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3 available 3 • View allCancellation of visa due to the premature death of sponsor
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Q: Hi Sir,
My sister's family had to exit the UAE on 25th Sep as her husband passed away on 20th Sep.
Also given he was the main sponsor (investor visa) the resident visa of all family members had to be cancelled for them to exit and carry the human remains.
However, the family members now need to go back to the UAE for winding up their home & also children's school.
Can they enter considering the grace period of 30 days or do they need to re-apply for a new visa to enter the UAE?

Oct 9, 2019
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What happened to the visa of dependents when the sponsor dies? 
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Q: Hi Sir/Madam,
My family and I lived in the UAE but due to my father's death, we had to leave last year since he was our sponsor for our residency.
We didn't cancel the residency ourselves and I have returned to the UAE twice after that for visit. Now, my residency has expired; it has been expired for 3 months now and I am planning on visiting the UAE soon.
Can I just get a tourist visa and get in or do I need to do something about my expired residency since we didn't manually cancel it?
Thank you.

Sep 6, 2021
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Can the dependants of a deceased person keep their visas and for how long?
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Q: My friend passed away on Monday and his wife and daughter are on his sponsorship.
Can the dependent visas be held for some months as the daughter is studying in the UAE?

Jun 23, 2021
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