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3 available 3 • View allAutomatic cancellation of the visa for staying 6 months outside the UAE
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Q: Dear Sir,
I am working in one contracting company in Dubai and my visa expired last week. I returned back to Dubai last month only after spending 6 months in India.
I have sponsored visas for my wife and kid. They already stayed out of the UAE for 9 months.
Now my employer wants to cancel my visa but I want to know whether my family visa is already cancelled or I will have any problem with the cancellation of my visa.
No way I can arrange the original Emirates ID and passport from them because they are not living with me.
Please advise.

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Consequences 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?

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Canceling UAE visa from outside the country without employer's cooperation

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm outside the country, and my labor card has been canceled, but my visa is still active.
When I came to Dubai, I was stuck in immigration and returned to my home country.
My employer says that it will take another 6 months to cancel my visa, but I'm not willing to wait. What is the solution?


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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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