K8-notlate

Just to give you a quick rundown - was terminated/made redundant just before Eid, which made finding another job a little difficult, as I lost 10 days due to the holiday - good news, I found a new job and these are my questions:

• Old company cancelled my visa last week - however, are still refusing to handover end of service benefits until I get my new employment visa - is this allowed?
• I haven't paid my loans or credit cards in two months due to the redundancy, and while the banks are being pretty nice about it - I am getting very nervous. Does anyone know how long it will take them to start legal proceedings against me?

I don't want the police banging down my door because of my stupid old company? I am getting really angry with old company and now feel I've lost my last good card (visa).

Any thoughts or advice would be really appreciated.

Ta

busybee2

yeh companies like to be able to transfer visa over before giving you eosb, you have to sign piece of paper to say that you have accepted and then they can do the transfer etc.

Millhouse

This is not quite true.

End of service should be paid when the visa is cancelled. The fact that you have found another employment is not a factor - it would be the case if the visa was being transfered, but yours has already been cancelled.

I did have to leave the UAE before I could get a new visa though.

K8-notlate

I was under that impression - am going to seek a lawyers council on this one, as after more than seven weeks, and potential threat from the banks, I think I have grounds.

On the visa bit, did you mean do a quick flit in and out of the country, or did you have to leave for a specified time - is nationality a factor.

Cheers mate, and thanks to busybee2 as well

Millhouse

I just popped over the border to Hatta for the day. You don't have to leave, but it will cost you 500Dh (and as we were a family of 3 it started to add up).

K8-notlate

Thanks - you're a star - DH is travelling to Beirut soon, so no need to worry there - as for me - will take the scenic route to Hatta with a stop for lunch at the Fort - you've cheered me up no end.

Ta

busybee2

well true as some people leave the country, but the issue if you do have another job is that its easier to transfer visa rather than to start again that is what i mean. and so some companies like to withhold until transfer etc

K8-notlate

Yeah, unfortunately worked for shady quasi governmental effort based in a freezone so didn't have a labour card, now working for legit organisation in Dubai - tried the transfer route, but that didn't work - UAE labour law is shite and needs radical overhaul - until they do, serious business will continue to stay away or not invest as much as they could - bumfuzzled.

Millhouse

but her visa has already been cancelled...

I was encouraged to cancel - that way I got my "repatriation" costs paid out.

busybee2

well there is that, but not all companies will "allow" that.