ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALS

ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALS
The Assistance-to-Nationals Section (ATN) of the Consulate of the Repubblic of the Philippines of Reggio Calabria services overseas Filipino nationals in distress .

Under Republic Act 8042, distressed nationals are defined as those who have valid medical, psychological or legal assistance problems requiring treatment, hospitalization, counseling, legal representation or any other kind of intervention with the authorities in the country where they are found.

Together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Office of the Labor Attache at Embassy in Rome , Consulate of the Repubblic of the Philippines of Reggio Calabria, within legal means, assists Filipino nationals in the resolution of their cases and if applicable, in their repatriation to the Philippines.