Q: My employer told me that I will be on vacation for 5 months in my home country due to COVID-19 pandemic, I am worried that they will cancel my visa because 5 months is a very long period. Is there any chance they cancel me when I am in my home country for vacation?

Q: Hi, I am curious about the visa cancellation process. I want to properly cancel it when I leave my job. Can it be done by my employer when I am not in the UAE if my employer has my original Emirates ID and a copy of passport/residence visa? Is it required for me to provide my original passport in any case? Can this process be completed before the actual termination date of the contract? Thank you

Q: I was with a company in Dubai for 22 days, due to a family emergency I left home and paid compensation as in the work contract (45 days salary was the compensation). After 6 months of exit, I started requesting the company to cancel my visa and Emirates ID, but they are ignoring it. They want me not to come to the UAE again. Can you guide me on this?

Q: Hi. Who is responsible for the cancellation of the visa from immigration? The exiting employee or the former employer? My former employer has instructed me to process the immigration cancellation as it is the new rule. Thank you.

Q: Assalamu Alaikum I have two years of Dafza visa. Can I cancel this and is there any money I have to pay to cancel my visa before the end time of the visa? Can I transfer my visa to the mainland company?

Q: Good afternoon. I have been working with my employer for the past 3 years and 9 months. According to my contract, I am required to work 42 days and take 21 days of unpaid rotational leave. 6 months ago, my employer changed my rotational working cycle to 60 days of work and 60 days of unpaid leave. I did not agree to this change, but I have been working under this new cycle for the past 3 rotations. I resigned from my job while I was on rotational leave and requested to be released from my contract with a 30-day notice period. However, my employer informed me that I must first complete my rotational leave, which is 60 days, and then serve a 30-day notice period after returning to work. I have another job that I need to start in 20 days, but my current employer is not releasing me. I officially submitted my resignation via email on July 12, 2023, from India. Due to this issue, I traveled to Abu Dhabi on July 18, 2023. Please advise me if I must serve my notice period after completing my 60-day rotational leave, or if it can be calculated from the date of my resignation.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I resigned from my Dubai Media City Freezone company because it failed to operate for 7 months. It had no office, and it did not pay me on time. I was emotionally very affected, so I resigned after consulting MOHRE. After I resigned, my employer asked me to go on a one-month vacation, assuring me that the project would soon operate and requesting that I withdraw my resignation. I thought this was fine, but he took my Emirates ID before I departed from Dubai. Now, he is neither canceling my visa nor sending me the necessary documents to return and find other opportunities. What do I do now? How can I cancel my visa from outside the UAE?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I'm outside the country, and my labor card has been canceled, but my visa is still active. When I came to Dubai, I was stuck in immigration and returned to my home country. My employer says that it will take another 6 months to cancel my visa, but I'm not willing to wait. What is the solution?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can I submit my resignation while the company owner is away from the country?

Q: Dear Concern, I would like to ask a question regarding my notice period. I submitted my resignation on the 7th of March, and I intend to cancel my visa on the 5th of April. Am I allowed to request the cancellation of my visa even though it is not a 30-day notice period?

The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).