Q: I am working in Dubai and have sponsored my wife who is also working in Dubai. Now, I have got another employment opportunity in Abu Dhabi, so I will not be able to hold my wife's visa while my new visa gets issued. I will sponsor my wife again once I get a new visa but my question is, what will happen with her current job? Will she have to terminate the work contract because of the cancellation of visa?

Q: Hi, Good day. My visa is sponsored by my husband (husband visa) and valid till 2022, but my husband found another job. Now his company needs to cancel him, do we need to cancel my visa (husband visa) also if the company cancels my husband? Or only my husband can cancel and will wait till my sponsor visa expires?

Q: Hi. My wife has a travel ban due to the non-payment of a loan. She is sponsored by me and her visa is valid until the end of January 2019. My visa is expiring in December 2018 and I need to cancel my visa so that I can cancel my trade license, but in order to do that, I need to cancel my wife's visa. Since she has a case against her, that probably will not be possible. What is the solution for this predicament? My wife is not in the country at the moment. Can my visa renewal be affected due to this? Thanks

Q: Dear sir/madam, Can I hold my family visa if I change my job to a different Emirate?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I am changing employers from different emirates. I am sponsoring my daughter and nanny, so what should I do with their visas after changing mine?

Q: Hi, My husband sponsored our 2 daughters' visas under his company. Now he is changing to a new company and he was told that before they cancel his work visa, we need to cancel his sponsorship visas for our kids. I want to know if there is any other way to retain our daughters' residence visas, and just change the name of the company. Or should it really be all canceled and we apply to a new one for them?

Q: What do I need to do if I have to change jobs and I'm sponsoring my daughter's visa? Does my daughter need to cancel and do I need to make a new one for her once I get another job?

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).