س: في خطاب عرض العمل الذي وقّعته، ورد أن تكلفة التأشيرة 5000 درهم، يجب على الموظف دفعها إذا ترك العمل قبل انتهاء صلاحية تأشيرته. بعد مرور ستة أشهر، قدمت استقالتي… ج: لا يجب عليك أن تدفع لصاحب العمل درهمًا واحدًا من تكاليف التأشيرة. وفقًا للقانون، إنه الطرف المُلزم بدفع نفقات استخراج تأشيرتك…

Dear questioner, You are not entitled to pay your employer even one penny of your visa costs. Based on the law, he is the one who should be obliged to pay the full expenses of your visa without claiming it back from you. However, if he refuses to accept your resignation, please visit Tawafoq and register your complaint there in order to save your labor rights. If in case you cannot proceed to that, please feel free to contact us via phone. Thank you!

إجبار الموظف على دفع تكاليف التأشيرة إذا استقال قبل انتهاء التأشيرة

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