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UAE: My employer has not cancelled my visa, what can I do?

Here is how employees in the UAE can cancel their own visa after losing a job

Published: September 15, 2020 13:02 Huda Tabrez, Living in UAE Editor

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How can you cancel your own visa, if your employer fails to do so? Image Credit: Gulf News

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A Gulf News reader wrote in with the query. Image Credit: Gulf News

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The reader has been waiting for his visa to be cancelled since February 2020. Image Credit: Gulf News

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The employees are unable to take up a new job because of the delay. Image Credit: Gulf News

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Jihene Arfaoui, Legal Research at Al Suwaidi and Company Image Credit: Supplied

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Twa-fouq centres across the UAE help workers find a resolution to labour issues. Image Credit: Gulf News

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The reader would need to provide the necessary documents, supporting his case. Image Credit: Gulf News

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How do Twa-fouq centres operate? Read more: https://gulfnews.com/1.1599553088914 Image Credit: Gulf News

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If a settlement is not reached, the case would be forwarded to the Labour Court. Image Credit: Gulf News

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How you can contact MOHRE. Image Credit: Gulf News

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