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3 available 3 • View allHolding visa cancellation for two months after resignation

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Q: I have recently resigned from the company and requested the company not to cancel my visa for two months. They have agreed.
My question is whether the company can cancel my visa without my passport or signature?
I'm in the UAE.


Dec 10, 2019
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The right action to get labour rights and visa cancellation after resignation
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Q: Hi,
I am working in the UAE for the last 1 and a half years, I resigned from my company but they are not giving me my passport back.
I have already completed my notice period but now the old company is asking me about the new company offer letter, visit visa or employment visa.
But the question is how can I get a new visa if they don't cancel my visa?
One more issue is that when I submitted my resignation letter to HR, he asked me to send it to the CEO using Whatsapp.
I sent it on WhatsApp to the CEO and then HR told me it's accepted, so I don't have any proof also if it's accepted or not.
What if I show the new company offer letter can it create a problem for me?
I am stuck now. My passport is with them, final settlement and everything. I need advice on how to solve this issue.
Thanks in advance

Jul 15, 2021
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Claim against the company for holding passport and visa cancellation upon resignation
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Q: Hi.
I have worked as an accountant in one company in Abu Dhabi since Oct 2014 under an unlimited contract.
Last Jan 8, 2022, I have submitted my resignation, handed over all the data and completed my notice period on Feb 6, 2022.
Now my employer is saying the data are not proper and you have to wait until they finalize the financials.
They refused to cancel my visa and they hold my passport. Is it legal? Can you advise on what I can do?

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An interview-format article covering the topic of an employer demanding to hold an employees passport. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of LAWGICAL with LYLAW.
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3 available 3 • View allFederal 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).
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Federal 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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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