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8 available 8 • View allWhat to do if employer delays your visa issuance
Q: Dear Sir, I am an Endodontist Dentist from India. I got offer letter on 29 July 2016. The HAAD licence for a specialist dentist was complete on 14 October 2016.
I contacted my employer regarding employment visa but every time he gave me an excuse! Now is 23 January 2017 till now there is no proper response from the employer about the employment visa.
How should I move out of the situation? What legal procedures can I follow so that the employer either get me employment visa or let me move out to search any other job without getting work ban?
Kindly help me in the situation.
Feb 8, 2017
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What to do if your new employer withdrew the employment offer
Q: I got an employment offer from one of the construction companies from Dubai after the personal interview. I signed the employment offer which I received through email and sent back.
Now, after 20 days, they withdrew this offer as per their management decision. I am working in Qatar and I already resigned from my job, and next week I have to leave Qatar.
I don't know what to do. Is there any chance to claim it legally?
Mar 3, 2017
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Overstay payment liability during the visa transfer
Q: If you overstay while the company is processing your working visa, who will be held liable to pay the penalty?
Oct 8, 2018
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The responsibility for paying the overstaying fine while being hired by a company
Q: Hi,
I have been hired in a Freezone company last November 20, 2019. My visit visa will expire on 25 November 2019. As per my employer, they have already processed my residence visa and changing status so I will not be allowed to exit the country and just wait for the new visa release.
Now, the month of January, they are asking me to pay 1500AED for overstaying. Do I need to pay for that?
Is it my responsibility to pay while they have already hired me?
Waiting for your response!
Feb 5, 2020
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Dubai employer fails to provide visa: can the employee file a complaint?
Q: Hello,
Is there a solution for an employee who signed a two-year contract with a company in Dubai and was promised that the company would provide an employment visa within 30 days?
However, the company failed to do so and did not even inform the employee. As a result, the employee's own visit visa expired, and the employee overstayed for two months and absconded.
The company even took the employee's passport.
The company has now been suspended for an unknown period of time, and the employee has not been paid since the suspension.
How can the employee file a complaint against the employer in this case?
Oct 22, 2023
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My wife is working in a bad work environment. What can she do?
Q: Salam Alaykom,
My wife just came to Abu Dhabi. Let's skip the fact that her company is so bad, they took too long to prepare her documents.
Eventually, she got her visa and the flight was paid for by her company.
She has 4 years of experience, but we were surprised to find that her initial salary offer stands at just AED 3500, no benefits, no nothing!
She is required to work six days a week, with 8 hours each day, and there is no possibility for remote work. She went to work today.
I stopped a taxi for her and the taxi was AED 100, so her job is far away from where we live. She showed me the place, it's dirty and not a work environment. She also told me it smells bad.
Anyway, I have to save her from that place. So please let me know what can we do.
Nov 1, 2023
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Attested documents, signed MOHRE contract, but facing a visa delay. Why?
Q: Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing great. I have some questions regarding the delay in my visa process.
All my documents have been attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Pakistan, the UAE Embassy in Pakistan, and the MOFA of the UAE. However, I am unsure why my visa is being delayed.
I have already signed the MOHRE contract paper 20 days ago and I am now being fined for overstaying for 15 days. I have asked my company for an explanation and they have simply stated that the visa process is still ongoing.
I checked my online status showing violated because of overstay in the UAE.
I would appreciate it if someone could please explain the reasons behind the delay in Pakistani visas.
Thank you!
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Jan 10, 2024
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How can I clear my overstay fines and come back to find a job in the UAE?
Q: Hello,
I would like to know the difference between overstay clearance and outpass. I am worried a company put me into overstay for 60 days but refused to give me an employment visa. All they told me is they're going to get me overstay clearance.
Understanding this situation, can I come back to the UAE and find another job or get a visit visa and look for a job again?
Hope to hear from you.
Thank you
Mar 11, 2024
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Legal blog
2 available 2 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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The new Unemployment Insurance Law of the UAE
The UAE government introduced the new Unemployment Insurance Law under the Federal Decree-Law No. 13 of 2022 Concerning the Unemployment Insurance Scheme for Unemployed People. The law aims at providing a sort of financial support in case of unemployment for a brief period, probably to help employees who got terminated find another job and avoid failing in other financial obligations.
Oct 11, 2022
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (764) of 2015 On Ministry of Labour Approved Standard Employment Contracts
According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.
Sep 27, 2015
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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View allHow can I vacate my tenant if the rental agreement ends before the eviction notice deadline?
My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.
May 1, 2024
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How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property?
I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this.
I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property.
I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?
Oct 4, 2022
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The procedures for filing for divorce on mutual consent
Dear sir/madam,
I am separated from my wife due to compatibility reasons. We got married in the Indian consulate in Dubai on December, 23rd.
We would like to file a divorce on mutual consent as soon as possible. May I get some advice here on the procedures?
Sep 13, 2022
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My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation?
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity six months past now since I resigned, Is it possible to file a case against him after a 6 months period?
May 31, 2022
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done?
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
Jun 28, 2021
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