Q: Q. Visa Cancelled, the grace period is about to finish while there is a pending case in the court against my employer. Good evening. I have cancelled my visa, and the grace period is about to end in a week, while I have a pending case in the court against my employer. Can I get permission for overstay to avoid the fine and blacklisting? Can I engage the services of a law firm if I cannot do it by myself? Politely requesting to assist me, please. I am in a big trouble. Regards, Mike

Q: I need to leave the UAE on emergency. Can I leave the UAE before my visa stamping in the UAE? The contract is signed and the visa is in progress. The visa is getting transferred from one employer to another.

Q: My visa is expiring in a few days. Can I resign now and go back to my country? Or do I have to renew my visa and then resign?

Q: Hi Sir, My sister's family had to exit the UAE on 25th Sep as her husband passed away on 20th Sep. Also given he was the main sponsor (investor visa) the resident visa of all family members had to be cancelled for them to exit and carry the human remains. However, the family members now need to go back to the UAE for winding up their home & also children's school. Can they enter considering the grace period of 30 days or do they need to re-apply for a new visa to enter the UAE?

Q: Does the UAE grace period of a labour contract and visa mean it will be same for an individual? If my labour contract is cancelled and the visa is cancelled after 20 days, will the grace period be 10 days or 30 days after visa cancellation?

Q: I have been given a 5 day grace period post my visa cancellation. It was cancelled on the 8th of January and the document says I need to exit by the 13th of January. Shouldn't I be given 30 days for exit or change? What should I do?

Q: Hello madam, Good afternoon! Currently, I am working and living in Ras al Khaimah, in an interior cleaning company under 2 years contract. I started working under this company on October 9th 2019. I was on a visit visa at that time and the same date was on the offer letter given to me by the company. They delayed applying for my work visa and the labour card. They applied for my work visa and labour card on 6th January 2020 and now they are saying that I have to work as per my labour card which is expiring on Jan 5, 2022. But as per my offer letter, my 2 years contract has already finished. Please advise me what I can do. Do I have to work as per my labour card or should I stop working as I have another job but my company is still not giving me cancellation?

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.

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).