Cancelling a partner visa in Dubai involves several steps to ensure that the process is handled correctly and that you comply with the legal requirements. Here’s a detailed guide to the visa cancellation process.
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Overview
The Partner Visa in Dubai serves as an excellent gateway for foreign entrepreneurs and investors eager to engage with the city’s dynamic business environment. This visa presents a prime opportunity for individuals to establish or expand their business ventures within the Emirate and beyond.
A Partner Visa is issued to foreign nationals who either own a company, hold shares in an existing business, or seek to set up a business in the United Arab Emirates. It is a residency visa designed to promote international collaboration and attract foreign investment. Visa holders are granted the legal right to live and work in the UAE and can also sponsor visas for their family members. The visa is valid for two years and is renewable.
The Partner Visa offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow their businesses or launch new ventures in Dubai, capitalizing on the city’s favorable economic climate, strategic location, and global connectivity. Dubai presents significant opportunities for growth and profitability for foreign nationals investing in the Emirate.
How it works
From the Sponsor: if you are not the sponsor, you may need a No Objection Certificate from your sponsor or business partner to proceed with the visa cancellation. From the Company: if the visa is company-sponsored, ensure you obtain an NOC from the company or business entity.
Ensure that any fines, penalties, or outstanding dues related to the visa are settled before proceeding with cancellation.
Contact your health insurance provider to cancel the policy associated with the visa. Ensure that you receive a confirmation of cancellation.
Visit an Emirates ID service center to cancel your Emirates ID associated with the visa. The ID needs to be surrendered as part of the cancellation process.
Online Cancellation: you may be able to cancel the visa through the GDRFA’s online portal or the relevant online service platform. In-Person: alternatively, visit the GDRFA Dubai offices or an authorized typing center to initiate the cancellation process.
Prepare and submit the following: Original Passport of the visa holder. Current Visa — copy of the existing partner visa. Emirates ID — surrender the ID associated with the visa. No Objection Certificate if applicable. Trade License — if relevant, a copy may be required. Cancellation Application Form — complete and submit the form provided by the GDRFA or typing centre.
There may be fees associated with the visa cancellation process. These fees are usually paid at the GDRFA office or online, depending on the method of cancellation.
After processing, you will receive confirmation of the visa cancellation. Make sure to obtain and keep a copy of the cancellation receipt or proof for your records.
Ensure that all records, including those with the company and government authorities, are updated to reflect the visa cancellation.
Additional considerations
If the visa is expired or there has been an overstay, you may be required to pay any applicable fines before the cancellation can be processed.
Government fees
Government charges for a Partner Visa Cancellation, shown at cost. Our service fee is quoted separately, in writing, before you commit.
Charged per visa being cancelled. Where the visa is expired or there has been an overstay, applicable fines must be settled before the cancellation can be processed.
Fees are set by MOHRE and GDRFA and are reviewed periodically. We send an itemised written breakdown showing government cost at cost and our fee separately, before any payment is made.
Before you cancel
A cancellation is simple to file and easy to get wrong. These six are settled before anything is submitted — because an overstay fine or a missing NOC costs far more than the cancellation itself.
Where you are not the sponsor, someone else has to agree to the cancellation. Establishing who must sign, and getting it before anything else, is the first step.
Nothing cancels while money is owed. Fines, penalties and dues against the visa or the company must all be cleared first.
The policy attached to the visa has to be cancelled, and you need proof of that cancellation for your own records.
The Emirates ID is not simply left to expire — it is surrendered as part of the cancellation, and the file will not close without it.
If you sponsor family members, their visas fall with yours. The order and the timing decide whether they stay in status.
The file is not closed when the visa is cancelled. Records have to be updated and proof retained, particularly if you plan to return.
Start the process
Gather these 24 items and we can open the file the same day. Collect passports and Emirates IDs before anyone books a flight. Tap any line to tick it off as you collect it.
FAQs
If you are not the sponsor, you may need an NOC from your sponsor or business partner. If the visa is company-sponsored, you will need an NOC from the company or business entity.
The immigration cancellation application is 230 AED. Where the visa is expired or there has been an overstay, applicable fines must be settled before the cancellation can be processed. Our service fee is quoted separately.
You may be able to cancel through the GDRFA’s online portal or the relevant online service platform. Alternatively, visit the GDRFA Dubai offices or an authorized typing center to initiate the process.
Visit an Emirates ID service center to cancel the Emirates ID associated with the visa. The ID needs to be surrendered as part of the cancellation process.
Yes. Contact your health insurance provider to cancel the policy associated with the visa, and ensure that you receive a confirmation of cancellation.
If the visa is expired or there has been an overstay, you may be required to pay any applicable fines before the cancellation can be processed. We check the position and tell you the figure before filing.
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