Ministry of Interior used to put an automatic six-month ban on expatriates if they cancelled their employment / residence visas or left their jobs. The decision to lift the immigration ban that came into effect on 21 st August 2005 has brought some relief to expatriate community. It would enable the people to return to UAE on a visit visa even if they got a labour ban. The main advantage of the new decision is that people can still come back and visit their friends and relatives. But expatriates who violated the country’s Immigration and Residence Laws would still face the entry ban.
Article 6 of the Cabinet Decree No. 18 of 2005 annulled Decree No. 30 of 2001 pertaining to the entry ban. The Cabinet also authorized the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to put together necessary regulations to implement the decision on the ban.
Subsequently, iris scanning has also been stopped. Besides, the names of expatriates with cancelled visas will no longer be on the administrative lists nor will their passports be stamped with the ban. The ban to enter the UAE will only be applicable on expatriates who violate laws governing the entry and residence of foreigners. Such violators would face the entry ban administratively for a multitude of reasons and in line with existing laws and regulations.
Domestic help have been excluded ‘temporarily’ from the new decision and their case will undergo further scrutiny by the authorities.
But, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs will not issue a new work permit to workers whose visas have been cancelled unless at least six months elapse after the cancellation date of the worker’s labour card. The decision came in Article No. 11 of a Ministerial Order Decision No. 826 issued on 11.9.2005 by the UAE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
The six-month waiting period does not apply to government departments or free zones
Article 6 of the Cabinet Decree No. 18 of 2005 annulled Decree No. 30 of 2001 pertaining to the entry ban. The Cabinet also authorized the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to put together necessary regulations to implement the decision on the ban.
Subsequently, iris scanning has also been stopped. Besides, the names of expatriates with cancelled visas will no longer be on the administrative lists nor will their passports be stamped with the ban. The ban to enter the UAE will only be applicable on expatriates who violate laws governing the entry and residence of foreigners. Such violators would face the entry ban administratively for a multitude of reasons and in line with existing laws and regulations.
Domestic help have been excluded ‘temporarily’ from the new decision and their case will undergo further scrutiny by the authorities.
But, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs will not issue a new work permit to workers whose visas have been cancelled unless at least six months elapse after the cancellation date of the worker’s labour card. The decision came in Article No. 11 of a Ministerial Order Decision No. 826 issued on 11.9.2005 by the UAE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
The six-month waiting period does not apply to government departments or free zones
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Is it possible to lift the ban by paying any fee?
thank you for this information and i have something to comment here , if you wish that this comment is not useful or meaningless pls disregard/delete.
i was also coming across a ban and fortunately now i have my new employment visa hence this has been a part of my history, anyway i am still thinking about this law and its influence to the expatriates.
to me it is up to the ruling party to produce new rules and regulations of course this is their land, i have no hesitation on that belief. in the otherhand we all expatriates moved from our own teritorries to dubai looking for a good salary for the services we delivering to its economical growth. nobody is here other than that in my point of view. it is exceptional that the people who enter into this geography persuing enjoyment, in fact the rich class of the global society.
as we are labours of wide variety, may be you are going to the office by a car or wagon still you are living on a salary mean you are a labour. so all these rules are just for the labours of this territory who has come from their own motherlands and serving dubai for its tremendous economic growth since then.
is this freedom to resign from a employer and find a better one is just moving the source of income inside its currncey space means it has nothing with any other indiscipline, so it is unbelievable to see these laws are continously harrasing these labours in many many aspects.
to me it is just to control the documentation processes internally to reduce the stress of government workers. in that case there are plenty of technological advances to have a correct tracing of the humans enter into the dubai market, so why these unnecessary wasting of valuable time of labours?
i cant understand.
thank you
I have a six months labour ban from july 2009.As per the new immigration law there will be an automatic 6 months immigration ban if contract is cancelled by the employer.
Is this two bans for the same period(from july-09 to jan-2010)or one after another?
plz give me a solution.
THE COMMENT ABOVE WAS WELL SAID..ONLY EXPATS MAKE THIS COUNTRY RICH..THE UAE PEOPLE DON' KNOW A THING..
can we remove a one year ban placed by an employer after employee resignation? please note that the employee is still on probation period and under the company visa (immigration visa NOT labor deprtment)? Appreciate if anyone can clarify.Thanks.
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Working with no official contract, Currently, working with immigration visa for six month, if I transfer to another company I may get the ban or no, If i get the ban how can I remove the ban to join new company?
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hello to all,,,
just wanna ask something and i hope you will giv me some idea bout my queries,,,
now im 11 months in my previous company and im planning to resign,is there any ban for like this case that i am under the immigration visa which provided my company to me from my home country????
hi, just want some clarification, is it true that deficiencies in credit card payments @ UAE, are punishable and can be put into jail? at any area in UAE? and a travel ban to exit uae are being imposed?
iam working in a company last 8 months,now i got a new job in other company,if i resin they will make immigration band,its can remove?
hi i m working in a company last 23 months i got job in semi government organisation. my current company planning to BAN me for one year...how can i lift this ban if they will ban me for one year .. i was checked with two three typing centre as per uae rule those people moving into government service they will not receive any BAn is it true?
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