س: هل من العادي ألا أتواصل مع صاحب عملي السابق خلال سريان إجراءات إلغاء التأشيرة؟ وهل سيؤثر هذا الأمر عليّ إلى أن أحصل على إلغاء التأشيرة؟ ج: أود أن أحيطك علمًا بأنه لا توجد حاجة في أن تتواصل مع صاحب عملك السابق، ولن يؤثر هذا مطلقًا على حصولك على الإلغاء من قبلهم…

Dear Questioner, I would like to inform you that no need you to communicate with the previous employer, and it will never affect you to get the cancellation from them. Once they proceed with it, they will call you to get your passport. Thank you.

إسقاط قضية عمالية ضد صاحب العمل لإلغاء التأشيرة

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