Q: Can a company owner keep my original passport with him?

Q: My employer has my passport, but they will terminate me if I request it back. How do I go about getting it back without suffering financially?

Q: Hi Madam, I am working for a company on a limited contract in Dubai. I need to go for an emergency vacation, but the company isn't allowing the leave nor giving passport also. How can I get the passport from the employer? Please Help me.

Q: Should I hand over my passport to my employer for free zone visa cancellation?

Q: Good day, I resigned from my current employer within the probation period as I got another offer. Now my current employer has held my salary for 45 days stating it is visa cost. Also, they are not releasing my passport. Kindly suggest what can I do.

Q: Hi everyone, I filed a case against my employer for cancellation, my pending salary, and my passport. He submitted an answer to the court denying the allegations, stating that he gave me my pending salary in cash and my passport in front of five witnesses, two of whom are his sons and three of whom are his employees. However, I did not receive even a single dirham or my passport.

An interview-format article covering the topic of an employer demanding to hold an employees passport. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of LAWGICAL with LYLAW.

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.

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).