Visa Cancellation

إلغاء التأشيرة

immigration

Visa cancellation is the formal administrative process by which a UAE residency visa is annulled before or at its natural expiry. It is normally initiated by the sponsor — typically an employer for work visas or a family head for dependent visas — through the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) or ICP. Cancellation is mandatory when employment ends, a dependent leaves the sponsorship, or the sponsored person permanently departs the country. Once cancelled, the holder has a statutory grace period (usually 30 to 60 days, and longer for some categories) to transfer status, obtain a new sponsor, or exit. Failure to cancel properly can trigger fines, an overstay record, or a labour ban.

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إلغاء التأشيرة هو الإجراء الإداري الرسمي الذي تُلغى بموجبه تأشيرة الإقامة في الإمارات قبل انتهائها الطبيعي أو عنده. يبدأ الإجراء عادةً من الكفيل — صاحب العمل لتأشيرات العمل أو رب الأسرة لتأشيرات المعالين — عبر الإدارة العامة للإقامة وشؤون الأجانب (GDRFA) أو هيئة الهوية. يُعدّ الإلغاء إلزامياً عند انتهاء العمل، أو خروج أحد المعالين من الكفالة، أو مغادرة الشخص الدولة بشكل نهائي. بعد الإلغاء، يحصل حامل التأشيرة على مهلة نظامية (غالباً ما بين 30 و60 يوماً، وأطول لبعض الفئات) لتعديل الوضع أو الحصول على كفيل جديد أو المغادرة. ويترتب على الإهمال غرامات أو قيد تجاوز إقامة أو حظر عمل.

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