Q: My company is closed and I have 3 months' pending salaries, so I raised a case against my company. Now, I want to cancel my visa. When I went to cancel my visa in Tawafoq, they told me that there will be a ban for 1 year if I cancel it before my final case judgement. So is there any solution for cancelling my visa since I got a new job and they need my visa cancelled as soon as possible. Please give a reply as soon as possible.

Q: Hi. I hope all is well. I wanted to ask how long would it take to cancel an e-visa for employment by the company, due to delay in the change of status by the candidate because of pending overstay fees?

Q: I have an expired DMCC free zone visa and my company terminated me, how I can cancel my visa? Note that the company have no serious response in the subject.

Q: Hi, My visa is already expired and I didn't renew it and until now. My company didn't cancel my visa and they are telling me they don't have the money yet to pay for my fine and cancellation. What will I do? They gave me a PDC cheque also for my gratuity, is it legal and fair? Please help.

Q: Last week I complained to labour against my employer because it's three years since my visa expired and not renewed or cancelled. Yesterday, labour called my employer and he requested one month to cancel my visa, can I work part time for another company this time? If I go to work, can the employer file a case against me? Please reply.

Q: My residence visa was canceled on 23.09.2020 and I'm applying for a 3-month visit visa. They told me to update my residence visa. They said that the system shows my residence visa. How can I do that? Please help me. Thank you for your help.

Q: I was working with a company and it was closed without giving us any notice or document. I’m still under their visa and it’s gonna expire next month. So I contacted the ministry of labor to ask for their help and get the cancellation paper because the company closed and all the contact numbers not working. Then the labor sent me a cancellation paper asking me to take it to immigration and get the cancellation. When I went to the immigration, they said I have an absconding case. But I’m still on the company visa and they are the one closed everything without informing us. What can I do to this case and how to remove absconding from my side because I didn’t do anything wrong?

Q: One of my friends has an absconding case. We seek a lot of PRO, however, their advice is only that she should contact the previous employer to cancel or remove the case because he is the only person who can remove the case. She (my friend) was Domestic Helper Visa. Please, I want advice on this matter. Her employer cannot be contacted anymore. Actually, my friend is staying here in the UAE illegally and she wants to stay and work as she still can because she has children to support.

Q: Can my husband, as a Nigirean, renew his expired Resident Visa in the UAE - Dubai in June 2023? It expired and he has overstayed since April 31, 2023.

Q: I completed 2 years of my contract and my visa expired. I gave the company a cancellation request but the company didn't give a cancellation. I gave the request for labor card cancellation The court canceled my labor card now I need the visa to be canceled but my visa status is violated and has a fine. I have no money and I need to cancel my residency visa to leave the country.

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

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 UAE attracts a large population of expatriates from around the world for business or leisure. It occurs sometimes that those expatriates violate the rules of their visas and incur overstay fines which accumulate the longer they stay beyond their visa's expiry date. This may result in travel restrictions, banning violators from entering the UAE for a certain period or lifetime. The UAE authorities have now announced a two-month scheme for violators to rectify their situations.

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).