Q: Hi I received a job offer from a company by the name of [-----] but they said I must pay for my visa and they will refund me. The human resources guy is [-----[ tel number [-----]. How do I know if the job is not a scam?

Q: Hi, I received a job offer in Dubai as an electrical/instrumentation supervisor but I'm just a bit confused for two reasons: 1) The starting monthly salary is AED 93,500.00 plus other benefits of AED 12,000.00 2) The company asked me to pay for the visa and for the work permit in the UAE (the site seems original and genuine..). The sum would be repaid at the beginning of the work in Dubai. This is strange because I have never advanced money for a visa in my passport and for a work permit when I worked abroad out of Italy I suppose this is a fake job offer. Thanks and regards G.

Q: I got a job offer from one UAE company but I have to pay visa fees as a security which they will return after six months. They will provide me employment offer letter and at the same time I need to pay them visa fees. I am a bit confused that the offer letter is a legally binding document to claim in future if they will not provide me the job. Kindly help me to solve my problem. I am on a visit visa in Dubai.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I got a job as an HVAC technician, and they are asking for a security deposit. Is this true or fake?

Q: Hi, I have received a job offer in Dubai as a Senior Data Analyst for a company based out of India and they interviewed me for the Dubai location. I'm totally confused as the company asked me to pay for the visa and the work permit in the UAE. I have also paid around 56K and they are asking me to pay more 50K so that they can immediately start the visa process etc. The sum would be repaid at the beginning of the work in Dubai. This is strange because I have never advanced money for a work permit when I worked in Malaysia or Singapore. Please do assist. Thanks!

Q: Dear Lawyers, My employer told me I’ll have to pay him visa fees if I resign. I work for a company based in Ajman, and my boss (an Arab) has high-ranking contacts in the Ajman police. He said if I don’t pay, the Ajman police will confiscate my passport, take me to court, and put me in jail. What should I do?

The fraudsters allegedly post jobs online or even on reputable websites like #Monster.com or #Naukrigulf.com with too good to be true salaries and unbelievable benefits. Then WITHOUT an interview or fake telephone call interview (which is never done for real jobs in the UAE) provides an offer letter which includes the names and logos of the employer with or without the UAE Embassy stamp and then asks you to pay processing or visa fee to a travel company or exchange companies. BEWARE!

Further to my article Scam Alert: Fake UAE Job Offers, I believe the scam artists have read the same. Yes, I call them the artists as it is an art to fool people. They have paid attention to every aspect of my article and now have come up with an innovative way to scam the job seekers. Therefore, my revised strategy in this article.

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.

According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.