Q: My company did not renew my visa. There is an overstay fine. Who needs to pay this fine?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam Greetings, I am working in a construction company which is a Limited Liability Company as a Secretary / Front Desk Receptionist and my visa expired on 3rd of May 2017 and till date my employer has not renewed my visa. Already, my Emirates I.D. is also expired and my employer keeps on telling me they don't have the money now to renew my visa, but they will renew it. As you can see how much fines has been accumulated till date as it's 6 months now. Therefore, in view of above what action should I take in order to ensure that my visa will be renewed by my employer?

Q: Dear Sir, Greetings! I am working in a construction company as a Secretary/ Front Desk Receptionist. My visa expired on the third of May 2017, and till this date, my employer has not renewed my visa. My Emirates ID is already expired also, and my employer keeps on telling me they don't have the money now to renew my visa, but they will renew it. As you can see, a lot of fines has been accumulated to date and its 6 months now. Therefore, in view of above, what action should I take in order to ensure that my visa will be renewed by my employers?

Q: Hi. I know someone who is facing a problem with his visa and the company. Is it possible to file a complaint against a company that promised a hired employee that they will process his visa and they will take care of everything before the expiry of his visit visa? Unfortunately, they did do what they have promised and refused to pay the fines and penalties. Also delays everything. The hired employee decided not to continue with the company, borrowed money from friends, and paid the penalties. He also asked an agency to process a new visit visa. However, it won't proceed because of a previous application filed by the company. The hired employee then asked the company to cancel the application so the agency can process the new visit visa. But until now, they did not cancel, meaning today and tomorrow will be another penalty to pay. Another burden for the person. Is it possible to file a complaint against the company? And can he ask for payment for the 2 weeks he worked with them?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I joined a new company before my Emirates ID expired. After that, they did not process my visa. I still have a fine of 4,850 AED in the UAE. They told me they would pay it, but they are not responding.

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.

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.

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 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).

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.