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6 available 6 • View allCancellation of visa due to the premature death of sponsor
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Q: Hi Sir,
My sister's family had to exit the UAE on 25th Sep as her husband passed away on 20th Sep.
Also given he was the main sponsor (investor visa) the resident visa of all family members had to be cancelled for them to exit and carry the human remains.
However, the family members now need to go back to the UAE for winding up their home & also children's school.
Can they enter considering the grace period of 30 days or do they need to re-apply for a new visa to enter the UAE?

Oct 9, 2019
3779
Dependant visa status when the sponsor is changing job
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Q: I am working in Dubai and have sponsored my wife who is also working in Dubai.
Now, I have got another employment opportunity in Abu Dhabi, so I will not be able to hold my wife's visa while my new visa gets issued.
I will sponsor my wife again once I get a new visa but my question is, what will happen with her current job? Will she have to terminate the work contract because of the cancellation of visa?

Feb 21, 2018
23268
Cancellation of sponsor and dependent visa when there is a case
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Q: Hi.
My wife has a travel ban due to the non-payment of a loan. She is sponsored by me and her visa is valid until the end of January 2019.
My visa is expiring in December 2018 and I need to cancel my visa so that I can cancel my trade license, but in order to do that, I need to cancel my wife's visa.
Since she has a case against her, that probably will not be possible. What is the solution for this predicament?
My wife is not in the country at the moment. Can my visa renewal be affected due to this?
Thanks

Dec 4, 2018
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What happened to the visa of dependents when the sponsor dies? 
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Q: Hi Sir/Madam,
My family and I lived in the UAE but due to my father's death, we had to leave last year since he was our sponsor for our residency.
We didn't cancel the residency ourselves and I have returned to the UAE twice after that for visit. Now, my residency has expired; it has been expired for 3 months now and I am planning on visiting the UAE soon.
Can I just get a tourist visa and get in or do I need to do something about my expired residency since we didn't manually cancel it?
Thank you.

Sep 6, 2021
2719
Can the wife and daughter of an employee stay on his visa after he passes away?
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Q: Hi
A husband dies and his wife and daughter are under his visa.
Can they continue with his visa if the company let them stay with that visa and the company didn't cancel his visa?

Jun 30, 2022
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What to do with dependents' visas upon joining another employer?


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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I have a residence visa and my both daughters are under my sponsorship. I want to know if I got a new job and had to cancel my old residence visa, then what about my daughters' visas?
Would cancel them prior to my visa cancellation? Or are there any options for holding their visas and transferring to a new visa?



Jan 18, 2023
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An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.
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Hi,
I am employed in Abu Dhabi. My employer owes me 2.5 months of salary as he didn't pay me on time. I have a job offer from another employer wherein I have to join immediately.
They will apply for my new visa. If I request to cancel my current visa and get a new visa from the new employer, can I still sue my previous employer after 1 or 2 months?
Could you please tell me my options in this?
I have to obtain a new visa from the employer and some international travel requirements are there in my employment.
Jul 27, 2021
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Request to extend rent for a few days and landlord's right to charge me for that 0
Hello,
I had provided 90 days' notice of tenancy cancellation to my landlord and he acknowledged the same.
As per this, I am supposed to vacate the villa on 20 July. I now need to extend my stay for 4 additional days (21 - 24th July), due to unforeseen circumstances.
What is the rule in this regard? Can a tenant request for the same and is the landlord obliged to agree?
Or can he charge me for the 4 extra days on a pro-rata basis?
For your info, I have been a tenant at this villa for 8 years.
Thank you for your assistance.
R. A.
Jul 15, 2021
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Is the tenant obliged to extend tenancy for one month to meet the notice requirement? 0
In my tenancy contract I have this clause:
"If the tenant intends to vacate or renew the tenancy on the expiry date, he/she agrees to give the landlord at least ninety (90) days written notice.
a) Renewal should be signed and the rental cheque has to be paid 1 month before expiry, otherwise, the landlord has the right to find a new tenant."
I gave the landlord notice 60 days prior to the expiry date. Now he is asking for a penalty of one month from me or extending the contract for 1 month with an additional one-month payment.
However, in the clause, I don't see any reference to such a penalty. The only written sub-clause is that renewal should be signed one month before expiry, otherwise, he can find another tenant.
I want to leave the last day of the contract, therefore I don't have any issue with him finding another tenant afterwards.
Based on the above, is he eligible to get a penalty?
Kind Regards,
D. D.
Jul 15, 2021
617
Can the landlord disconnect property utilities in case of defaulting on rent? 0
My contract is expiring at the end of this month. The Lessor of the property management has notified me to pay the pending amount of my rental dues by the 15th of July. Failing in which they will disconnect my utilities.
I have delayed my payments but I have somehow covered my monthly rentals. I am still due to pay some amount to them. Previously when this situation occurred, they have disconnected my utilities.
Can anyone suggest to me whether this is legal to disconnect utilities?
Jul 15, 2021
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A judgement of jail and fine in Ajman court and possibility to remove the jail sentence 0
I have a police case in Ajman court. The judgment is AED 1100 fine and 1-month jail.
I paid the fine but I did not go to court and surrender to 1-month jail.
Now my visit visa is expired and I cannot extend it. I want to go to my country.
Any options that I have without going to jail for 1 month?
Jul 15, 2021
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