What are the procedures of Employment Visa cancellation in Dubai?
Required Documents:
• Original Passport
• Original Labour Card (Work Permit)
• Original E-signature card of authorized signatory
• Trade License copy
• Labour Establishment Card copy
• Immigration Establishment Card copy
• Typed Application (Separate application for Labour & Immigration )
Labour Card Cancellation Fee: No Government fee for Labour Card Cancellation (Dh53 service charge to be paid) at Tas'heel Centre.
NOTE: Payment should be made through E-Dirham Card at Thas'heel Centre. You can Buy E-Dirham Card from any branch of National Bank of Abu Dhabi or from Aafaq Islamic Finance Company found at Thas'heel branches. Take your Emirates ID & Passport copy to for E-dirham Card.
Visa Cancellation Fee: Dh60 (typing charge extra) to be paid at Typing Centre for canceling visa in the passport.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
• Type application forms. Put company seal and signature of the sponsor on Immigration application. On Labour form signature of the sponsor will come through E-signature card punching.
• Employee's signature required on labour application under his statement I certify that i received all my dues and entitlements.
Employee's Signature: Employee should not sign before receiving his dues, if any.
• Submit the labour form at Tas'heel Centre (Dh40 to be paid there) and attach the receipt with Immigration form and submit at the Immigration counter along with original passport. Labour Card cancellation can be completed at Tas'heel Centre. No need to go to Ministry of Labour.
Grace Period: You must cancel your visa in the passport within 30 days from the date of labour card cancellation. You cannot fly before cancelling your visa. 30 days grace period from the date of cancellation counts from the date of Labour Card Cancellation.
Emirates ID: No need Emirates ID for visa cancellation. ID file will be cancelled automatically along with visa. You should keep a copy of your Emirates ID for the future application. Your ID number will not change and you can renew your Card when you come on new employment visa. Biometrics will not be required next time.
Dependents Visa: If the applicant has dependents (spouse, children, maid) under his/her sponsorship, their visa must be cancelled before canceling sponsor's visa in the passport. Or If he has got new Employment Visa/Investor visa offer, he can deposit Dh5000 at immigration head office, Jafliya, to avoid canceling his dependents visa. Once his new visa stamped, he can refund Dh5000.
New Salary Criteria: To deposit Dh5000, the applicant has to take his original passport, cancellation slip of Labour Card, offer letter in Arabic from new sponsor and original passport of dependents toimmigration head office in Jaffiliya. To avail this facility, you need special approval from Immigration Senior Officer and should have an offer letter with not less than Dh20,000/10000 monthly salary.
Applicant can stay in UAE 29 days from the date of cancellation if his visa was not expired at the time of cancellation. If the cancellation done during the grace period, remaining days will be allowed to stay without fine. If the the cancellation done during overstay period, 6 days will be granted from the date of cancellation.
Dh125 for first day then Dh25 per day will be calculated for Residence visa overstay.
Pay Fine at Airport: Fine can be paid at Immigration or Airport at the time of exit.
Six months Ban will be put at the time of Employment Visa cancellation if he/she didn't complete two years with the sponsor. This ban is applicable for Employment Visa only. He/she can apply for Visit/Tourist/ Transit/ Investor/ Partner/ Spouse/ Free Zone Visa.
Q: My Labour Card expired this week but Visa will expire by end of next month. Will I get six months ban if I cancel now?
A: No. You need to complete only Labour Card period. Visa may be expiring after one month. That will not cause to put ban.
Q: How much time will be required to resolve the dispute if I approach the Ministry of Labour to cancel my visa, since my employer is refusing to cancel my visa after I gave in my resignation (which he refused to accept) and I will complete my 30 days notice period.
A: If there is no dispute regarding the dues between you and employer, and you are only approaching the Ministry of Labour to cancel your visa upon completion of the notice period, in this case, the cancellation procedures may be completed by the Ministry of Labour within almost two weeks
For further queries and Information contact :
MOL 800665 or Immigration 8005111
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