Q: I have a labor complaint against my previous employer for not paying salaries and the case is referred to court. 1. I got a new job offer. If my new employer applies for a temporary work permit for 6 months and the case does not get over in that time, can he apply for an extension or a new temporary work permit for another six months or till the case is over? 2. My visa will be over in 2 months. What happens to my visa? 3. Can I renew it in spite of the case at least for 6 months based on work permits?

Q: How to withdraw a labour case from the labour court? What is the procedure to cancel the work visa? (the company is not ready to cancel my visa due to the labour case).

Q: Hi, I have a labour case in Dubai Courts. The court has not issued a judgment yet and postponed the next hearing (date: 14 February 2019) which is beyond my visa expiry date (07 February 2019). The company owner has not attended the first 3 hearings, Now, he is away from the country and his trade license has not been renewed for the second term. I am unable to work somewhere else because my labour card is not cancelled. I am having a hard time now because of these issues and the court proceedings are in the 3rd month. My family visa (2 members) expires in August 2019. Do I need to cancel their visas before my visa expiry date or get special permission to retain their visas until expiry dates since I am having a pending labour case and applied to the court for a temporary stay order? Please, help me. How can I cancel my visa and labour contract so that I am able to join another company and start earning a living? Thank you

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