Cancel Employee’s Resident Permit (RP)

This service requests the cancellation of the Residence Permit of an employee under your company sponsorship after an employee has resigned or been terminated from the company and the person’s passport is available with the company.

If the Visa is not yet stamped in the passport but has already been used, then you must cancel the Visa by entering the Employment Visa SR Number in the Service Request Number field.

All dependents Visa’s must be cancelled or kept on hold directly with Immigration before Employee RP cancellation, and the applicant has 30 days grace period to exit the country (If the RP was valid for more than 30 days).

Process steps:

• Customers can log in to Dubai Trade Portal via www.dubaitrade.ae
• Navigate to ‘Employee Services’, select ‘Residence Permit’, and then select ‘Cancel Employee RP-Jafza – Approval.’
• Create and submit a new request to cancel an employee’s Residence Permit.

Documents required

• Residence visa copy
• Passport page 1
• Copy of End of Service Letter
• Original passport is required if the applicant is outside the UAE and valid Residence Permit (RP) if exit date is less than 60 days
• The applicant needs to get a visa status report from the UAE Embassy

Fees

Normal processing fees:

Urgent processing fees:

Notes

• The employee and company’s authorized person must sign the End of Service Entitlement Form.
• The applicant has 30 days grace period to exit the country or apply for a new visa after Residence Permit (RP) cancellation if the RP was valid at the time of cancellation.
• Dependents’ Visas should be cancelled before cancelling Applicant’s Residence Visa.
• After Residence Permit (RP) is cancelled, Cancellation Form should be submitted again to Jafza through the service “Upload Exit Paper” with an Airport Exit Stamp or Visa Position Amendment Stamp to clear the company’s records and refund the Bank Guarantee.
• To hold a dependent visa, the customer must process it directly with General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) before submitting an online request for Residence Permit cancellation.