Q: Good evening, My name is Dr Randeep Singla. I joined one hospital in Abu Dhabi in November 2016. Due to some family crisis, I had to leave my job one month after and came back to India without visa cancellation. The employer threatened me with an absconding case at that time. Since 2016 I have not travelled to the UAE. Currently, I have another job offer from the UAE and want to pursue it. Is it possible to check for labour ban or blacklist status before I apply for my next visa? Kind regards, Dr R. S. Passport number - [---------] Nationality - Indian

Q: Hi I have been working with Emirates Airlines for almost 9 years, and due to some emergency reason, I left Dubai going back home. After that, I sent my resignation by email. My employer said that they need my passport to cancel my residence visa otherwise I will be blacklisted by the UAE immigration. This case has been almost seven months ago. If I decided to come back to Dubai, how to issue tourist visa with no issue or being refused? Do I have to pay a penalty? How to remove the ban or blacklist? Will they arrest me at the airport? Warm regards, Tony

Q: My brother went to Dubai on a visit visa and applied for a work visa and he got his work permit, but he came back to India during his visit visa (before work permit start) and never gone back. His employer cancelled his visa and we have the documents (The employer is one of our relatives, he didn't report anything wrong to immigration). Recently, my brother applied for a visit visa and he got rejected and then we informed the employer and they cleared from Immigration. Now, we reapplied for the visit visa and we got it. My question is , although we got the visa, our fear is maybe my brother gets fine when he comes to Dubai because he never informed immigration that he is not coming back to Dubai for work (we have the proper work permit cancellation document and visit visa). What should we do?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am currently holding a visa to change status from a tourist visa to an employment visa. However, I have decided to go back home before it expires as I am facing financial difficulty even with my current employment. My employer is saying that I cannot leave without canceling the visa. What will be the consequences if I leave Dubai before the cancellation takes place?

An interview-format article covering the topic of things to consider when leaving the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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