Is the residence visa canceled if I stay outside the UAE for more than 6 months?

The Emirates Digital Government has confirmed that the sponsored person must not stay outside the UAE for more than six months, otherwise his residence visa will be invalidated, however, there are some exceptions to the mentioned rule.

She stressed that the general rule is that the resident expatriate holding a valid residence visa from the UAE and wishing to travel abroad for any reason, must not stay outside the UAE for more than six months, otherwise his residence visa will be invalidated, and at this stage, he will not He can enter the UAE, unless he applies for a new entry permit.

She stated that, however, there are some exceptions to the rule mentioned above, which allow the resident expatriate to stay outside the UAE for more than six months, and at the same time maintain the validity of his residence visa in the country, this includes:The foreign wife who is sponsored by her Emirati husband, the resident expatriate who works in a government agency, and his companions, and he is sent abroad for treatment by the government administration. In this case, a medical report approved by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, or other approved health authorities, the accompanying domestic worker must be submitted. For a student studying, or a person receiving treatment abroad, domestic workers accompanying members of diplomatic and consular missions who represent the UAE abroad, and the employees of these missions who hold a residence visa in the UAE, public sector employees who are sent before the entity to attend training or specialized courses, Or workers in the offices of employers abroad and their families who hold valid residence visas in the UAE, a student residing in the UAE, who travels abroad to study at a university (in accordance with the provisions of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai), taking into account the verification of this atother emirates.

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