Q: Dear Sir, Good Morning! Sir I need your advice; I worked in Dubai in 2018, but due to my family problem I came back to India, without cancelling the visa. Now my visa status is showing PERMANENT CLOSED. Please clarify the meaning.

Q: How can one check if there is a ban or abscondment in Dubai if not in Dubai? Son had to leave and couldn't get visa cancelled, as he had to leave urgently due to medical reasons. Checked online and residency visa is still active till next year but doesn't want to arrive in Dubai to be fined or arrested. He has been out of Dubai for more than 6 months and wishes to re-enter in Sept. for a visit. He is a British Passport holder.

Q: I worked in UAE for 2 years and 3 months, I've already taken my free vacation after my 2 yrs contract and I returned to work, but suddenly, some emergency happened at home, so I need to take emergency leave and go back home. But the problem is, after my emergency leave, I was unable to return to work. I want to know if I have been blacklisted because of that?

Q: How am I supposed to remove an absconding case from my employer since he asked for money to give me my passport back?

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?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was offered a job in the UAE in 2022. However, after signing a two-year limited contract, I was unable to travel to work due to a personal emergency. My visa status was shown as "canceled before entry." I do not have a file for my visa cancellation. I have been offered another job in the UAE this year, and I want to take it. Unfortunately, my new employer is unable to apply for my visa because they do not have my cancellation paper. I would like to know if I am blacklisted for this reason, will I have a travel ban? If I obtain my own tourist visa, will I have any problems with immigration?

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