An explanation on this issue was made by a representative of the ministry in connection with the request of one of the companies that applied for a resident visa for an engineer of Arab origin, who was dismissed from his previous job. The application for a new visa was rejected due to the fact that the engineer left the country three months ago, and his resident visa was canceled.
"The ministry refused the company to issue a resident visa for a new employee due to the fact that he is outside the UAE," a representative of the ministry said. - "A new visa can be issued to him only after a year. The presence of an employee in the country when changing one resident visa to another, or updating it, is mandatory."