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9 available 9 • View allFiling a case against an employer for failing to process employment visa
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Q: I worked in the UAE under visit visa. The company owner has provided me visit visa but did not give me employment visa, and did not give me the salary. I came back to Pakistan.
Please tell me how I can file a case under the UAE labour law when I have the offer letter which the company owner gave me, and how long will it take to lodge this case?

Oct 9, 2017
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What to do if employer delays your visa issuance
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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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Overstaying on a tourist visa and the fines imposed
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Q: Would there be a possibility for a tourist visa holder who overstayed for 3 months to waive his penalty or at least be lessened?

Jan 24, 2018
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Overstay payment liability during the visa transfer
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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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Waiving the fines for visit visa overstay due to financial difficulties
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Q: My mom came to the UAE on a visit visa. Her visa is issued from Abu Dhabi. Now, she overstayed by over a year and the amount of fines is huge and accumulating.
I don't have this amount to pay to legalize her status and let her leave the UAE when the lockdown is over.
Is there a way to waive all the penalties and not only reducing them due to severe financial difficulties?

Apr 27, 2020
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Is it possible to issue a tourist visa while a residence visa is not canceled by husband?

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Q: I have a residence-husband visa which will expire on October 2021. But I overstayed in my country Philippines for 6 1/2 months.
I want to go back now to Abu Dhabi. Is my visa already canceled or not valid anymore?
Can I apply for a tourist visa instead? I and my husband are not in good terms for many months and he doesn't want to communicate with me anymore.
What should I do?
Thanks for your help!


Nov 3, 2019
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How to act against delay of hiring process and threatening to bear overstay penalty
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Q: Hi,
I am a female physiotherapist and I got a job offer from my facility on October 15th 2020, after which they delayed the medical licensing process until February.
I got my licence activated under their facility on February 21st 2021 and again they delayed the joining process and they asked me to cancel my visa (spouse) on March 21st 2021.
My grace period will expire tomorrow and they want me to take a visit visa now or they will cut the penalty from my future salary. What am I supposed to do?
Also, I am not willing to pay a penalty as it's not my fault and a visit visa can't be taken as my husband has already lost his job.
Please give me an advice.

Apr 18, 2021
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Who pays for the overstay fines when the company withdraws its offer?
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Q: Respected all,
I found a job in April when I had a visit visa and my company gave me an offer letter. My visit visa expired at the end of May. Whenever I asked my company about my visa, they said that it is under process.
Now after three months, I came to know that we did not have any visa and we have penality and abscond. Yesterday, the company said that I have been terminated, we can not give the penalty and we can not process the visa. I have to pay myself these penalties.
My question is can I file a case against the company because they offered me a job when I have a valid visa and they did not give me a visa?
Thank you!

Aug 31, 2021
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Company not giving me employment visa, passport still with them: What to do?


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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I gave my passport to the company. I am working on a visit visa and the company has not given me an employment visa. I need my passport back.
The company has now asked me to transfer my credit to a new sales representative. My salary for last month is pending.



Aug 14, 2023
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Legal blog
3 available 3 • View allRecent Amendments to the UAE Labour Regulations 24
Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.
Apr 19, 2016
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What Happens If I Overstay My Tourist or Resident Visa in the UAE? 35
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.
Feb 16, 2020
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allMinisterial Decree No. (764) of 2015 On Ministry of Labour Approved Standard Employment Contracts 5
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 Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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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