27 January 2010- The Philippine Embassy in Tehran warns Filipinos who intend to work in Iran as household service workers, on the regulations of Iran for illegal foreign workers.
The Embassy added that exit visas are not released without the payment of the penalties of overstay. Thus, workers who have been abandoned by their employer/agent end up being stranded in Iran for a long time, while the Embassy negotiate for their eventual repatriation.
Since the Iranian government does not allow foreign household service workers to work inside the country, Filipino household service workers who enter Iran from Dubai or other neighboring cities with tourist visa end up as illegal workers. END.