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Yam Yam

Dec 19th 2012 8:05 pm

Uncancelled Visa

Hi all

I have an uncancelled employment visa in my passport for the UAE, will this be a problem when I return to the UAE? Other than this I have a clean record!!

Thanks

Millhouse

Dec 19th 2012 8:17 pm

Re: Uncancelled Visa

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Originally Posted by Yam Yam (Post 10443262)

Hi all

I have an uncancelled employment visa in my passport for the UAE, will this be a problem when I return to the UAE? Other than this I have a clean record!!

Thanks

yes

Yam Yam

Dec 19th 2012 8:45 pm

Re: Uncancelled Visa

care to ellaborate?

Meow	Dec 19th 2012 9:39 pm

Re: Uncancelled Visa

Why has it not been cancelled? You need to sort that out with your old sponsor.

Millhouse

Dec 20th 2012 12:30 am

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Originally Posted by Yam Yam (Post 10443303)

care to ellaborate?

if it wasn't cancelled cleanly then you were probably reported as absconded. You might be facing a labour ban.

norsk

Dec 20th 2012 1:41 am

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Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 10443582)

if it wasn't cancelled cleanly then you were probably reported as absconded. You might be facing a labour ban.

what happens if the employer has not cancelled the visa and has not reported you as absconded? considering how organised some of the hr departments are here i'm sure this scenario happens..

would you still be in trouble? it's not like you can make an impact on whether the company bothers to go to MoL to cancel or not, but they do sometimes like to penalise the 'innocent' party...

Yam Yam

Dec 20th 2012 9:43 pm

Re: Uncancelled Visa

My old company simply didnt cancel the visa before I left the country having resigned from my position?

Autonomy

Dec 21st 2012 12:31 am

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Originally Posted by Yam Yam (Post 10445184)

My old company simply didnt cancel the visa before I left the country having resigned from my position?

how long has it been since you left (or since the visa was issued)? Visa currently last only 2 years before needing to be renewed. It will say on the visa in your passport. I also think (but am not sure) that if you are out of the country for more than 6 months the visa is cancelled.

rowell

Dec 21st 2012 12:47 am

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Originally Posted by Autonomy (Post 10445418)

Issue is that if the visa was not cancelled, then for each day it runs up a 25dhs fine after that. Not sure how long that lasts but would hazard a guess at 6 months, as you are correct in saying that if you leave the country for 6 months with a valid visa the it is cancelled at immigration on your return.

Blue Cat

Dec 21st 2012 12:53 am

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Originally Posted by rowell (Post 10445439)

but if you aren't in the country that doesn't apply.

rowell

Dec 21st 2012 1:13 am

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Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 10445441)

but if you aren't in the country that doesn't apply.

In that case I should have come to you for some information I needed last week not AD immigration, they may well have given our HR some incorrect information I will pass that on and tell them to look into it again.

Kix	Dec 21st 2012 2:19 am

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There's an article on it in Gulf News today, in the Ask The Law, dunno whether it's online so i took a pic...

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