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Can I accept a new job offer if I have pending labour case and expired visa?
Dear Sir,
Hope you will be in the state of good health and doing fine.
My owner absconded in 2015 but my visa expired in June 2016. I filed a case before he absconded and Labor office transferred the case to court where the worthy orders of the court to do execution and pay my dues and that execution is still in process.
Labor approved me to work as part-time. Now I have a new job offer from another company and want to cancel the visa that has already been expired for one and half year.
Will I have fine or some other obstacles while cancelling my visa in order to join the new company?
Regards
Please make an application to grant you the relevant permission.
STEP 1 - Request the court to provide you with a certificate stating that you have a labour case pending before the court.
STEP 2 - Apply to the Ministry of Labour to grant you permission to work temporarily which will be for six months. Attach the Court certificate with the application related to the temporary work permit before the Ministry of Labour. This may grant you the temporary work permit.
STEP 3 - Approach the Residency Department to extend the visa so that you are not fined for overstay. And then approach the office of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (the "Directorate") and present the authorization letter from the Court along with the documents pertaining to your labour dispute and the subsequent litigation issued by the Ministry of Labour to justify the overstay in the event the visa has expired.
