Q: The company is processing my residence visa and in my contract, I did not sign but someone signed my contract. How can I file a complaint?

Q: My employer forged my signature to cancel my visa he charged me AED 4500. I reported it to labour. Can I go ahead to report to the police?

Q: The employer has submitted a fake signature to MOHRE to modify the contract (temporary additional annex). I, the employee, did not sign this application form. Could you advise what action we can take against the employer?

Q: I had a misdemeanor case in Dubai last January 28, 2023, then I was released on January 30 after a judge hearing. Now the judge asks me to submit a translated Arabic appeal letter for my explanation and seek help from the police officers. Unfortunately, no one can help me and assist me. They just released me the same day right away after the hearing without submitting my appeal. Then, they told me to wait for a call from Dubai Courts. Unfortunately, after waiting, no one called me so I followed up after a couple of days, but still no one replied to me. I even mailed the Dubai Police and they just said it was forwarded already to the HQ. I have to wait for a call. 2 weeks ago I received a call from them from Barsha telling me that I have to go to Dubai Courts. Then when I checked online, I found out that there is already a final judgment of 1 month of jail and deportation. Ma'am/Sir, I need to defend myself and submit an appeal because I have valid reasons why things happened at that time.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My friend is the third accused in a criminal case of forgery of documents. He was sentenced to imprisonment and deportation. Can he appeal from inside the jail, or will his family need to do it from outside?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My wife submitted a false health insurance claim, and the insurance company detected it. My employer provides the insurance, so I'm concerned about the potential repercussions.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, What is the Major Criminal Circuit Court of First Instance, and what are the possible punishments it issues?

There are always conditions where people may fail to provide sufficient documents of a certain business or project they are willing to engage in, so they tend to commit an act of forgery with their documents to meet the requirements. But this act is a crime and it has consequences in law which we will try to cover in this article.

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 Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

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).