Q: Q. Visa Cancelled, the grace period is about to finish while there is a pending case in the court against my employer. Good evening. I have cancelled my visa, and the grace period is about to end in a week, while I have a pending case in the court against my employer. Can I get permission for overstay to avoid the fine and blacklisting? Can I engage the services of a law firm if I cannot do it by myself? Politely requesting to assist me, please. I am in a big trouble. Regards, Mike

Q: Hi, Can I ask a question? If my employer cancels my visa and wants me to go back to my country but I don't like to go because I want to find another job, what should I do?

Q: Hi, I have a labour case in Dubai Courts. The court has not issued a judgment yet and postponed the next hearing (date: 14 February 2019) which is beyond my visa expiry date (07 February 2019). The company owner has not attended the first 3 hearings, Now, he is away from the country and his trade license has not been renewed for the second term. I am unable to work somewhere else because my labour card is not cancelled. I am having a hard time now because of these issues and the court proceedings are in the 3rd month. My family visa (2 members) expires in August 2019. Do I need to cancel their visas before my visa expiry date or get special permission to retain their visas until expiry dates since I am having a pending labour case and applied to the court for a temporary stay order? Please, help me. How can I cancel my visa and labour contract so that I am able to join another company and start earning a living? Thank you

Q: Can the employer (in Jebel Ali Free Zone) extend the visa of an employee after the termination of the contract beyond the 30 days mentioned in the rules on humanitarian grounds? If yes, under what law or rule?

Q: Hello, I have re-entered the UAE on a visit visa two weeks after exiting due to visa cancellation for health reasons. I contacted the bank to clear my liabilities. Will there be any problem?

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.

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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).