Q: In 2013, I was working in the UAE on an employment visa. I had to return back to India in short time with the intention of joining back in a week's time but the situation didn't permit. Hence, my visa was not cancelled. I also had a horrible employer and they used to deduct money from my salary for mistakes that happened or losses that occurred to the company because of my negligence. That way I had AED 600 due to them. I don't know whether they have put any ban on me or whether they reported me as absconding or if any other charges have been framed against me. Just when I informed them that I am not joining back, they sent an email asking me to send my passport for cancellation and pay AED 600. However, I couldn't trust sending the passport by courier for visa cancellation. Now, I would like to travel on a visit visa to Dubai with my family. It's been more than 4 years now but I am afraid if there is any kind of case filed against me then I will be detained at the airport or will be asked to pay a heavy fine.

س: عدت إلى بلدي دون إلغاء تأشيرة العمل. والآن مر على ذلك عام كامل. فهل يمكنني استصدار تأشيرة أخرى للبحث عن وظيفة؟

Q: Hi, I left my job in Abu Dhabi due to personal and health reasons, my resignation was accepted online, but I never went back for the exit stamp. Now, the same employer is willing to take me back but there is an immigration ban on me in the system and the previous employer says they do not have any issues with me. Can such ban be lifted and a new work visa issued?

س: مرحبًا لقد حصلت على تأشيرة زيارة على الرغم من أنني كنت قد غادرت دبي دون إبلاغ صاحب العمل بمغادرتي منذ سنوات. هل ستكون هناك مشكلة عند الدخول إلى الدولة؟

س: سيدي العزيز / سيدتي العزيزة، لقد كنت أعمل في مجال الضيافة في دولة الإمارات. وأتيحت لي الفرصة للعمل في نفس الشركة في دولة مختلفة باعتباري جزءًا من فريق العمل (ولكنني ما زالت أتقاضى راتبي وأعمل بشكل رسمي في دولة الإمارات). عندما كان من المقرر أن أعود إلى دولة الإمارات، كانت لديّ مشاكل عائلية جعلتني أعود إلى بلدي الأم وحصلت على إجازة لوقتٍ إضافي. ولكن بعد ذلك قررت عدم العودة إلى الإمارات. أخبروني أنه يجب عليّ دفع راتب شهرين والعودة إلى دولة الإمارات للتوقّيع على وثائق إلغاء التأشيرة. ما هي العواقب المترتبة على عدم العودة إلى دولة الإمارات للتوقيع على هذه الوثائق وهل يحق للشركة من الناحية القانونية أن تطلب مني دفع راتب شهرين؟

Q: I was a school teacher in Dubai from 2020 to 2021. I chose not to return after the summer for the remaining year of my contract. I do not owe any money to the bank, but I did not pay a couple of utility bills and my former employer (the school) claimed I owed them money for breach of contract. I also did not cancel my residence visa. I would like to return to Dubai on a tourist visa. How could I find out if I would be stopped at immigration?