س: مرحبًا. أدعى آرون من تايلاند. أحتاج إلى رأي قانوني منك بشأن الغش الذي أواجهه من شركة مقرها الإمارات تدعى R. I. في يناير 2017، وقعت زوجتي اتفاقًا معهم بشأن خطاب عرض عمل إلى كندا. مجموع الرسوم التي طلبوها كانت 7000 درهم إماراتي، ولكن بالنسبة للدفعة الأولى فقد دفعت لهم 4000 درهم إماراتي. قالوا أن الأمر سيستغرق 6 أشهر. في يناير 2018، أخبروني أنهم في الوقت الحالي ليسوا قادرين على توفير عرض عمل لي لأنه لا توجد شواغر حاليًا. بعد ذلك، أعطوني عرضًا آخر لبرنامج الهجرة الأطلسي إلى كندا. صدقتهم أيضًا في هذه الحالة وبدأوا البرنامج. بعد ذلك فقط عرفت أنهم لا يعرفون حتى كيفية ملء طلب الهجرة. لذلك طلبت منهم إيقاف المعاملة واسترداد المبلغ بالكامل في شهر أبريل الماضي، ولكنهم لم يردوا أموالي حتى الآن وهم يؤجلون الدفع باستمرار. فكرت في فتح دعوى ضدهم، لذلك أطلب منك أن تعطيني نصيحة حول ذلك.

Q: Hello respectful Sir/Madam I applied for migration to Poland through a consultancy in Dubai on December 28, 2022. They said I would get a work permit within 60 days, but it has been more than 6 months. I now need my deposited amount back, but they are saying to mail customer care. I have receipts for payment and a fake offer letter. Can you please suggest how I can get a refund legally?

Q: My husband & I applied to migration services hoping to have a chance to work in Canada. After months of waiting, we decided to withdraw our application & refund the money as per the contract. We need to wait for 24 weeks before we can claim. 1-Jun-22 is our schedule but till now 18-May-23, we didn’t receive it. They always send emails to reschedule the refund. Since we are going on vacation, we consider collecting whatever recovery they have which is 2500 each but then they send an email saying that we have only 2000. I replied & corrected them but instead, they sent an email saying we have only 1500. We were really losing hope as they keep on changing their statement. So when we meet in their office we record whatever promises the staff has given us but when they found out that we are recording they said all our entitlement for refunds is forfeited because of this action. A total of 8000 dirhams for both of us is due for a refund. Our only purpose in the recording is to have evidence of their promises. Thank you

س: سيدي العزيز لقد تقدمت بطلب للحصول على برامج Canada AIPP من إحدى وكالات الاستشارات في دبي في عام 2021، وأخبروني أن العملية ستستغرق عامًا واحدًا. والآن استغرقت أكثر من عامين. أخبروني أنهم تقدموا لي هذه السنوات ولكن لم أتلق أي رد من أي شركة، وعندما طلبت منهم إخباري بمكان تقديم الطلب، أخبروني أنه سري. الآن أخبرتهم بإيقاف العملية وسوف يعيدون لي أموالي ولكن سيكون المبلغ أقل بكثير وفقًا لهم. يرجى إخباري كيف يمكنني الحصول على أموالي حيث دفعت ما يقرب من 9000 درهم إماراتي أو كيف يمكنني المضي قدمًا بشكل قانوني.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I applied for a Poland job through a Dubai consultancy in 2020 and paid all of the required fees, totaling AED 11,000. The consultancy then released my work permit for Poland, which expires after one year. They then said that they would apply for my Poland visa from the Poland embassy, and I believed them. However, when I messaged them about my visa because my Poland work permit is about to expire, they suddenly asked me to pay an additional AED 3,750 to apply for a new work permit. When I said that I do not want to pay and that I would like a refund, they said that they will not refund my money. Please advise me on how to get my money back. Thanks!

Q: Hello, I was working as a travel agent. One of my clients applied for a visa with me, and it's our third time trying to get her visa in 2 years. The first two times when the visa didn’t get approved, I paid her back the same time, and I’m the one who gave her the visit visa also. But for the third time, I couldn’t get the visa either. In the meantime, I lost my job, so I told her last month that I need time to give the money back - like in the first week of April, between the 5th to 10th. But she didn’t accept and made a case. So what will happen next? Will the police arrest me? When I check the case status, it’s showing "awaiting decision," and the amount is 5000. So what will happen next?

An interview-format article covering the topic of contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

The Law sets up the legal framework for the protection of consumer rights in the UAE. The Law establishes the Higher Committee for Consumer Protection and the Consumer Protection Department, and sets up the fines for breach of its provisions.

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.