
UPDATE / URGENT: Friend detained at Fujairah Immigration after employer filed malicious absconding case – RAKEZ visa rejected due to "Lifetime Ban"
Following up on my previous post regarding my friend whose former sponsor refused to return her passport after her contract ended.
Summary of what happened:
We initially tried filing a MOHRE complaint, but because her previous visa was issued under a domestic/local Fujairah sponsor, MOHRE jurisdiction was limited.
After 10 days of overstay while trying to retrieve her passport, she secured a new job offer under RAKEZ and applied for a new visa.
Her visa status remained "Under Immigration Review" for over a week.
Meanwhile, learning about the complaints, the previous local sponsor maliciously filed an absconding (circular) report against her in Fujairah Immigration.
Current Situation (Detained in Fujairah): She went directly to Fujairah Immigration today to resolve the status. They confiscated her phone, detained her, and sent the friends who accompanied her away.
The officers gave her three options:
1.Voluntarily accept deportation / return to home country.
2.Go to jail/detention center.
3.Pay all fines, lift the absconding charges, and have the new employer/PRO come in person to meet the officers to finalize the transfer.
This evening, her RAKEZ portal updated with the following rejection notice:
Reason for Return: The applicant has lifetime ban
Questions for anyone who has navigated this:
Can the lifetime/immigration ban be lifted immediately if the new employer's PRO visits Fujairah Immigration and pays the absconding removal fees?
How can we contest the malicious absconding report given that the employer illegally held her passport in the first place?
What immediate steps should her new company's PRO take tomorrow morning to get her released from Fujairah Immigration before deportation proceedings are initiated?
Any advice, contact recommendations, or legal insights on handling Fujairah Immigration directly would be deeply appreciated.