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3 available 3 • View allCancellation of visa at immigration by a court order
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Q: Please be advised that I have had a labour case in the labour court.
After having finished and judgement issued, I withdrew my case from court and went to the labour department for visa cancellation. They approved my application and cancelled the same and told me to go to immigration.
In immigration, they want my previous employer to be there to cancel the same, but I have no contact with him nor with the company PRO. Meanwhile, a company wants to hire me and issued me an offer letter.
Please advise what to do in this case.

Dec 20, 2018
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Cancellation of an employee from immigration while he's in detention
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Q: Hi
My employee is in the central jail in a case, and I cancelled his labour contract but not immigration, but in the labour contract cancellation application written a note to cancel the visa from immigration in 30 days.
My employee in the police custody I don't know when the police will release him. Now, what shall I do if I do not cancel his visa because I only cancelled his labour card for the WPS cancelation?
Give me some advice.

Jul 17, 2018
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The right action to get labour rights and visa cancellation after resignation
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Q: Hi,
I am working in the UAE for the last 1 and a half years, I resigned from my company but they are not giving me my passport back.
I have already completed my notice period but now the old company is asking me about the new company offer letter, visit visa or employment visa.
But the question is how can I get a new visa if they don't cancel my visa?
One more issue is that when I submitted my resignation letter to HR, he asked me to send it to the CEO using Whatsapp.
I sent it on WhatsApp to the CEO and then HR told me it's accepted, so I don't have any proof also if it's accepted or not.
What if I show the new company offer letter can it create a problem for me?
I am stuck now. My passport is with them, final settlement and everything. I need advice on how to solve this issue.
Thanks in advance

Jul 15, 2021
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1 available 1 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
Sep 27, 2015
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I purchased a car from Dubai's largest second-hand dealership with full faith in their claim, on their website, that all cars on sale are thoroughly inspected and free from any material defects.
Eleven months later, I decided to sell the car privately and received a matching offer.
However, I was unable to sell it despite passing the RTA test because I discovered that the car had undergone chassis repair, with evidence that such repairs took place before the car was sold to me.
The dealership must have been fully aware of these defects when they completed the RTA registration on my behalf.
I had no doubt that the car was defective as its VIN number did not return any history of accidents. I feel extremely disappointed and let down because the car is now worth 50k less.
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Are individuals allowed to lend money on interest? 0
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A friend gave me a personal loan for which I gave a security cheque. After reconciling accounts, I was supposed to get the security cheque back.
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How long does it take to sort my labor dues in the execution process? 0
Hello,
I won the case in April 2022 (AED 18k), I initiated the execution in May 2022, and in June 2022 the court sent letters to the Central Bank, MoHRE, DED, and Dubai Insurance co. to take action against the company.
I am checking the status on the Dubai Court website with my login but there is no reply from any official department on the notices sent by the court.
The company is operating without any problem.
1) What options do I have to get my amount?
2) How much time do the official departments have to impose the bans on the employer?
3) Do I just keep checking for updates on the Dubai Court website with my login?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Jul 4, 2022
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How can I get back to the UAE after I lost job and got overdue payments? 0
I’m an Indian from Kerala. Due to the job loss and after getting in to fake company job, I’m forced to quit the UAE.
After that, my dues prolonged and I was not in a position to get back to the UAE without clearing my dues.
For the past 5 years I was totally collapsing and no good movement in my life and career. I want to come back for employment visa as I got an offer also.
Before entering the UAE, my police case has to be revoked which is in Albarsha police station and don’t have enough money for paying dues also.
My credit card outstanding is AED 17800 with a bank. Request your guidance and advice to settle my dues with small amount and revoke my police case before my visa gets stamped.
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How to remove an absconding case filed by my company that closed without notifying us? 0
I was working with a company and it was closed without giving us any notice or document. I’m still under their visa and it’s gonna expire next month.
So I contacted the ministry of labor to ask for their help and get the cancellation paper because the company closed and all the contact numbers not working.
Then the labor sent me a cancellation paper asking me to take it to immigration and get the cancellation. When I went to the immigration, they said I have an absconding case.
But I’m still on the company visa and they are the one closed everything without informing us.
What can I do to this case and how to remove absconding from my side because I didn’t do anything wrong?
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