No it is not. They might need the passport for visa application service but after that they should give it back to you. If you want an "official" word on this, write to the Gulf Times and hope they will publish your story. You can then show it to your employer.
But they do not have the right to withhold your papers, but unfortunately this has been a practice, specially for people from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc or for laborers & house staff....but you are an engineer....so contest this.
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Aisha-Taweela
No it is not. They might need the passport for visa application service but after that they should give it back to you. If you want an "official" word on this, write to the Gulf Times and hope they will publish your story. You can then show it to your employer.
But they do not have the right to withhold your papers, but unfortunately this has been a practice, specially for people from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc or for laborers & house staff....but you are an engineer....so contest this.
Aisha-Taweela