Originally Posted by
alonsofernandez12
My passport was returned to me yesterday, in a secret way and asking to me that I did not tell anyone else that this had happened (to avoid other to claim i think).
Interesting - perhaps a state secret
Originally Posted by
alonsofernandez12
They originally said that they keep it to prevent me from losing it because if i lose it, it is a very big problem
If they lose it, I don't think the problem will be any smaller...
Originally Posted by
alonsofernandez12
May anyone who works for your government retain you passport??
They can, but never happened to me. In China, many government employees or officials working for state enterprises have to turn in their passports to their employers. So it is normal in China. The employers hold these passports as directed by the Party. However, that only applies to Chinese passports.