Upon re-issue of new passport, I requested my employer to send a letter along with copy of my visa addressed to UAE Embassy in India stating that I am an employee of the Dubai-based school and that I had lost the passport. Based on this letter, the UAE Embassy in India would affix the UAE residence visa on my new passport. But my employer did not send the aforementioned letter and replied to me by email stating that they had hired another teacher and informed me that they will not help me regarding this matter. Now, I want to come back to UAE and work for another organisation.
You may request your employer to settle all your dues and cancel your visa, so that it will enable you to look for a new employment in the UAE. Alternatively, your visa will automatically lapse after six months from the date you left the UAE.
Know the law
It is always better to get the visa cancelled. In case that’s not done, the visa gets cancelled on its own, six months after one exits the UAE.
Ashish Mehta is the founder and Managing Partner of Ashish Mehta & Associates. He is qualified to practise law in Dubai, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and India.