Can i transfer my Visa?
Aug 2nd 2006, 10:22 am
#1
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Can i transfer my Visa?
Hi All
Western (UK) expat working in Dubai for 4months.
I am leaving my current employment and have another job offer in Dubai.
My present company say they have no objection to me working here again but does the fact i have a residence visa automatically preclude me from working here for 6months? My present company's HR dept say it is no problem because i'm on UK passport. Can this be true?
Thanks
Western (UK) expat working in Dubai for 4months.
I am leaving my current employment and have another job offer in Dubai.
My present company say they have no objection to me working here again but does the fact i have a residence visa automatically preclude me from working here for 6months? My present company's HR dept say it is no problem because i'm on UK passport. Can this be true?
Thanks
Aug 2nd 2006, 11:47 am
#2
Soupy twist
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,271
Re: Can i transfer my Visa?
I switched jobs four months after arriving and had no problem, but I'm in the Media City free zone, which doesn't normally ban people anyway.
It's a bit of a grey area outside the free zones; some people seem to get banned regardless of whether or not their existing company is happy for them to get a new job, others are fine. And as with everything else here, it's all ultimately negotiable and there are ways around things.
It's a bit of a grey area outside the free zones; some people seem to get banned regardless of whether or not their existing company is happy for them to get a new job, others are fine. And as with everything else here, it's all ultimately negotiable and there are ways around things.
