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4 متاح 4 • عرض الجميعCan a company still deduct visa change fees after issuing a termination notice?




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Q: Hello,
I was hired in August 2024 by a company in Dubai, and they sent me a termination notice last month, in November.
After signing the offer letter, they informed me that I had to pay for my visa status change, which costs around 1,400 AED. They have already deducted 500 AED from my salary.
Now that they have sent me a termination notice, are they still allowed to deduct the money?





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هل يحق لصاحب العمل خصم تكاليف تجديد التأشيرة في حالة الاستقالة؟
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س: مرحبًا،
إنني أعمل في دولة الإمارات منذ ثمان سنوات وأربعة أشهر في نفس الشركة.
لقد جددت تأشيرتي مؤخرًا في شهر أغسطس الماضي. في الوقت الحالي، أريد الاستقالة بسبب العديد من المشاكل. المشكلة الأساسية هي عدم دفع الراتب في الوقت المحدد.
إذا قمت بحساب راتبي المعلق، سيكون أكثر من ثلاثة أشهر.
في هذه الحالة، إذا قدمت استقالتي، هل يحق لصاحب العمل خصم تكاليف تجديد التأشيرة الخاصة بي؟

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My employer made me sign a separate paper to pay visa charges. Do I have to pay it upon resignation?




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Q: I signed a contract that showed no visa compensation. After one month of work, my boss called me to sign a visa compensation paper and he has been deducting AED 500 every month.
Now that 7 months are done, I canceled and he told me that I should pay the balance.
Is this legal in the UAE?
Do I have to pay?





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Our company is deducting visa payments. Is it lawful?




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Q: Hello,
Our company is deducting visa payments. Is it lawful?





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المدونة القانونية
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مقال في صورة مقابلة يتناول موضوع التوظيف في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. مقتبس من المدونة الصوتية القانونية للمحامية لودميلا يامالوفا، مؤسسة مشروع لوجيكال مع لايلو. توضح لودميلا للقرَّاء في هذا المقال ما ينبغي عليهم فعله حين لا يدفع لهم أصحاب العمل مستحقاتهم وإلى أين يذهبون عندئذٍ.
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قوانين وتشريعات
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The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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Cont-1) as outlined in the termination notice.
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