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My current company started my visa process. Can I resign and transfer visa?

If we start the visa process with a company and then halfway through we decide to leave and go to another company, does the new company have to restart the visa process?

Or will the old company be able to hand over our visa to the new company?

Mar 17, 2022
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Khaled Ebid
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17 Mar 2022, 09:27

The new company must do a new visa.

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Mohamed Hawas
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20 Mar 2022, 18:11

Hello Dear,

You should cancel what the old company did with your visa first, otherwise, you can't start a new visa with any other company.

For more information, contact us by phone.

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