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.

Q: I was working with a company in Abu Dhabi since 2014 and successfully completed my 2-year limited contract. Now, I sent a non-renewal letter to my company after finishing my contract, but they are forcing me to sign one more contract and not releasing me by saying that I am supervising many projects and I cannot leave suddenly. It is very important for me to go back to my country and solve my personal problems. kindly suggest, what should I do? I have already booked a complaint against them in labour but I am worried that through labour dept. it will take time as my employer always skip court hearings. Kindly suggest and also correct me if I am wrong, do the employee in a limited contract need to give notice period before the expiry of work permit?

Q: Dear lawyer, I have a tenancy contract for one year in Dubai, ending on 25 November 2018. On the 8th of October, the landlord sent me a lease renewal, with some parts of the contract modified and contains different terms from the previous one. I decided I don't want to renew the contract; neither with the new nor old conditions. On the 1st of November, I notified the landlord that I will vacate on the current contract end date 25 Nov. He replied that I needed to notify him 90 days prior to the expiry date and I didn't, and now he is entitled to reimbursement and asks for 2 months' rent as a compensation. Our contract says only "Tenant agrees to notify the Landlord in writing 3 months (90 days) prior to the expiry of this Agreement of his intention to renew or not renew the Agreement". However, no financial penalties for breaking the clause of 90 days' notice of non-renewal are mentioned there. Please tell, can he claim from me this 2 months' amount? I will highly appreciate your opinion. Best regards

Q: Dear Sir, I finished my 2-year limited contract. My visa grace period is going to be finished also soon. My company is still not paying my gratuity. They say that, for a limited contract, there is no gratuity! They paid me a part of my leave salary; I received full leave salary on my first vacation but they still not providing my air ticket. 1. Is gratuity applicable for a 2-year limited contract? 2. How can they pay basic + HRA only for leave salary while I got full salary when I took my annual leave for the first time? 3. Can I claim airfare instead of the air ticket? 4. Where to register a complaint? Please advice!

Q: I currently work in Dubai but I need an extra income from a part-time job. Can I obtain the part-time job and still do my current job properly? Is there an approval I need to get?

Q: Hi, I have been informed by my employer that they are not going to renew my contract. They have stated in the letter that "discontinuation of an unlimited contract", and my contract was about to expire on December 20th. Now, will the gratuity calculation be based on termination or resignation? I have read on some websites that the gratuity will vary if terminated by the employer.

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