Can’t you just help her escape, bring her to the embassy in Washington, DC and tell them she lost her passport or it was taken by her UAE employers??
what sort of visa is she on? Nanny’s or au pairs are on a J-1 visa which is considered a cultural exchange. They need not be paid a prevailing minimum wage, but it is not customary for the host to confiscate the passport, nor “hold” their wages.
I am now living in Davao City, Philippines. I live on the island of Mindinao which is in the news and an object of constant notices to me from the US Embassy and State Department with travel warnings. There have been problems with Muslims in Zamboanga which is 12 hours away from me. Davao City is probably the safest place in the Philippines, and is a modern city in a third world country. There are lots of poor people here.
Because the country is poor, jobs are at a premium. The vast majority of workers are common laborers and get paid 150-200 pesos per day. Presently, the exchange rate is around 44.5 p per USD. Therefor, many Filipinos become OFW (Offshore Foreign Workers) and send money home to support their families. This is a family-oriented culture. Wives will leave their children with their mom or mom-in-law and send money home to feed and school them. Working a few years in America can allow them to send enough home to build a small house.
I pity the cynics that have posted here about Filipinas. I have a Pinay wife and she is far from crazy. She is loyal, loving, and a great cook. My house is immaculate, and she keeps herself well. I am a lucky man.
I know that she considered me a good catch because I have a steady income, far above what a Filipino would enjoy. It is a mutual-benefit situation and I have lots of friends enjoying a similar situation.
BUT, I also have friends that have some of the above noted problems. It is a matter of getting to know someone, like an intelligent person would do anywhere. If the girl is trying to scam you. she would be asking for money. If she wants to leave the family, I would probably contact the Philippine Embassy and ask for their help. It doesn't cost much to help and if you san make her life better, it is a good and kind thing to do. If anything develops as a relationship, then good luck and go into with eyes wide open.
There are millions of unmarried, available women here in the United States and you have to take up with a foreigner with problems of this sort. And who knows what danger you might find yourself in if this UAE couple finds out about you. Hell, they may have unpleasant ways of making you go away.
“Flea. F-L-E-A.”
“That’s Turkey, alright.”
My post 90 tells me that this whole nanny story is as real as $3 bill. You need advice from a website? Pleeeeez....