Q: I am a skilled person having an engineering degree and I had signed an unlimited contract with a Dubai-based company. However, my company doesn't have a skilled visa so they applied for my visa under unskilled. So my questions are below: 1) Is it legal? 2) Is it possible to change it from unskilled to skilled? 3) Can the employer impose a travel/labor ban (in case the employer does not agree to terminate the agreement ) if I switch to another company after completion of the probation period? 4) Will I face any issue in getting my family over there? Please assist me! It will be really helpful for me. Thank you!

Q: I am a partner in an LLC registered in Dubai, whose license was expired in Nov 2017. I was a passive investor stationed in India and the company was managed my senior partner and MD (Managing director) of the company who was stationed in Dubai. The company was not managed well, the licenses were not renewed and the business activities did not take place. My last visit was in May 2017. The MD of the company is still in Dubai on an earlier visa but didn't get in touch with me and he's not reachable. Now, I want to start a new venture in any free zone on an individual basis. How can I cancel the earlier visa and get a new investor visa in the free zone? Is it necessary to liquidate the old company in order to cancel the visa? Is it possible for me to cancel the visa on an individual basis and apply for new company formation? Please guide me.

Q: Dear Sir, Would you please tell me how much time a company needs to get a visa? I received a mail from a company, "Currently we are on the 1st stage of the visa process, where we are waiting for the approved quota and after will send you the offer letter provided by the Ministry of Labor". How many days I'll wait? Regards

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have an offer from another company in Dubai. I currently work for a Free Zone Company in Dubai, and I joined last year on a 2-year visa. I will be moving with 1 year still left on my visa. I have already informed my new company that I want to travel to my home country after 2 weeks of joining, and they have allowed me to do so. However, I am worried that if my current employer does not cancel my visa on time and my new company is not able to process my visa in the meantime, I will not be able to come back to the UAE. Can I show that my visa is in process at immigration, or should I go on without worrying, as both employers should deal with it? Please help!

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 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.