Q: I have an expired DMCC free zone visa and my company terminated me, how I can cancel my visa? Note that the company have no serious response in the subject.

Q: I have a labour case in Dubai Courts. The court already issued a judgment that the employer has to pay me, but the company has already closed. My visa will expire next week and I need to cancel it because I have a job offer letter from another company and got a temporary work permit also. Please, help me. How can I cancel my visa and labour contract so that I am able to join another company?

Q: Dear Sir, I have a labour case. My company did not pay my 6 months' salaries and final settlement and it's already closed. My first judgment has to come on the 9th of August, and still, I am not getting anything. I got a new job offer from another company. Can I cancel my visa if my labour case is pending? Is this possible?

Q: I can't reach my employer, he is out of the country for 1 year. My visa has expired in October 2020 and I need to cancel it to be able to get a new visa, I am very concerned about fines & any repercussions, I must get this cancelled asap and get onto a new visa. Can you help with: 1) How do I cancel the visa if the employer is no longer here? 2) How can I find out about my overstay fines? 3) Who is responsible for my overstay fines?

Q: Hello, I was given an immigration lifetime ban for overstaying on my employment visa. I left the UAE voluntarily in 2015. They did an eye scan too. I am in Karachi, Pakistan and would like to visit the UAE again. I can provide Passport Copy and Exit stamp... etc. Can one of your immigration lawyers look at the status of my ban and check if there is a possibility of removing my ban? Please email me for documentation.

Q: How can I cancel my labor card and visa? My employer is not answering and there's no more office. Kindly tell me what is the procedure for cancellation. How long it will take for the cancellation process?

Q: I was working with a company and it was closed without giving us any notice or document. I’m still under their visa and it’s gonna expire next month. So I contacted the ministry of labor to ask for their help and get the cancellation paper because the company closed and all the contact numbers not working. Then the labor sent me a cancellation paper asking me to take it to immigration and get the cancellation. When I went to the immigration, they said I have an absconding case. But I’m still on the company visa and they are the one closed everything without informing us. What can I do to this case and how to remove absconding from my side because I didn’t do anything wrong?

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

The UAE has adopted a major reform in its legislative system that brought about 40 new laws and amendments to the company law, criminal law, personal status, among others. The amendments aim to develop the legislative structure in various sectors, the labor law being one of these, was the most recent. We try in this article to shed light on the changes introduced with the new labor law and their significance on both, the employer and employee.

The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).