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10 available 10 • View allYou've received a job offer from UAE company. What's next?
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Q: My friend has received an employment contract as well as another document with thumbprint from a Dubai company.
Please guide us how to get Dubai visa by using these documents. Date on the letter is 14/9/2017. Please reply and help as soon as possible.
Thanks and regards,
Vikas Vashisht

Sep 19, 2017
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Employment offer letter and work permit in the UAE
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Q: Sir,
I am currently in India. An offer letter was sent to me by an employer and I have signed it.
Later, I came to know that this company tortures the workers and even salaries are not paid in time. I am scared.
A week ago, they sent me an email asking me to sign "prerequisite for the issuance of work permit", which I have not yet responded.
Will I have to face a ban if I do not sign it? Can they issue a visa for me without me signing it?
Please help me.

Feb 8, 2017
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What to do if your new employer withdrew the employment offer
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Q: I got an employment offer from one of the construction companies from Dubai after the personal interview. I signed the employment offer which I received through email and sent back.
Now, after 20 days, they withdrew this offer as per their management decision. I am working in Qatar and I already resigned from my job, and next week I have to leave Qatar.
I don't know what to do. Is there any chance to claim it legally?

Mar 3, 2017
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Expiry date of passport allowed to get an employment visa
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Q: How many months should my passport be valid to be able to apply for a UAE employment visa?

Nov 13, 2017
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Employment process from offer letter to work visa
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Q: Sir,
I'm from India and an employer offered me a job.
The company have formally sent me an offer letter, and the day before yesterday they sent me another mail with a contract that contains them as the first party and me as the second party. They asked me to sign and send it back.
Now, my question is when do I move to further process and how long will it take for labour approval, immigration process...etc?

Nov 2, 2017
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Process for issuing work visa after signing an offer letter
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Q: Dear Sir,
I got an offer letter in September 2017, but I have not received a visa yet. How long does it take for the visa?

Nov 2, 2017
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Is the Good Conduct Certificate compulsory for getting a UAE work permit?
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Q: My employer has already applied for my entry permit last month.
Do I require a good conduct certificate, as from 4th Feb it has been made compulsory as per the UAE new law?
As with a short notice, it will be hard for me to arrange the same and also attestation is a lengthy process which will take time

Feb 4, 2018
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The average time limit for issuing the employment visa 
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Q: A company had hired me and given me an offer letter, and did not apply for a visa. What can I do?

May 20, 2018
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The employer is not issuing a visa after three months

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
Currently, I am on my husband's visa and working for an immigration company. My employer gave me a job offer letter and said that they will provide me with a visa within 3 months.
I have already completed my probation period and asked my employer to process my visa. After reminding him on alternate weeks, he still did not take any action.
The visa I am on is from my husband's previous company and his recent company is not providing one for me now.
In this case, what should I do?


Aug 25, 2022
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The work visa was rejected because the passport expires in less than 180 days. What to do?
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Q: We got the work approval and during the bank guarantee and fee payment, we get an error on our passport that it is under 180 days.
The visit visa expired also and I'm getting fined. What do we do then?

Feb 9, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
4 available 4 • 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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Ministerial 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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Ministerial Decision No. (31) of 2018 Concerning Developing a New Employment System Under Part-Time Contracts 4
The Decision establishes a new employment system in the UAE allowing employers to recruit employees classified as skilled workers level 1 and 2 for a part-time job. Under this decision, skilled employees who are already employed elsewhere, can work with more than one employer under a part-time contract without the permission of any employer.
Jan 21, 2018
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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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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.
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Should the seller in Dubai hand over their tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale?
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How to deal with in-laws provoking and recording reactions? 0
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How to cancel the MoU to buy an apartment with the broker if the bank did not approve the loan? 0
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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.
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Employer asking for visa reimbursement after resignation: do I need to pay? 0
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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