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Q: Does my employer have the right to hold my cancellation paper and passport after they cancelled my visa?
As per my employer, I need to hand over the works properly and get the signature of my project manager.
I already handed over all work to my colleagues and they already signed also, but the project manager won't sign it for no reason.
My visa was cancelled already last May 21, 2018.
Please help. Should I file a complaint against them?

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Q: Can the employer cancel an employment visa without the knowledge of the employee?



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Forcing cancellation upon termination before paying entitlements
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Q: My company terminated my contract 6 days before the probation period ended.
They owe me 1 month's salary (AED 10,000) and are forcing me to sign the visa cancellation paper before giving me my dues.
What do I do?

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An employer cancelled visa and refuses to return passport

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Q: Assalamu alaikum, sir.
My employer is a local Emirati and he hired me as a cashier in a grocery store. He did not give me a contract on the first day, and when he applied for a visa for me, he did not ask me.
He gave me his house visa as a servant. After 5 days, he canceled my work approval, and now my status shows that it was canceled before entry.
I asked for my passport, but he is not agreeing to give it to me along with the cancellation paper.
Now, he is saying that I have to go back to my country.
Please give me some advice on what I should do!


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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.
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An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
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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.
Apr 20, 1980
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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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May you and your family be blessed.
I'm extremely tense and need your kind feedback on the following issue.
If I have a travel ban in KSA, can I travel to the UAE on a work visa?
I have been visiting Dubai on a tourist visa without any problems.
The ban was imposed because I had to leave KSA suddenly and could not return after an exit-entry, and I was unable to pay back my car EMI and credit card payment totaling 30k SAR, which I intend to pay off gradually now.
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