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8 available 8 • View allHow can I check and lift my UAE immigration ban?
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Q: How can I check my type of ban?
I am a businessman. I used to travel to Dubai for business purposes. And I had residence visa for a long time. But in 2014, when I travelled to Dubai, I was taken to Al Aweer Central Jail from immigration of Dubai International Airport.
And they took my fingerprints and eye scan. They told me to call my Arbab. But unfortunately, my Arbab was out of UAE. And then they sent me back to my country without saying anything.
Now I want to know if I was banned or not. If I'm banned, how can I check for how long I was banned? And how can I remove my ban?

Sep 22, 2017
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Risk of travelling through the UAE transit in case of a life ban
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Q: My husband has a life ban in the UAE, but he has to come to Sharjah for a flight connection to Saudi.
Is it safe to come to Sharjah for a flight connection?

Mar 13, 2019
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Avoiding labor ban because of overstay after visa cancellation
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Q: Hello,
I have processed cancellation myself. The 30-day period has been over. I have received my decision 8 days ago but the amount is pending.
Now, my visa has been canceled, and my new company is taking days to take out the new visa because the new company's visa quota is temporarily blocked.
Will I undergo a labor ban?

Mar 11, 2020
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Sending a non-renewal letter after leaving for a vacation outside the UAE

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Q: If a sponsor allows an employee to leave for vacation even though the employee visa will expire after 2 months, and during vacation, the employee sends a non-renewal letter of her contract one month prior to its expiry date because of whatever reason she has:
Can you consider that as a run-away? Or is this a ground for absconding?
If the runaway case / absconding case is a fraud/fake, can I file a fake absconding case and sue my sponsor?


Apr 4, 2020
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إلغاء إبعاد صادر بسبب حكم غيابي في قضية تسول
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س: صدر ضدي حكم غيابي في قضية تسوُّل بشهر حبس وغرامة ١٠٠٠ درهم وإبعادي عن الدولة مع أني لم أرتكب هذا والسيدة المواطنة المجني عليها عرفت أنه كان سوء تفاهم بيني وبينها وهي على استعداد لعمل تنازل في الكاتب العدل وأقدم أنا معارضة وتأتي هي وتشهد وتوضح للمحكمة أنه كان سوء تفاهم.
هل سيُلغَى الإبعاد حينئذٍ؟
أرجو الإفادة

Jun 3, 2021
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How can a permanent ban get lifted?
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Q: If an employer gets a permanent ban in the UAE, then how can it be lifted?

Nov 4, 2019
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How to lift a ban based on a miscommunication?
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Q: Hi,
I am working with a company in India as a technical specialist. Previously, I was working with the government of India with the National Informatics Centre as a scientist for over 10 years.
Currently, I am remotely working with few UAE customers; Etisalat - telecom's operations, Dubai Islamic Bank, MAF Carrefour Dubai on database architect, implementation, and database technology solutions.
Recently, last year Jan 2020, I was trying to apply for a business visa for office work, but my visa was declined with the remark "blacklisted". The issue happened in 2015. It was a miscommunication from my end when I was traveling to the USA via Abu Dabhi.
This is the first incidence that happened in my life. I had kept my bag on the wrong seat and the cabin crew asked me what is inside the bag. I said camera and VIKS balm. The cabin crew officer thought that I used the word "bomb". UAE emigration deported back me to India.
Need your help and guidance!

Oct 7, 2021
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Is the absconding ban a lifetime ban or a temporary ban?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
If a company files an absconding case against an employee outside the UAE:
a) Is the absconding ban a lifetime ban or a temporary ban?
b) Does the absconding ban also expire automatically with the period of a labor ban or immigration ban?




Dec 18, 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.
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UAE Travel Ban: What You Need to Know 163
The UAE travel ban may be imposed on a person on various grounds, for instance, as the result of criminal offences, unpaid loans, breach of immigration laws or family matters. Implications of such a ban can be financially severe and daunting for the affected person. This article aims to give readers a clear understanding of what is the UAE travel ban, what are the grounds and procedures for its imposition and removal, how to check if the person is banned from travelling and other related topics.
May 6, 2024
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How Do You Ask a Lawyer? 11
I believe that there is a similarity between medicine and law, and just as there is a way to ask a question to a doctor to get the most accurate and correct answers from him, which ultimately helps you receive the correct diagnosis, and therefore the correct treatment, there is a way to ask a lawyer.
Jun 12, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal 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 Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
Dec 8, 1987
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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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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.
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