Q: I signed a job offer last September 2019, until today I still don't have an employment visa. My tourist visa is expiring. I have a new job offer. Can I transfer immediately? A: Your relationship with the current company is illegal. Inform the current employer that you will not continue with them…

Legally speaking, you and the company are violating the laws of the UAE because a tourist cannot work without labour permission. This means that your relationship with the current company is illegal. If you have a new job, then inform the current employer that you will not continue with them and you can move to the new one.

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