Hello

Please note that concerning your inquiry about the passport being hold by the father because he’s being designated the child’s guardian, because that in most cases it’s the father, he has the right to hold the child’s passport for safekeeping,

But he must hand the passport over to the custodian (your mother) when it is needed.

In a situation like this, when the father doesn’t want to give the passport back to you then you must file a case, the judge may order the passport to be kept with the custodian if they experience difficulty dealing with the guardian when the passport is requested (Article 157 Personal Status Law)

Article (157)

1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (149) of this Law, the tutor may keep with him the passport of the fostered child, except in case of travel, where he should hand it over to the woman fosterer.
2. The judge may order to maintain the passport in the hands of the fosterer should he notice an obstinateness from the tutor’s part to refuse delivering it to the fosterer in case of necessity.
3. The woman fosterer may keep the originals, or true official copies of the birth certificate and any other evidential documents, pertaining to the fostered child, as well as his identity card.