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3 available 3 • View allDo I need my partner's consent to cancel my partner visa in Dubai?

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Q: Do I need my partner's consent to cancel my partner visa in Dubai?
We haven't liquidated the company yet and my partner wishes to remain on the partner visa, but I don't.


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Cancellation of partner visa when the sponsor refuses
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Q: A person's visa, as a business partner, is held by a company who has ceased trading and the company licence expired in March 2019 and has not been renewed.
The person wants to be released from the company sponsorship and there are no outstanding monies, BUT the company owner wants AED 2,000 to cancel the visa.
Question 1.
What can the person do?
Question 2.
How long can they stay in Dubai after cancellation?

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The local sponsor is not allowing the expat partner to exit. What to do?

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Q: I have run a limited liability company in Dubai mainland with a 51 (Local) / 49 (Expat) ownership structure for the last 26 years.
Due to some issues, I wish to exit the company and handover it to the local partner but he is not letting me exit the company.
What are my options?
Thanks!


Aug 22, 2021
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1 available 1 • View allWhat You Must Know about Company Liquidation in the UAE 15
Companies can be wound up by Voluntary Liquidation. This shall proceed as initiated by shareholders or creditors of a company by passing a valid shareholder’s resolution. When a company’s financial mechanism fails, and the company is in financial distress and/ or becomes insolvent whereby it is unable to pay off its debts, the company may file a petition for winding up to the court.
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1 available 1 • View allFederal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies 0
The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies governs commercial companies in the United Arab Emirates. The New Commercial Companies Code repeals the previous UAE Commercial Companies Code (Federal Law No. (2) of 2015 on Commercial Companies).
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