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3 available 3 • View allEmployment termination & Cancellation of residence visas
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Q: I was recently terminated from work. My employment contract with the company, signed in March 2012, states clearly: on the resignation date of your employment, the employee shall remain under the work and residency visa of the company for a period of 3 months effective from the date of resignation or termination.
However, the company informed me that the recent changes to the law in the UAE since my contract was signed states that cancellation of employment visa and residency should be done within one month and that those changes supersede the wording in my contract.
Is this true? Or the wording in my contract is still valid?
Please advise.

Jan 11, 2017
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Employment visa cancellation
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Q: I was working at Dubai airport. I was given 2-year visa to work in the company, my visa will expire on 3rd of August 2017. Along the line, I applied in another company, was given appointment letter and was asked to submit my cancellation letter which I did after collecting it from my former company.
When they went to an immigration center, they said in their system it was recorded that I have left Dubai since a year plus while I am still in the country. So they asked me to exit on the 7th of April while my visa will expire on the 3rd of August 2017... since have submitted my cancellation letter my visa is not out yet... someone told me that within 2 weeks visa processing will be done, so I don't know why it is taking too long to be ready.
Please ma/sir I need your help. What shall I do? Thank you.

Apr 11, 2017
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Exiting the country after getting cancellation to change visa
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Q: Hi Sir,
Good Afternoon,
I want to know what will be the procedures for getting a new visa after the cancellation of residency visa from the old company.
I have received the cancellation paper from the old company; should I exit to get a new visa or I can get the new visa without an exit?
Please kindly help me.

Jul 17, 2018
1962
Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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