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9 available 9 • View allDo I have a ban if I've resigned before my visa was stamped in the passport?
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Q: I resigned during the probation period. My employment visa was not stamped on my passport, I did no medical and didn't receive Emirates ID.
Then, when I tried to get UAE tourist visa, the agency told me that I'm blacklisted and my visa rejected. My contract before was an unlimited contract.

Nov 6, 2017
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Penalties for overstay on a visit visa
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Q: If you are on visit visa and you overstay, will you have a ban or you pay penalties?

Jul 9, 2017
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Consequences of non-renewal of visa and labour contract
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Q: Kindly advise what can I do now that my visa already expired (expiry date is 04.04.2019). I keep waiting for my boss to have it renewed as he promised it will be renewed.
The grace period is already finished and at this time, I have not received his advised for renewal yet. My labour contract is also not renewed.
I am still working with them but I feel like somebody will just catch me as at this time I know I am over-staying. Is filing a resignation and complaining to labour the solution for my situation?
I also have a credit card that I agree for a settlement a few months back, but since our salary is always delayed, the bank said they will cancel the settlement and will file a case.
How can I check if I really have a case now? Can the police just put me in jail?
Hoping you can somehow give me advice.

May 14, 2019
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The employer got all necessary documents but did not processed the visa
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Q: Hello,
I joined my employer in Dubai mainland 5 months ago. I gave him all the documents necessary for visa processing including the visa cancellation letter, but since then, he has not processed the visa.
I am now in overstay.

Dec 20, 2021
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How to exit the country without paying fines if I overstay my visit visa?




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Q: Good evening Sir.
I have a question regarding my overstay and I have fines already. My visa finish on August 24.
Is it possible that I can exit the country without paying fines?
I have a ticket where my flight on October 1.





Sep 22, 2022
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Returning to the UAE after leaving with a life ban due to overstaying

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Q: Hi,
I overstayed for a period of 5 months in Dubai.
When I was going to immigration, I had a choice to pay a penalty or to leave the country for a life ban without paying.
I chose not to pay and now I want to go back to the UAE to work because I have a job offer.
Is there any chance to remove the ban?
I overstayed my tourist visa.
Thanks!


Dec 6, 2022
468
Why do travel agencies put absconding on people's visas without any notification?
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Q: Why are travel agencies in Abu Dhabi putting absconding on people's visas without any notification?
Even if it is one day that the person overstayed his visa, do they have to put abscond on his/her visa that will give him/her a tough time removing it?

Mar 31, 2023
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How to waive UAE overstay fine for brother imprisoned for driving without license?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I need legal advice!
I am from Pakistan. My brother was on a visit to the UAE for 2 months. During his stay, he was arrested by authorities for driving without a license. The authorities fined him for driving without a license.
His visit visa has expired. Now he is in prison and overstaying for more than a month. We are paying a fine of approximately 50 AED per day for each month, according to UAE law.
So the question is, how can we get rid of this fine, which is 1,500 AED per month?
This is an unbearable amount for us.
Please guide me in a legal way.
Thank you!

Jul 14, 2023
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What are the repercussions of delaying employment visa when my tourist visa expires?

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Q: I found a job in Dubai while I was on a tourist visa and my company applied for a work permit with MOHRE before my tourist visa expired.
Now my tourist visa expired a few days ago and the work permit is still under process.
What kind of repercussions does this imply for me, besides the fine?
Will I have issues if I get pulled over by the police?


Dec 20, 2023
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2 available 2 • View allWhat 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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Online POA and Other Notary Public Services in the UAE 28
With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.
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Terminating an employee after sick leave and claiming compensation 2
Hello,
My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go.
I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me.
I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment.
The problem is that the employer says that he will take compensation for the training that was specified in the contract, but I did not undergo training at all; I immediately started work from the first day of work and there was no training.
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Should the seller in Dubai hand over their tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale?
Who is responsible for managing this process?
At the time of the exchange, the broker said he would follow up with the seller and collect the deposit.
He hasn’t, and the seller has not handed over the deposit.
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How to deal with in-laws provoking and recording reactions? 1
Dear Sir/Madam,
My husband's family constantly provokes me and then records my every exaggerated reaction.
Now I'm worried that they might use those things against me.
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How to cancel the MoU to buy an apartment with the broker if the bank did not approve the loan? 2
Hi,
I have a situation where I signed an MoU and gave my security deposit to the seller's agent. However later, the bank valuation of the property is lower than the selling price.
On my MoU, it has a clause that “the buyer has a right to cancel/negotiate if the bank valuation is not the same as MoU.” I tried to negotiate, however, we didn't agree on the price so I asked to cancel.
Now the agent is threatening me that they will not cancel the MoU and that will deposit my cheque. Later I also came to know that the person I am dealing with is not the same person whose name is mentioned as a broker in the MoU.
The agent I am dealing with is constantly messaging me with threats. I decided not to speak to him and instead, I wrote an email to the broker whose name is mentioned on the MoU but received no response.
I am on a very tight timeline as I need to vacate my apartment in 3 weeks, I found another unit but I don't know if I can pursue this while the initial MoU still not canceled.
Please, I need advice.
Feb 8, 2024
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Employer asking for visa reimbursement after resignation: do I need to pay? 3
Hello Sir/Madam,
I have already finished my first year with my company and resigned.
My employer is asking me to reimburse the cost of my visa because I did not finish my two-year contract.
Do I need to pay? The cost is 7,000 AED.
Oct 20, 2023
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