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What are the Processing Fees and how much to work for KSA thru agency?

This is my first time to apply for work abroad and my destination is KSA, my agency advised me to pay 11K for the processing fee and when I went to my agency to settle the amount they told me that I still have to pay 1K for every documents that needs authentication to Saudi embassy and that I have 5 docs that they have already processed so they asked me to pay for additional 5K. Is this really the fees that should be charge from me? I don't know if I am right, but isn't it that the authentication fee should already be included in the processing fee?

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g_sarsuelo
	hi, in my agency i paid for P6.5k for the processing, i dont have any documents for authentication in the embassy due to my visa category is a laborer, although they ask me to submit my documents for processing in the embassy for conversion to my correct position not as laborer but agency didnt ask for additonal fees.


katedeguzmankj
	the processing fee of going to saudi arabia is 3000 and every authenticated documents that i have is only 600. i\'m a dentist here in saudi arabia for almost 4 months and i did not spent 10k or more when i\'ve got here.


malvar_renel
	POEA RULE V: FEES, COSTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS Section 3. Fees/Costs Chargeable to the Workers. Except where the prevailing system in the country where the worker is to be deployed, either by law, policy or practice, do not allow the charging or collection of placement and recruitment fee, a land based agency may charge and collect from its hired workers a placement fee in an amount equivalent to one month salary, exclusive of documentation costs. Documentation costs to be paid by the worker shall include, but not limited to, expenses for the following: Passport, NBI/Police/Barangay Clearance, Authentication, Birth Certificate, Medicare, Trade Test, if necessary, Inoculation, when required by host country, Medical Examination fees In the event that the recruitment agency agrees to perform documentation services, the worker shall pay only the actual cost of the document which shall be covered by official receipts. The above-mentioned placement and documentation costs are the only authorized payments that may be collected from a hired worker. No other charges in whatever form, manner or purpose, shall be imposed on and be paid by the worker without prior approval of the POEA. Such fees shall be collected from a hired worker only after he has obtained employment through the facilities of the recruitment agency.