In the United Arab Emirates, employment visa cancellation is a structured process that involves several steps and requirements. PRO Deskk handles both routes — inside country and outside country — in the correct order.
Sharjah visa services
Reasons for cancellation
When an employee’s contract is terminated, either by resignation or dismissal, their employment visa may need to be cancelled.
If the contract term ends and the employee does not renew or extend the visa, it needs to be cancelled.
Violations such as working for a different employer without authorization can lead to visa cancellation.
If an employee is moving to another country or leaving the UAE for any reason, their visa will need to be cancelled.
Route 01
Two stages, filed in order. Labour first, then immigration — the sequence is not optional.
How it works
Action: apply for Electronic Work Permit Cancellation. Documents Required: Sponsor E-signature Card, Sponsor Emirates ID, License Copy, Company MOL Number, Employee Passport Copy, Employee Visa Copy, Employee Labour Card.
Action: apply for Visa Cancellation after Labour Card cancellation. Documents Required: Sponsor Emirates ID, Employee Passport Copy, Employee Visa Copy, Commercial License Copy, Establishment Card Copy.
Government fees
Government fees for Employment Visa Cancellation Services where the employee is inside the UAE, shown at cost.
Total of the two charges above. 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.
Route 02
Where the employee has already left the UAE, a travel report evidences their departure and the sequence runs in the opposite order.
How it works
Action: apply for the Travel Report and Visa Cancellation from an Amer Center or the E-channel Online Portal. Documents Required: Employee Passport Copy, Employee Visa Copy, Establishment Card Copy.
Action: process the Labour Card Cancellation in MOL and the Visa cancellation in E-channel.
Benefits
Six items make up the outside-country cancellation file.
Clear copy of the employee’s passport.
Copy of the residence visa being cancelled.
The labour card issued against the employment.
The permit reference for the MOL cancellation.
Evidencing the employee’s departure from the UAE.
Original card of the sponsor or owner.
Government fees
Government fees where the employee has already left the UAE, shown at cost.
Total of the three charges above. A travel report is required to evidence the employee’s absence from the UAE.
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 where unresolved obligations surface. These six are settled before anything is filed — which protects the company as much as the employee.
Labour is cancelled before immigration, always. The MOHRE file must be in a state that allows the cancellation, and the labour step unlocks the immigration one.
The reason for the exit determines the paperwork and, in some cases, whether a ban applies. It should be documented before anything is filed.
Notice is a contractual obligation on both sides. Cancelling before it is served or bought out leaves an exposure that surfaces after the employee has gone.
Final settlement comes before signature. The employee should not sign the cancellation paperwork until their dues are received.
A cancellation file is small but exact. Files stall most often because the employee has already travelled with the documents.
Whether the employee is inside or outside the UAE changes the route, the documents and the cost. Cancellation also starts a clock for the employee.
Start the process
Gather these 24 items and we can open the file the same day. Collect the labour card and visa copies before anyone books a flight. Tap any line to tick it off as you collect it.
FAQs
Labour card cancellation first, then visa cancellation. The Electronic Work Permit Cancellation is filed at MOHRE, and the visa cancellation follows through the E-channel.
Inside country: work permit cancellation 76.14 AED plus visa cancellation 205 AED through the E-channel — around 281.14 AED. Outside country: travel report 272.50 AED, visa cancellation 305 AED and labour card cancellation 76.14 AED — around 653.64 AED.
On termination of employment by resignation or dismissal, on completion of the contract term where it is not renewed, on violation of visa conditions such as working for another employer without authorization, or on relocation or departure from the UAE.
The outside country route applies. A travel report is required to evidence the departure, filed from an Amer Center or the E-channel Online Portal, and the labour card cancellation is then processed in MOL.
No. The final settlement, including pending salary, gratuity and leave encashment, should be complete before the employee signs the cancellation paperwork.
Yes. We cancel employment visas across Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi mainland, and across the free zones including SHAMS, SPC, SRTIP, IFZA, Meydan, DMCC, DSO, DIFC, DAFZA, JAFZA, TECOM, ADGM and RAKEZ.
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