Q: Hi, I was working in a private clinic and I submitted my resignation through email and even informed the owner on WhatsApp and worked till the end of my notice period. I have asked my company to cancel my visa since the beginning of my last working week and have sent them repeated calls and even emailed them to cancel my visa. I told them that I will be leaving Dubai on 22/10/2020 so they should cancel my visa before that but they did not cancel my visa and they kept on delaying it. Now, I've left UAE and I still want to cancel my visa so the owner asked me to pay for visa cancellation on WhatsApp, my friend did and they have cancelled my labour contract however my visa is still not cancelled at GDRFA. I have repeatedly sent them messages on WhatsApp, phone calls and email asking them to cancel my visa before I leave UAE on 22/10/2020 but they ignored and did not cancel my visa. My question is what should I do as the next step and how can I cancel my visa as I'm outside the UAE? Please guide me!

Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I resigned from my Dubai Media City Freezone company because it failed to operate for 7 months. It had no office, and it did not pay me on time. I was emotionally very affected, so I resigned after consulting MOHRE. After I resigned, my employer asked me to go on a one-month vacation, assuring me that the project would soon operate and requesting that I withdraw my resignation. I thought this was fine, but he took my Emirates ID before I departed from Dubai. Now, he is neither canceling my visa nor sending me the necessary documents to return and find other opportunities. What do I do now? How can I cancel my visa from outside the UAE?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I joined a company in Dubai but left within a month and returned to my home country. My visa is not canceled. Now, I have another job in Dubai, but my employer is asking me to come to Dubai to sign for the visa cancellation. Is it true that I have to be in the UAE for visa cancellation, or is my employer tricking me? Additionally, once the visa is canceled, how can I return to my home country without a visa?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can I submit my resignation while the company owner is away from the country?

Q: Hello, I have a residency visa that expired a month ago. I am currently outside the UAE and need to go back in September. My ex-employer was under the Techno Park Freezone, but I couldn't find their Freezone authority website. The company has been closed for two years. I need to cancel my residency so I can apply for a visitor visa. What should I do to fix my problem? Thank you!

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