Q: Hi. My spouse sent me to Pakistan and my residency got expired. I came back here on a visit visa and I am living in his house. Now he threatens not to take me under his sponsorship and neither wants to divorce. What will happen when my visit visa expires?

Q: Dear questioner, I came to Dubai with a three-month visa but I was accused of bringing drugs into Dubai so I was detained for five months. My judgment from the court says that I am (innocent). I want to know if my visa is still valid.

Q: Hi, I have an investor visa that expires on 17 April 2022. I am in London today. Can I enter now on the same visa?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I am on a visit visa and my investor visa is under process. Do I need to exit before the investor visa is issued if the visit visa expires in 30 days?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am applying to transfer my US immigration case to the UAE and I am working on getting an UAE work permit. I understand that applying for residency comes with it. My question is, when I enter the UAE on a work permit, how long do I have to live in the UAE? Do I have to stay until I receive the printed residency card? Or do I have to stay until I get my interview letter and/or until I do the interview? Could I leave after the residency card has been applied for (but not received) and come back for the interview? I have read that you can leave as long as you come back before 6 months. Thank you!

Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My husband canceled my spouse visa without my knowledge. Can I get back to Dubai? What actions can I take if he will not accept me in his house?

Q: Hi, I left Abu Dhabi in 2020 and did not cancel my residence visa because I wanted to return. However, our company suddenly declared bankruptcy, and I have no chance to return to the UAE. Am I allowed to enter the UAE again without a cancellation paper? Thanks!