Q: Dear Sir, I worked in the UAE from 2009 until the middle of 2011. My company terminated me but they did not pay me the indemnity and the salary for the notice period. I wanted to leave the country that I could not stay there long without employment. Finally, I left without getting the dues and also without cancelling the residence. I filed a case at DIFC after I left the country and DIFC court made a verdict in my favour to pay AED 50000/-. However, the company filed an absconding case and as well another fake police case that I picked up some of the company files against me. I came to know about these cases when I checked with the authorities through another source later when I was planning to come to Dubai for another employment. Please note now it has been 7 years since I left the country, and I would like to know whether any of this cases may be still valid. And how can I clear myself out from this fabricated case? I would be grateful for your valuable advice. Thank you.

Q: My company is closed and I have 3 months' pending salaries, so I raised a case against my company. Now, I want to cancel my visa. When I went to cancel my visa in Tawafoq, they told me that there will be a ban for 1 year if I cancel it before my final case judgement. So is there any solution for cancelling my visa since I got a new job and they need my visa cancelled as soon as possible. Please give a reply as soon as possible.

Q: I can't reach my employer, he is out of the country for 1 year. My visa has expired in October 2020 and I need to cancel it to be able to get a new visa, I am very concerned about fines & any repercussions, I must get this cancelled asap and get onto a new visa. Can you help with: 1) How do I cancel the visa if the employer is no longer here? 2) How can I find out about my overstay fines? 3) Who is responsible for my overstay fines?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My visit visa is expired and I'm overstaying. Abu Dhabi immigration put me on absconding. For my new employment visa, almost everything is done but the problem is I can't approve it because of absconding. Help me out on how I can remove the absconding.

Q: Dear sir, My visit visa expired and I'm overstaying. The travel company put me absconding by Abu Dhabi immigration. My employment visa is now ready, but my file is blocked because of absconding. What do I have to do? Advise me, please!

Q: One of my friends has an absconding case. We seek a lot of PRO, however, their advice is only that she should contact the previous employer to cancel or remove the case because he is the only person who can remove the case. She (my friend) was Domestic Helper Visa. Please, I want advice on this matter. Her employer cannot be contacted anymore. Actually, my friend is staying here in the UAE illegally and she wants to stay and work as she still can because she has children to support.

Q: Good day Ma'am/Sir I need legal advice about my case. I want to ask what is the procedure for removing absconding. Thank you so much  

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can a company file a case of absconding against me after my labor contract expires?

Q: Good morning Please advise me what to do for my sister. She's on abscond and overstay and we tried hard with the sponsor to remove the abscond that we are willing to pay for the fee and apply for overstay fine reduction. The sponsor refused (in Ajman). What can we do? She wants to pay her fine and get her visa and live a free life in Dubai but the problem is the person who absconded her. Thanks

Q: An employee resigned from the company after completing the notice period. The employer refused to the employee to leave the company & filed an absconding case against the employee while the employee was continuously sending emails to the employer for the visa cancellation. Then, the employee directly canceled the visa & absconding case from MOHRE. Now the absconding case is still there in Immigration. So how can that be removed? Are there any charges for that?

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.

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 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.