س: مرحبًا، لقد كنت أعمل في عيادة خاصة وقدمت استقالتي عبر البريد الإلكتروني، كما أنني أبلغت صاحب العمل بذلك عبر تطبيق الواتس آب وعملت حتى نهاية فترة الإشعار. لقد طلبت من الشركة إلغاء تأشيرتي منذ بداية أسبوع العمل الأخير وتواصلت معهم كثيرًا عن طريق الهاتف وحتى عبر البريد الإلكتروني لإلغاء تأشيرتي. أخبرتهم أنني سأغادر إمارة دبي في 22/10/2020، ولذلك يجب عليهم إلغاء تأشيرتي قبل ذلك لكنهم لم يلغوا تأشيرتي واستمروا في تأخير الإجراءات. في الوقت الحالي، غادرت دولة الإمارات وما زلت أرغب في إلغاء تأشيرتي، لذلك طلب مني صاحب العمل دفع رسوم إلغاء التأشيرة عبر تطبيق الواتس آب. لقد فعل صديقي ذلك. لقد قاموا بإنهاء عقد العمل الخاص بي، لكنهم لم يقوموا بإلغاء تأشيرتي في الإدارة العامة للإقامة وشؤون الأجانب. لقد أرسلت لهم مرارًا وتكرارًا رسائل من خلال تطبيق الواتس آب وعن طريق الهاتف وعبر البريد الإلكتروني أطلب منهم إلغاء تأشيرتي قبل مغادرة دولة الإمارات في 22/10/2020 لكنهم تجاهلوا الأمر ولم يقوموا بإلغاء تأشيرتي. سؤالي هو؛ ماذا يجب عليّ أن أفعل كخطوة تالية وكيف يمكنني إلغاء تأشيرتي وأنا خارج دولة الإمارات؟ يرجى تقديم المشورة.

Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I resigned from my Dubai Media City Freezone company because it failed to operate for 7 months. It had no office, and it did not pay me on time. I was emotionally very affected, so I resigned after consulting MOHRE. After I resigned, my employer asked me to go on a one-month vacation, assuring me that the project would soon operate and requesting that I withdraw my resignation. I thought this was fine, but he took my Emirates ID before I departed from Dubai. Now, he is neither canceling my visa nor sending me the necessary documents to return and find other opportunities. What do I do now? How can I cancel my visa from outside the UAE?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I joined a company in Dubai but left within a month and returned to my home country. My visa is not canceled. Now, I have another job in Dubai, but my employer is asking me to come to Dubai to sign for the visa cancellation. Is it true that I have to be in the UAE for visa cancellation, or is my employer tricking me? Additionally, once the visa is canceled, how can I return to my home country without a visa?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can I submit my resignation while the company owner is away from the country?

Q: Hello, I have a residency visa that expired a month ago. I am currently outside the UAE and need to go back in September. My ex-employer was under the Techno Park Freezone, but I couldn't find their Freezone authority website. The company has been closed for two years. I need to cancel my residency so I can apply for a visitor visa. What should I do to fix my problem? Thank you!

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