Q: I have a one-year labour ban starting on May 01, 2019. I came to know from a friend that the labour ban is followed by an immigration ban. How true is it? If I get an offer letter from another employer, will it lift the ban or not? Is there anything that can be done to lift the ban? Authentic answers will be much of help. Thank you!

Q: Hi Sir, Myself Rijo, presently I am facing one-year labour ban (as per my knowledge and same mentioned in cancellation paper too). Now I have a new offer with DMCC free zone but things were not processed because of this ban. DMCC asked me for the immigration clearance. How can I clear this? My previous contract was under limited term so even salary basis also is not helping me. From other sites I came to know it is possible but still have no idea how, so can you suggest me a solution?

Q: I was working for Boutique 1, it's an LLC company. I left the company in October 2015, after working with them for 11 months. So I got a one-year labour ban from them. Then I joined another company which is in a free zone, so my visa got processed and faced no issues in October 2015. I have been with this company for 1 year and 9 months and now I have a job with Landmark which is an LLC as their marketing manager. So I cancelled my visa and applied with them but it got rejected because it says I have a 1-year ban. Now, the ban is from my old employer Boutique 1 (the ban should have finished last year), but since I didn't leave the country and rather changed my visa within the UAE the ban period never begun. I have filed a request with Tasheel but I don't think that will help. I have everything needed to lift the ban. The labour contract with my salary a lot more than AED 12,000 attested bachelor's degree & if necessary I can get NOC from Boutique 1 as it's been almost 2 years since I left them. Need urgent help!

Q: Dear ma'am, I have a labor ban for 1 year. Do I need to exit the country even if I am on my husband's visa? Please advise!

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