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Consequences of failing to return to work after an emergency leave

I was working in one company which is in Hamriyah Free Zone. My visa is stamped on 10 June 2018. I went on emergency leave on 12 Oct, and since then I have not returned to work.

I have sent a resignation email on 22 Nov through email and requested to proceed for visa cancellation. But nobody has responded back to me. I am still out of the UAE.

Can you please advise me?

Jasim Almaeeni Advocates & Legal Consultants
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6 Dec 2018, 10:12

Hello Dear,

Thank you for contacting me for your query.

Unfortunately, you have not provided me with complete details to advise you more appropriately.

Please note that you may have breached your employment contract by putting in your resignation before the completion of the first 6 months (generally considered as probation period).

You can leave a job by mutual consent with your employer, and paying the penalty of up to 3 months of your salary and all the visa expenses.

If nobody has responded back to you yet, they might want the Labor Department to consider you as an absconder which will put an automatic ban on you for the term of 1 year, once declared.

Otherwise, they might want to discuss with you for the final time before they file for the cancellation.

If hope my answer is satisfactory. If you need any further clarification you may contact me at:

khubaib@jmadvocatesuae.com

Best regards,

Khubaib Bin Naeem

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