Originally Posted by
fractional
Good practice is to leave in good terms, secure a No Objection Letter from your present employer and at the same time contact the new HR office in order to clarify whether there is any objection at all. In a well informed HR they must know

about given the contacts they have in these places.
6 months ban used to be the ban (and probably still is), but I also got other the opposite. I remember reading sometime ago an article in the Gulf News. During the weekend they have a kind of an adviser that addresses labour issues.
I know of guys going to other Emirates without having any 6 month ban. Good luck!
The guy was referring to in the Gulf News during the weekend editions is Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants. Write to the Editor
[email protected]. Try this if you do not have other means to do it. Again, good luck.