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8 available 8 • View allAbsconding case removal for getting a new employment visa
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My visit visa is expired and I'm overstaying. Abu Dhabi immigration put me on absconding. For my new employment visa, almost everything is done but the problem is I can't approve it because of absconding.
Help me out on how I can remove the absconding.

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How to remove an absconding case filed by my company that closed without notifying us?

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Q: I was working with a company and it was closed without giving us any notice or document. I’m still under their visa and it’s gonna expire next month.
So I contacted the ministry of labor to ask for their help and get the cancellation paper because the company closed and all the contact numbers not working.
Then the labor sent me a cancellation paper asking me to take it to immigration and get the cancellation. When I went to the immigration, they said I have an absconding case.
But I’m still on the company visa and they are the one closed everything without informing us.
What can I do to this case and how to remove absconding from my side because I didn’t do anything wrong?


Jun 28, 2022
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How to remove an absconding complaint and clear overstay fines to get a new visa?
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Q: Hi,
I had a visit visa (job seeker) and it expired before I get a job. So now I have an overstay fine and they have put an absconding case on me. I think it was from immigration.
Is there a way to remove the abscond (without me going to immigration) so I can get a new visa after taking care of the fines?

Jun 17, 2021
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Returning to the UAE after leaving with a life ban due to overstaying

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Q: Hi,
I overstayed for a period of 5 months in Dubai.
When I was going to immigration, I had a choice to pay a penalty or to leave the country for a life ban without paying.
I chose not to pay and now I want to go back to the UAE to work because I have a job offer.
Is there any chance to remove the ban?
I overstayed my tourist visa.
Thanks!


Dec 6, 2022
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How can you remove the absconding case if the employer is not responsive?
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Q: One of my friends has an absconding case.
We seek a lot of PRO, however, their advice is only that she should contact the previous employer to cancel or remove the case because he is the only person who can remove the case.
She (my friend) was Domestic Helper Visa. Please, I want advice on this matter. Her employer cannot be contacted anymore.
Actually, my friend is staying here in the UAE illegally and she wants to stay and work as she still can because she has children to support.

Dec 14, 2022
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I was on a visit visa and got expired. How to remove absconding case and apply for employment visa?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I just want to know to whom I will come first.
The thing is I am on a visit visa and fortunately found a job here in Dubai. As they are processing my employment visa, my visit visa expired.
The PRO didn't inform me to apply for a visit visa until the employment visa has been issued.
Now, the employment visa is on-hold. The PRO is saying that there is an absconding case and told me to solve the problem on my own.
Please help.
Thank you.

Jul 24, 2023
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How to remove an absconding case filed by travel agent to proceed with my employment visa?
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Q: Hi
I have an issue with my visa for absconding. The medical is already done and the Emirates ID form is completed but the stamping is not complete.
They said I have an absconding case in Sharjah. My visit visa in Sharjah expired on 10-07-2023 and I already changed my status on 11-07-2023, but the travel agent filed for absconding on my visa.
I told him before the absconding to wait and that I will send him the offer letter from my company as I got a job but I don't know why he filed absconding against me.
How can it remove it?

Jul 27, 2023
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How can I clear penalties after visa violation and closing the company?
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Q: I worked in Abu Dhabi for 2 years. My visa expired on 25/11/2016 and the company applied for visa renewal.
For an emergency situation, I exit from Abu Dhabi on 08/01/2017, and the company said that they canceled my visa and paid 45 days payment also.
Then I moved from the UAE. After a long time, I got a job in Abu Dhabi and applied for a new visa, but it showed a violation. They put a big fine on me. My old company was closed also.
In this condition, what do I have to do to clear this violation?
I am having all documents related to my exit and settlement paper.
Please guide me on this issue.

Jul 31, 2023
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An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.
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UAE Amnesty Scheme 2024: What You Need to Know 16
The UAE attracts a large population of expatriates from around the world for business or leisure. It occurs sometimes that those expatriates violate the rules of their visas and incur overstay fines which accumulate the longer they stay beyond their visa's expiry date. This may result in travel restrictions, banning violators from entering the UAE for a certain period or lifetime. The UAE authorities have now announced a two-month scheme for violators to rectify their situations.
Aug 30, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • 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).
Sep 20, 2021
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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.
Apr 20, 1980
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