Expiration and cancellation of work permits

ARTICLE (26)‎
EXPIRATION AND CANCELLATION OF WORK PERMITS

A- A Work permit shall expire at the end of its duration unless renewed ‎in accordance with the provisions of this Act:‎.

B- The Authority shall cancel work permits issued to workers prior to ‎their expiry in any of the following circumstances:‎

The permit was obtained on the basis of false documents or ‎information.‎‎
The employee ceases to comply with one or more of the conditions for ‎granting the permit.‎
A final criminal judgment is passed against the employee for a felony ‎or a crime that violates honor or honesty.‎
Violation by the workers of the terms under which his work permit ‎was issued.‎
The liquidation of the employer’s business, declaration of his ‎bankruptcy, cancellation of his Commercial registration or the ‎termination of his license to practice commercial activity.‎
Death of the employer who had obtained the work permit, unless one ‎of his heirs applied for renewal of the permit within 6 months.‎
A written request from the employer to cancel the permit.‎
Failure of the employer to pay the fees and other payments due to the ‎Authority in connection with the permit for a period exceeding three ‎months after such payments’ due date with out a plausible excuse.‎
A worker being infected with a contagious disease, which obliges for ‎his expulsion from the country as specified in a decision issued by the ‎Minister for Health.‎

Last Update: 04-12-2024.