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Old 6th Apr 2005, 05:52
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spinwing
 
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"Cheseburger"

I have not heard any rumours of another school starting up here in Abu Dhabi ...please expand ???


"dipboss"

If the instructor s Visa was sponsored into the country by Horizon then his passport would have been held for Visa cancellation by the sponsor only whilst he was to exit the country ... ..perhaps there is more to this issue than meets the eye!

the UAE local law is quite specific ...NO Employer may hold a passport of an employee (without his permission) ...it is a punishable (?)offense....the passport is a document OWNED only by the country issuing it and NOT by the holder ...and that seems to have been emphasised to the UAE authorities by the many Governments who have in the past had issues with various UAE employers who HAVE illegally held passports to inhibit employees absconding which then causes problems for those employers getting replacement workers a work visa.

Thats the way it is!

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