A foreign worker whose sponsor has changed and who fears being sent back to his country

Question:
May Allah keep you alive. He says: I am a foreign worker. I left my job with one company and then worked for another company without transferring my sponsorship. Now the owner of the first company has handed my passport over to the passport office, and I do not want to return to my country because it is a land of disbelief. So, is it permissible for me to remain, since I am afraid for my religion?

Answer:
This is a regulatory matter, because workers are subject to regulations. So you proceed according to the workers' regulations and come through the proper, regulatory channels, and no one will oppose you.
As for remaining without proper status, this exposes you to liability and deportation. So you must take the initiative to regularize your status with the authorities and those who have jurisdiction over your sponsorship. You must take the initiative in this. And if it is facilitated for you through a righteous path, where people of good character intercede for you and regularize your status with the authorities, that is a good thing. The important thing is that you do not remain content with being in violation of the regulations. Rather, work to remove your non-compliance with the regulations.
We ask Allah to keep us firm, and you, and you say that you are a Muslim and that your country is a land of disbelief, and you fear the trials if you return there. Allah will help you, if Allah wills. But change the means and do not remain silent about this situation; strive to regularize it. Yes.