How to Cancel 6 Months Job Seeker Visa to get Outpass

The Cancellation process of UAE 6 Months Job Seeker Visa, Ban on Six Months Job Seeker Visa and all other things you need to know before and after cancellation of your temporary visa will be discuss in this guide.

As per our visitor queries they are confused about how to deal it legally as no body wants to get ban again or put themselves in trouble after getting 6 months chance to look for another job.

So, people who got 6 months visa in UAE under Amnesty 2018 Period and didn't get the job or want to leave the country before the expiration of their visas will found this guide very helpful, in this guide we will first share the questions people have asked us and then we will  answer them one by one.

Questions people asked about Cancellation of 6 Months Job Seeker Visa are:

1: Will i face Ban after exiting UAE by Cancelling 6 Months Visa?

2: What are the Ban Rules for 6 Months Job seeker visa holders?

3: How to Cancel the 6 months job seeker visa?

4: can i exit other country or i must exit to my home country?

5: What is the Fees of 6 Months Visa Cancellation?

6: What are the Outpass charges?

7: Validity of Outpass?

8: From where to Cancel the 6 months job seeker visa?

9: Required documents to cancel 6 months visa?

10: Can i re-enter UAE once i cancel and left UAE on 6 months job seeker visa?

11: Can i re-enter UAE on visit or Tourist visa after cancelling 6 months visa?

12: What if someone is Overstay on 6 Months Visa?

13: When to cancel the 6 months visa? before expiry or after expiry?

14: Can we renew 6 Months job seeker visa?

Above are the mostly asked questions by our global fans, we will answer all one by one, if you too have question in your mind, you can ask us by commenting in comment box, we will answer you as soon as possible.

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Ban on 6 Months Job Seeker Visa:

The first question which may come in 90% of job seeker visa holders mind is ban, either is their a ban or No? 

Let us clear it, if you are holding a six months job seeker visa and you have not found a job within given time period which is 180 days or you want to leave the country on emergency or before the expiry of your visa, you can leave the country without ban, yes read it again, their is no ban on residents, expats and visitors who are leaving UAE by cancelling their 6 months job seeker visa. 

They can re-enter UAE at any time on visit or tourist visa.

How to Cancel 6 Months Job Seeker Visa:

The cancellation process is simple, holder of job seeker visa need to visit the designated areas (offices/departments) across UAE,  you just need a copy of your 6 months visa to cancel it.

Cancellation of Dubai 6 Months Job Seeker Visa:

For Dubai 6 Months Job seeker Visa holders they are kindly requested to visit AL AWEER Immigration Center.

Sample of Dubai Outpass attached below.

UAE Outpass Sample

Cancellation of Abu Dhabi 6 Months Visa :

For Abu Dhabi (al shahama) six months temporary visa holders,  they need to visit Sweihan Police Station, you need to wait for the sms from Immigration (MOI) on your registered mobile number for the confirmation, once you have received the below stated sms, you no longer require to print the outpass paper, you can exit country by showing this sms at airport immigration counter.

SMS from Ministry of Interior

Cancellation of Sharjah 6 Months Visa:

Expats residing in Sharjah state holding six months visa need to visit the Sharjah Immigration head office which is located near Sharjah Mega Mall and Mobile Roundabout.

For all other states, please visit the main immigration offices.

10 Days Time to stay in the country:

Once you have cancelled the job seeker visa and got Out pass, you will be given 10 days time, please note that don't try to leave within first 10 days of cancellation, in simple words if you have cancelled your visa on first Feb, you need to wait for next 10 days to update your data in Ministry system, you can than leave country on 11th Feb, please do not buy tickets before the cancellation of your visas or only booked it as per the guidance of Immigration officer.

Cancellation Fees of 6 months job seeker visa:

The visa cancellation fees of six months visa is 150 AED which you need to pay cash at immigration counter.

Outpass Fees:

200 AED is the official fees of an outpass which you need to pay cash at immigration counter, and as stated above you will get 10 days of time to pack your bags.

When to Cancel before or after Expiry?

People asked which day or date to choose for the cancellation, either we need to cancel visa before the expiry of it or we can we cancel it on the expiry date or after expiry date?

Please note that if you want to leave without trouble,  Cancel your visa before the mentioned expiry date of your visa, for example if your visa is expiring on 1st March,  visit on 26 or 27 of Feb by making sure weekend (Friday).

It will help you in avoiding overstay fines and in case if you've missed any document or officer asked you for a specific document, you can arrange it easily and visit them back.

Overstay Fine on 6 Months Job Seeker Visa:

Overstay rules are really strict as it was announced during and after Amnesty period ended that those who caught staying illegal in the country after amnesty will be given hefty fines with deportation from the country and life time ban which will also add your name in Blacklisted people.

Re-entering UAE on Visit or Tourist Visa:

Yes, all those who have cancelled their Job seeker visas can enter UAE again on visit visa/tourist visa to look for job, this is confirmed by official sources of Dubai Immigration department.

Renewal of six months job seeker visa:

The UAE new 6 months temporary visa cannot be renewed upon expiration.

Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashid, director of Residence Affairs at the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship said, if six monyts visa holders didn't find a job within that period, they will have to leave the country and maybe return on visit visa because the temporary visa cannot be renewed on expiration."

The last question we are answering about the Cancellation process of 6 Months Job Seeker visa is exiting to home country or any other country, yes, you can leave UAE to any country you want, their is no such rule to exit only to your homeland.

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