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5 available 5 • View allConsequences of leaving the UAE without proper cancellation of employment visa
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Q: I was with a company in Dubai for 22 days, due to a family emergency I left home and paid compensation as in the work contract (45 days salary was the compensation).
After 6 months of exit, I started requesting the company to cancel my visa and Emirates ID, but they are ignoring it. They want me not to come to the UAE again.
Can you guide me on this?

Oct 25, 2017
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Consequences of leaving the UAE without visa cancellation
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Q: I returned back to my home country without cancelling the employment visa.
Now, it has been one year in the home country. Could I possibly take another visa to search for jobs?

Mar 24, 2018
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Re-visiting the UAE after leaving without visa cancellation
5
Q: Hello Sir,
I was working for a company in Abu Dhabi for 8 months. Due to some emergency at my home, I took an emergency leave. After that, I was unable to come back to the UAE.
Now, it's more than 6 months, I didn't return to the UAE. I am having a resident visa valid till March 2019.
Is it possible to come to the UAE with a new visa for a visit or for working with another company?

Sep 22, 2018
4573
Residence visa cancellation from outside the UAE
2
Q: Hi,
I am curious about the visa cancellation process. I want to properly cancel it when I leave my job.
Can it be done by my employer when I am not in the UAE if my employer has my original Emirates ID and a copy of passport/residence visa?
Is it required for me to provide my original passport in any case?
Can this process be completed before the actual termination date of the contract?
Thank you

Oct 25, 2018
1126
I am outside the UAE for more than 6 months but my file shows visa is still active. How to cancel it?
1
Q: I am outside the UAE for more than 6 months but my file shows it is still active.
What do I do and how to cancel it?

Jun 1, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal 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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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.
Sep 27, 2015
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Federal 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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