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4 available 4 • View allIs the visa cancellation paper mandatory for applying to a new visa?
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Q: I cancelled my visa after renewing it one month earlier, but the company is not providing me with the residence cancellation paper.
Can I apply for a new visa without this residence cancellation paper?

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Right to accept a new job offer after accepting and signing the one before
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Q: Hello,
I am in Dubai and I have got a labour offer letter from a new employer (XYZ). In the interim of cancelling the current employment visa, I have got another offer with a good raise in salary from (ABC).
Now, is it mandatory that I have to join the company from which I have got labour offer letter and we have signed, or can I go ahead with the 2nd offer which has been made to me?

Sep 19, 2017
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Getting a new employment visa after leaving without cancellation
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Q: Hello Sir,
I was working for a free zone based company in Dubai for 2 years and 6 months. Then I went on vacation in 2017 March (my visa expired in Oct 2017) and I didn't come back to the UAE.
Sir, now I came to the UAE on a visit visa. Is it possible to get a new employment visa or there's a ban on the new employment visa?

Nov 19, 2018
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هل تلغي المحكمة العمالية الإقامة وبطاقة العمل تلقائيًا بعد صدور الحكم؟

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س: السلام عليكم،
تقدمت بشكوى عمالية ضد الشركة وقد صدر الحكم واستلمت كافة حقوقي.
هل تلغي المحكمة إقامتي وبطاقة العمل أم أنه يجب عليّ التقدُّم بطلب الإلغاء؟
ومَن يتحمل مصاريف الإلغاء؟
وشكرًا!


Feb 15, 2023
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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.
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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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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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).
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