Visa cancellation procedures and time frame

Dear questioner,

Normally, only the sponsor can cancel your residence visa. You cannot process the application on your own.

If a company decides to cancel an employment visa of its employee, it must first approach the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation with an application to cancel the employee’s labour contract and labour card.

The employee must also sign this application. Then, the employer should apply to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) for visa cancellation.

The company must also cancel the work permit. For this, it must submit a letter signed by the employee stating that he has already received all his wages and end of services benefits to Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

The following documents are required for cancelling the residence visa through GDRFA:

1. Cancellation form signed by the sponsor

2. If the sponsor is a company or a firm, the cancellation form must be signed and sealed by the company stamp and a clearance certificate from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation must be attached

3. The original passport of the sponsored

4. The original identity card of the sponsored

Usually, the cancellation process can be finalised in one day or less, if all the required conditions were met.

Regards,

Rajasree Ravivarma