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: Sir, I have worked in the UAE for 6 months (Aug' 2006 to Dec' 2006) and due to my family problem, I didn't cancel my residence visa (Sharjah Saif Zone). The immigration department has imposed a ban on me. I have got the NOC from my ex-employer in the UAE for the same. Kindly help me to know how to remove my immigration ban. Regards, Kanwaljeet Singh

Q: Dear Sir, My husband and I worked as teachers in Al Ain, UAE, first from 2009 till 2013 and then went back in August 2015. However, we had issues at work and decided to resign in January 2016. Then the principal tried to dissuade us and did not accept our resignations. We told her we did not want to stay, but she still refused to accept them. In February, my husband went to her again and reminded her that we were leaving in end of March. She got mad and threatened both of us. What could we do? We stayed in March finishing the term and left on the 30th sending her yet another reminder of our decision. The problem is that she never accepted our resignations. We are now in another country and we need a police clearance. It has been 2 years since then. Another problem is that we couldn't close our bank accounts. We had no debts or unpaid cheques. We have now been waiting for more than 5 months to get my husbands police clearance and there is no sign of ever getting it. Are we eligible?

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 ma'am, I have a labor ban for 1 year. Do I need to exit the country even if I am on my husband's visa? Please advise!

س: السلام عليكم، هل يحق للشركة أن تدرجني في القائمة السوداء لأني أرفض العمل بعد أن أكملت سبعة أشهر؟

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I returned to my home country due to a family health emergency, with the consent of my employer after a prolonged debate. My Employment status is just two months old. I have been in continuous communication and have been asking to rejoin since October 8, 2023, but he says they do not need me and is ignoring my communication. My visa status is active. Can I return on my own ticket and work elsewhere until he finds out I am back? In the meantime, I can look for another job if he does not get ready. He is asking for a visa amount of 7200 to recall me, but without rejoining the company. Please suggest a way for me to return.

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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