Practice question
A licensed agency insists that an applicant pay an unauthorized financial demand before it returns her passport prior to departure. It argues that its valid license and custody of the document during processing permit retention for any debt it asserts. Which is correct?
- A valid license authorizes every passport-retention condition.
- Prior custody makes the passport the agency's property.
- The demand is lawful whenever the agency writes an internal policy.
- The stated withholding falls within the prohibition; licensing and prior custody do not authorize financial leverage outside lawful grounds.
- The worker must first travel abroad before the prohibition can apply.
Legal references
- RA 8042 Section 6 as amended by RA 10022 Section 5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10022_2010.html — Section 6(a)–(m), as amended.
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