Updated Filipino guidebook to focus on investment scams
An updated guidebook for Filipinos complete with all the essential laws and information about living in the
UAE plus warnings on investment scams will be released this year, a lawyer said.
The second edition of the free Essential OFW Guide to
UAE comes three years after the first edition was published by Gulf Law and the Philippine
Embassy.
Attorney Barney Almazar, director of Gulf Law and author of the book, said the guide will have actual visuals of documents needed for government transactions. “We will also include step-by-step guides on important processes, including how to legalise your status in the UAE if you have overstayed in the country. We’ll include the actual filled-out forms to give our readers a clear picture of what they need to prepare.”
When the book came out in 2015, it outlined the major issues Filipinos face in ‘five Is’ — Indebtedness, intoxication, immorality or illegal affairs, illegal recruitment and improper documents. Almazar said the new guidebook will also include a comprehensive section on investment scams.
Almazar said they have also teamed up with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines that will provide relevant investment education that will help Filipinos invest in the right way.
He said they will be publishing fewer hard copies this year, compared to the 120,000 free copies they distributed before.
A digital version will also be available. ■