Q: Good day! I have filed a case against my previous employer, then I withdrew it. So how many days should I wait for my previous employer to cancel my visa? Thank you!

Q: Hi, I was working in a private company since 2018 and I renewed my contract last 2020, then I found a new opportunity. I've submitted my resignation letter last May 2021. I asked only for a 15 day-notice because I need to start with the new company. It took 2 weeks before they approved my resignation. Now I'm begging for my cancelation, but they're always saying that it is in process already. Can you give me some advice?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I want to cancel my visa. I am unable to contact my sponsor, so I visited the nearby Amer center. They advised me to cancel my visa from the labor department first. How do I do that? I was also informed that my labor ID has not been renewed for almost 2 years. Is that possible? I have a fine, but I don't know how to ask for a waiver.

Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Good afternoon Sir/Madam, I have been working in a company for 5 years now. My visa expired 3 years ago. The owner told me many times that he would renew it, but I am tired of his lies. I want to work with another company, but my boss is not willing to give me a cancellation letter. The company has even been closed for almost 6 months now, and he keeps telling us that it will reopen, but we are tired. He is also not willing to pay us for the months we have been sitting at home. What advice can you give me?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If an employee’s visa is under cancellation and the status shows “Visit Required,” but the sponsor has not yet visited immigration and the visa has expired, how can the employee cancel the visa?

Q: Hello, My work permit is cancelled in MOHRE, but immigration says it’s not cancelled. When I ask MOHRE about this, they tell me to ask immigration, and when I ask immigration, they tell me to ask MOHRE. Because of this issue, I have been without a job for a few months.

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).