I agreed to a contract with a private company in Dubai. However, the prospective employer frequently changed the terms of the offer (after I signed it) and later realized that the offer letter I signed did not contain all the terms, as agreed, between us. Therefore, I cancelled the entire deal.
However, my prospective employer got my employment visa approved and I requested them to cancel the same. Despite several reminders and exchange of emails with them it my prospective employer has not cancelled my visa. According to my information, only the sponsor can cancel the visa. I am South African and have never entered Dubai before. My dilemma is how do I have this sponsor removed as it will interfere with any other employment offers I may receive. Also, I am interested in knowing if I will be banned from entering the UAE?
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Answer.
Pursuant to your question, it should be noted that the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRF) issues an employment entry permit, which is valid for two months from the date of its issue and an employee should enter UAE within the said two-month period. Upon completion of this period the said employment entry permit becomes invalid in case the employee does not enter the UAE. Since you have not entered UAE, you may obtain other employment offers in the UAE as upon the expiry of the validity of the current employment entry permit, any other employer may apply for your employment entry permit.
Article 9 of Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 "Concerning Immigration and Residence" states: "Entry permission and visa shall be valid for use during two months and for a single entry."
You have not mentioned if your prospective employer is a free zone entity or it is an on-shore entity. Since, you have not taken up employment with your prospective employer there may not be any labour ban imposed on you, assuming this employer is a free zone entity. However, in case this employer is an on-shore entity your visa would have been approved first by the Ministry of Labour and subsequently issued by GDFR. You may contact Ministry of Labour in case this employer is an on-shore entity and GDRF in case this employer is a free zone entity, to further clarify your query.
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