. If the case is proven to have merit, the Police will ask the two parties to try and settle the case. If they reach an amicable settlement, they will sign a final agreement (mukalasa) which will be certified by the police authorities. The mukalasa is proof that the case has been resolved. It can be shown to the Jawasat in order for the final exit to be issued during the Amnesty period. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached, the police investigator will endorse the case to the prosecutor’s office under the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIPP). The prosecutor will then conduct his own investigation into the case. If the case cannot be settled at the prosecutor’s office, then the prosecutor will endorse the case to the criminal court where it will be heard by a judge. At this stage the case will follow normal the normal legal process under Saudi law. At any given time during the investigation, the person with the police case can be released on temporary bail (kafala) by his/her employer/sponsor. Those on kafala however, cannot exit the Kingdom unless their case has been resolved. The Embassy was informed by its police contacts that the instruction of the Saudi Ministry of Interior to the police is to resolve all cases before the end of the Amnesty period. This can only be done by the police if those with police cases voluntarily submit themselves for investigation. The Embassy advises those with police cases to immediately submit themselves to the Police authorities where their case was filed in order to facilitate the swift resolution of their cases by the concerned Saudi Authorities. Source: Phil. Embassy Riyadh RECOMMENDED: Saudi Crown Prince Launches Amnesty For All Residency And Labor Violators Effective March 29 to June 29,2017 Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior,Prince Mohammed bin Naif Al Saud, stated in his speech during “A Nation Without Violations” campaign inauguration, that the program focuses on solving the residency and labor law violators status. It will also will also help individuals who wish to solve their violations and avoid sanctions. The Crown Prince asked for the cooperation of the residents for the goals of the campaign to be met. He also urged violators to take advantage of the 90 days opportunity which will begin on March 29 up to June 29 this year. He directed authorities to facilitate the procedures for the people who will take the initiative to leave the country within the amnesty period and relieve them from all sanctions. Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia meeting with US President Donald Trump Recommended: Why OFWs Remain in Neck-deep Debts After Years Of Working Abroad? From beginning to the end, the real life of OFWs are colorful indeed. To work outside the country, they invest too much, spend a lot. They start making loans for the processing of their needed documents to work abroad. From application until they can actually leave the country, they spend big sum of money for it. But after they were being able to finally work abroad, the story did not just end there. More often than not, the big sum of cash they used to pay the recruitment agency fees cause them to suffer from indebtedness. They were being charged and burdened with too much fees, which are not even compliant with the law. Because of their eagerness to work overseas, they immerse themselves to high interest loans for the sake of working abroad. The recruitment agencies play a big role why the OFWs are suffering from neck-deep debts. Even some licensed agencies, they freely exploit the vulnerability of the OFWs. Due to their greed to collect more cash from every OFWs that they deploy, it results to making the life of OFWs more miserable by burying them in debts. The result of high fees collected by the agencies can even last even the OFWs have been deployed abroad. Some employers deduct it to their salaries for a number of months, leaving the OFWs broke when their much awaited salary comes. But it doesn't end there. Some of these agencies conspire with their counterpart agencies to urge the foreign employers to cut the salary of the poor OFWs in their favor. That is of course, beyond the expectation of the OFWs. Even before they leave, the promised salary is already computed and allocated. They have already planned how much they are going to send to their family back home. If the employer would cut the amount of the salary they are expecting to receive, the planned remittance will surely suffer, it includes the loans that they promised to be paid immediately on time when they finally work abroad. There is such a situation that their family in the Philippines carry the burden of paying for these loans made by the OFW. For example. An OFW father that has found a mistress, which is a fellow OFW, who turned his back to his family and to his obligations to pay his loans made for the recruitment fees. The result, the poor family back home, aside from not receiving any remittance, they will be the ones who are obliged to pay the loans made by the OFW, adding weight to the emotional burden they already had aside from their daily needs. Read: Common Money Mistakes Why Ofws remain Broke After Years Of Working Abroad Source: Bandera/inquirer.net NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE EMIRATES ID CAN NOW BE USED AS HEALTH INSURANCE CARD TODAY'S NEWS THAT WILL REVIVE YOUR TRUST TO THE PHIL GOVERNMENT BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS From beginning to the end, the real life of OFWs are colorful indeed. To work outside the country, they invest too much, spend a lot. They start making loans for the processing of their needed documents to work abroad. NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES In a Facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country.Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. Good news to the Filipinos whose business and livelihood rely on good and fast internet connection such as stocks trading and online marketing. President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the establishment of the National Government Portal and a National Broadband Plan during the 13th Cabinet Meeting in Malacañang today. In a facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country. Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. The broadband program has been in the work since former President Gloria Arroyo but due to allegations of corruption and illegality, Mrs. Arroyo cancelled the US$329 million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp.just 6 months after she signed it in April 2007. Fast internet connection benefits not only those who are on internet business and online business but even our over 10 million OFWs around the world and their families in the Philippines. When the era of snail mails, voice tapes and telegram and the internet age started, communications with their loved one back home can be much easier. But with the Philippines being at #43 on the latest internet speed ranks, something is telling us that improvement has to made. RECOMMENDED BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE In January, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that President Duterte had asked her to draft the executive order similar to what had been implemented in Davao City when he was a mayor, it is the "100% smoke-free environment in public places."Today, a text message from Sec. Manny Piñol to ABS-CBN News confirmed that President Duterte will sign an Executive Order to ban smoking in public places as drafted by the Department of Health (DOH). If you know someone who is sick, had an accident or relatives of an employee who died while on duty, you can help them and their families by sharing them how to claim their benefits from the government through Employment Compensation Commission. Here are the steps on claiming the Employee Compensation for private employees. Step 1. Prepare the following documents: Certificate of Employment- stating the actual duties and responsibilities of the employee at the time of his sickness or accident. EC Log Book- certified true copy of the page containing the particular sickness or accident that happened to the employee. Medical Findings- should come from the attending doctor the hospital where the employee was admitted. Step 2. Gather the additional documents if the employee is; 1. Got sick: Request your company to provide pre-employment medical check -up or Fit-To-Work certification at the time that you first got hired . Also attach Medical Records from your company. 2. In case of accident: Provide an Accident report if the accident happened within the company or work premises. Police report if it happened outside the company premises (i.e. employee's residence etc.) 3 In case of Death: Bring the Death Certificate, Medical Records and accident report of the employee. If married, bring the Marriage Certificate and the Birth Certificate of his children below 21 years of age. FINAL ENTRY HERE, LINKS OTHERS Step 3. Gather all the requirements together and submit it to the nearest SSS office. Wait for the SSS decision,if approved, you will receive a notice and a cheque from the SSS. If denied, ask for a written denial letter from SSS and file a motion for reconsideration and submit it to the SSS Main office. In case that the motion is not approved, write a letter of appeal and send it to ECC and wait for their decision. Contact ECC Office at ECC Building, 355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Makati, 1209 Metro ManilaPhone:(02) 899 4251 Recommended: NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES In a Facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country.Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. Read more: http://www.jbsolis.com/2017/03/president-rodrigo-duterte-approved.html#ixzz4bC6eQr5N Good news to the Filipinos whose business and livelihood rely on good and fast internet connection such as stocks trading and online marketing. President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the establishment of the National Government Portal and a National Broadband Plan during the 13th Cabinet Meeting in Malacañang today. In a facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country. Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. The broadband program has been in the work since former President Gloria Arroyo but due to allegations of corruption and illegality, Mrs. Arroyo cancelled the US$329 million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp.just 6 months after she signed it in April 2007. Fast internet connection benefits not only those who are on internet business and online business but even our over 10 million OFWs around the world and their families in the Philippines. When the era of snail mails, voice tapes and telegram and the internet age started, communications with their loved one back home can be much easier. But with the Philippines being at #43 on the latest internet speed ranks, something is telling us that improvement has to made. RECOMMENDED BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE In January, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that President Duterte had asked her to draft the executive order similar to what had been implemented in Davao City when he was a mayor, it is the "100% smoke-free environment in public places."Today, a text message from Sec. Manny Piñol to ABS-CBN News confirmed that President Duterte will sign an Executive Order to ban smoking in public places as drafted by the Department of Health (DOH). Read more: http://www.jbsolis.com/2017/03/executive-order-for-nationwide-smoking.html#ixzz4bC77ijSR EMIRATES ID CAN NOW BE USED AS HEALTH INSURANCE CARD TODAY'S NEWS THAT WILL REVIVE YOUR TRUST TO THE PHIL GOVERNMENT BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS How to File Employment Compensation for Private Workers If you know someone who is sick, had an accident or relatives of an employee who died while on duty, you can help them and their families by sharing them how to claim their benefits from the government through Employment Compensation Commission. If you know someone who is sick, had an accident or relatives of an employee who died while on duty, you can help them and their families by sharing them how to claim their benefits from the government through Employment Compensation Commission. Here are the steps on claiming the Employee Compensation for private employees. Step 1. Prepare the following documents: Certificate of Employment- stating the actual duties and responsibilities of the employee at the time of his sickness or accident. EC Log Book- certified true copy of the page containing the particular sickness or accident that happened to the employee. Medical Findings- should come from the attending doctor the hospital where the employee was admitted. Step 2. Gather the additional documents if the employee is; 1. Got sick: Request your company to provide pre-employment medical check -up or Fit-To-Work certification at the time that you first got hired . Also attach Medical Records from your company. 2. In case of accident: Provide an Accident report if the accident happened within the company or work premises. Police report if it happened outside the company premises (i.e. employee's residence etc.) 3 In case of Death: Bring the Death Certificate, Medical Records and accident report of the employee. If married, bring the Marriage Certificate and the Birth Certificate of his children below 21 years of age. FINAL ENTRY HERE, LINKS OTHERS Step 3. Gather all the requirements together and submit it to the nearest SSS office. Wait for the SSS decision,if approved, you will receive a notice and a cheque from the SSS. If denied, ask for a written denial letter from SSS and file a motion for reconsideration and submit it to the SSS Main office. In case that the motion is not approved, write a letter of appeal and send it to ECC and wait for their decision. Contact ECC Office at ECC Building, 355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Makati, 1209 Metro ManilaPhone:(02) 899 4251 Recommended: NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES In a Facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country.Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. Read more: http://www.jbsolis.com/2017/03/president-rodrigo-duterte-approved.html#ixzz4bC6eQr5N Good news to the Filipinos whose business and livelihood rely on good and fast internet connection such as stocks trading and online marketing. President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the establishment of the National Government Portal and a National Broadband Plan during the 13th Cabinet Meeting in Malacañang today. In a facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country. Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside. The broadband program has been in the work since former President Gloria Arroyo but due to allegations of corruption and illegality, Mrs. Arroyo cancelled the US$329 million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp.just 6 months after she signed it in April 2007. Fast internet connection benefits not only those who are on internet business and online business but even our over 10 million OFWs around the world and their families in the Philippines. When the era of snail mails, voice tapes and telegram and the internet age started, communications with their loved one back home can be much easier. But with the Philippines being at #43 on the latest internet speed ranks, something is telling us that improvement has to made. RECOMMENDED BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE In January, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that President Duterte had asked her to draft the executive order similar to what had been implemented in Davao City when he was a mayor, it is the "100% smoke-free environment in public places."Today, a text message from Sec. Manny Piñol to ABS-CBN News confirmed that President Duterte will sign an Executive Order to ban smoking in public places as drafted by the Department of Health (DOH). Read more: http://www.jbsolis.com/2017/03/executive-order-for-nationwide-smoking.html#ixzz4bC77ijSR EMIRATES ID CAN NOW BE USED AS HEALTH INSURANCE CARD TODAY'S NEWS THAT WILL REVIVE YOUR TRUST TO THE PHIL GOVERNMENT BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS Requirements and Fees for Reduced Travel Tax for OFW Dependents What is a travel tax? According to TIEZA ( Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority), it is a levy imposed by the Philippine government on individuals who are leaving the Philippines, as provided for by Presidential Decree (PD) 1183. A full travel tax for first class passenger is PhP2,700.00 and PhP1,620.00 for economy class. For an average Filipino like me, it’s quite pricey. Overseas Filipino Workers, diplomats and airline crew members are exempted from paying travel tax before but now, travel tax for OFWs are included in their air ticket prize and can be refunded later at the refund counter at NAIA. However, OFW dependents can apply for standard reduced travel tax. Children or Minors from 2 years and one (1) day to 12th birthday on date of travel. Accredited Filipino journalist whose travel is in pursuit of journalistic assignment and those authorized by the President of the Republic of the Philippines for reasons of national interest, are also entitled to avail the reduced travel tax. If you will travel anywhere in the world from the Philippines, you must be aware about the travel tax that you need to settle before your flight. What is a travel tax? According to TIEZA ( Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority), it is a levy imposed by the Philippine government on individuals who are leaving the Philippines, as provided for by Presidential Decree (PD) 1183. A full travel tax for first class passenger is PhP2,700.00 and PhP1,620.00 for economy class. For an average Filipino like me, it’s quite pricey. Overseas Filipino Workers, diplomats and airline crew members are exempted from paying travel tax before but now, travel tax for OFWs are included in their air ticket prize and can be refunded later at the refund counter at NAIA. However, OFW dependents can apply for standard reduced travel tax. Children or Minors from 2 years and one (1) day to 12th birthday on date of travel. Accredited Filipino journalist whose travel is in pursuit of journalistic assignment and those authorized by the President of the Republic of the Philippines for reasons of national interest, are also entitled to avail the reduced travel tax. For privileged reduce travel tax, the legitimate spouse and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of the OFWs are qualified to avail. How much can you save if you avail of the reduced travel tax? A full travel tax for first class passenger is PhP2,700.00 and PhP1,620.00 for economy class. Paying it in full can be costly. With the reduced travel tax policy, your travel tax has been cut roughly by 50 percent for the standard reduced rate and further lower for the privileged reduce rate. How much is the Reduced Travel Tax? First Class Economy Standard Reduced Rate P1,350.00 P810.00 Privileged Reduced Rate P400.00 P300.00 Image from TIEZA ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS, TYPE KEYWORDS and TITLE OF ARTICLE a “A NATION WITHOUT VIOLATORS” Bulletin No. 004 The Philippine Embassy reminds all Filipinos who are illegally staying in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to immediately avail of the Amnesty Programme being offered by the Saudi Government. The Amnesty programme will last for ninety (90) days since beginning on 1/7/1438 Hijri, corresponding to 29 March 2017. The Saudi Government is strictly warning all expatriates that after the Amnesty period has ended, it will begin a comprehensive national campaign to search for and immediately arrest and detain all expatriates who are illegally staying in the country. Expatriates who are arrested in this way will be required to pay the full penalties incurred during their illegal stay, including serving jail time and other appropriate sanctions under Saudi law, and will be eventually deported back to their country of origin. Note also that Saudi Authorities will likewise hold accountable those who harbor or protect illegally staying expatriates. Punishments for harboring an illegally staying expatriate include jail sentence, fines and deportation from the Kingdom. The Embassy advises all Filipinos who are accommodating illegally staying expatriates to convince them to immediately avail of the Amnesty programme and exit the country before the end of the Amnesty period, in order to avoid being detained, fined and deported by Saudi Authorities. Special Advisory for Amnesty Applicants with Police Cases: For those Filipinos who tried to apply for the Amnesty but who were found out to have pending police cases, please be reminded/informed of the following: Per the original announcement by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Premier and Ministry of Interior, expatriates with police cases are not qualified to avail of the amnesty unless their police case has been resolved. Per Saudi Police, all those who have police cases should appear before the police authorities where their case was filed and submit themselves for Police investigation. Police authorities have the right to detain those who have police cases pending the results of the investigation. Police authorities will call the person who filed the case and ask them to likewise appear before the police authorities for the investigation. If during the investigation, the case is proven to be without merit, then it will be dropped and the person with the police case will be released. If the case is proven to have merit, the Police will ask the two parties to try and settle the case. If they reach an amicable settlement, they will sign a final agreement (mukalasa) which will be certified by the police authorities. The mukalasa is proof that the case has been resolved. It can be shown to the Jawasat in order for the final exit to be issued during the Amnesty period. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached, the police investigator will endorse the case to the prosecutor’s office under the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIPP). The prosecutor will then conduct his own investigation into the case. If the case cannot be settled at the prosecutor’s office, then the prosecutor will endorse the case to the criminal court where it will be heard by a judge. At this stage the case will follow normal the normal legal process under Saudi law. At any given time during the investigation, the person with the police case can be released on temporary bail (kafala) by his/her employer/sponsor. Those on kafala however, cannot exit the Kingdom unless their case has been resolved. The Embassy was informed by its police contacts that the instruction of the Saudi Ministry of Interior to the police is to resolve all cases before the end of the Amnesty period. This can only be done by the police if those with police cases voluntarily submit themselves for investigation. In this light, the Embassy advises those with police cases to immediately submit themselves to the Police authorities where their case was filed in order to facilitate the swift resolution of their cases by the concerned Saudi Authorities. -

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia urges the OFWs with outstanding cases to avail the amnesty immediately.
The Amnesty was given by the Saudi Crown Prince which started on March 29 and will last for 90 days.
After the amnesty period, the Saudi government will launch a comprehensive crackdown for illegal expat's arrest. They will be detained and asked to pay the full fines and serve the full penalty before being deported. During the amnesty period, there will be no fines to be paid.

However, for the expats with outstanding police cases, they are not allowed to avail of the amnesty unless their cases have been resolved.
The Philippine Embassy has issued an advisory for those who have police cases to voluntarily submit themselves before the amnesty period .

For those Filipinos who tried to apply for the Amnesty but who were found out to have pending police cases, please be reminded/informed of the following:

Per the original announcement by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Premier and Ministry of Interior, expatriates with police cases are not qualified to avail of the amnesty unless their police case has been resolved.

Per Saudi Police, all those who have police cases should appear before the police authorities where their case was filed and submit themselves for Police investigation. Police authorities have the right to detain those who have police cases pending the results of the investigation.

Police authorities will call the person who filed the case and ask them to likewise appear before the police authorities for the investigation. If during the investigation, the case is proven to be without merit, then it will be dropped and the person with the police case will be released.

If the case is proven to have merit, the Police will ask the two parties to try and settle the case. If they reach an amicable settlement, they will sign a final agreement (mukalasa) which will be certified by the police authorities. The mukalasa is proof that the case has been resolved. It can be shown to the Jawasat in order for the final exit to be issued during the Amnesty period.

If an amicable settlement cannot be reached, the police investigator will endorse the case to the prosecutor’s office under the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIPP). The prosecutor will then conduct his own investigation into the case. If the case cannot be settled at the prosecutor’s office, then the prosecutor will endorse the case to the criminal court where it will be heard by a judge. At this stage the case will follow normal the normal legal process under Saudi law.

At any given time during the investigation, the person with the police case can be released on temporary bail (kafala) by his/her employer/sponsor. Those on kafala however, cannot exit the Kingdom unless their case has been resolved.

The Embassy was informed by its police contacts that the instruction of the Saudi Ministry of Interior to the police is to resolve all cases before the end of the Amnesty period. This can only be done by the police if those with police cases voluntarily submit themselves for investigation.

The Embassy advises those with police cases to immediately submit themselves to the Police authorities where their case was filed in order to facilitate the swift resolution of their cases by the concerned Saudi Authorities.

Source: Phil. Embassy Riyadh