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6 available 6 • View allWho should cover the costs of visa renewal upon changing company license?
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Q: Hello,
My company recently decided to change its license from DMCC to LLC. As such, with our visa renewals, we are now all applying for NEW visas.
For me, this is fine, however, my colleagues sponsor their wives and children and now have to pay for the visas to be put on hold/canceled whilst the new visa is applied for.
Is the company responsible for these costs due to their choice to change the legality of the license, or does the employee have to pay these costs, despite it not being in their knowledge that the trade license would change?

Nov 11, 2021
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How can I get my labor rights from company with an expired license and no assets?
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Q: I have just left my previous company as I was owed around 10 months of salary across the past 18 months. I had worked there for over 10 years.
They now want me to sign a settlement that forgoes my claim to gratuity and any salary not paid last year. Instead, they will pay me over the next 10 months 10k per month plus a 50k 'thank you'.
After doing some investigation I have discovered that their trade license expired in November 2020. Will I be able to make any claim against them as they don't have a valid trade license?
Also, the owner is currently in the UK and I have no idea if he plans to return. The company was in a torrid state when I left in terms of their finances.
Hence I was thinking of getting what I could from them as I don't believe there are any assets worth selling as it's a service industry and that any hope of getting what I'm due seems unlikely. Advice?

Sep 27, 2021
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How to claim legal rights from the employer when he changes the license
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Q: I have opened an execution file on 6 September 2020 against my company after 11 months of a case. They didn’t pay my final settlement, my court judgement was declared in January 2020.
I visited Al Adheed Center last month and they sent some requests to the court in which they demanded on my behalf license suspension and some similar charges.
But I came to know that my company owners have changed their license and they didn’t renew the old license, which means whatever Al Adheed Center requested on my behalf to the court and whatever decisions the court is taking was on the expired old license.
Please, can anyone tell me whether the old license is still effective or not because I’m still on my company’s old license visa?
What’s the next procedure?

Oct 8, 2020
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The license of the company I work at expired. Can I travel outside the country and come back?


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Q: I have a 2-year valid visa but my company did not renew its license.
Can I still travel outside the country and come back after 3 months?
Will there be any issue to come back or have a problem with immigration?



Mar 14, 2023
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Can I renew my free zone business license myself?


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Q: Can I renew my free zone business license by myself or do I need to pay an agent to do it for me?
They are charging a very high fee to fill out a form.



Apr 27, 2023
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How to make a visa for my maid who got overstay and absconding due to fraud?
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Q: Good afternoon
I’ve been trying to make a visa for my maid for several months as I have fallen victim to fraud on an online website claiming to be Amer. It’s been several months and I’m trying to remove absconding now as she has overstayed.
The company that has put absconding on her visa is located in Abu Dhabi. They no longer exist and they shut down 2 weeks after her entrance. I’ve gone to Immigration several times and they don’t seem to help.
Is there something I can do?
Can I be guided on what I can do about the matter to lift the absconding?
Please help

Nov 30, 2023
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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.
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The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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How to clear name and go back if you left the UAE with an unpaid personal loan? 0
My brother had a personal loan of 300k.
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Is it mandatory to visit the CID in person to update my records? 2
Respected Advisors,
I have been involved in a few criminal cases since 2017, but all of them were cleared by this year. I have obtained release letters for all the cases from the public prosecution office through an online portal.
Recently, I also received my residence visa. After the visa process was completed, I applied for a PCC online. However, the request was rejected.
I contacted the 901 office, and they advised me to visit the CID. I arranged for a power of attorney to be granted along with all the necessary documents to update the system.
Twice I was told to come in person, but I am hesitant to do so because of my previous negative experience.
Could someone please advise me whether I must go in person or if the person holding the power of attorney can handle the process?
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How can the heirs of a deceased person distribute his shares if there is a minor? 1
My father died recently. We are Muslim residents in Dubai. I have siblings including a minor who is 16 years old. My father has land and vehicles under his name.
If I am applying for inheritance, does the minor need to have a share in ALL the properties and vehicles or can she be given a particular property/vehicle?
Secondly, if we want the land to be in her name, and she manages it (like renting and bank), does it require an adult?
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What are my options if my husband is refusing to pay child support? 1
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What are the charges to open an execution file in Sharjah for a divorce case and how much time will it take to execute the court order?
My husband told the court that he does not have money to pay for me and my daughter's expenses because he is earning a minimum amount in which he can only survive.
In that case, what can I do?
He closed all his bank accounts and sent money to his parents in India. He also told me that he will show in court that he does not have a job or money, so the court or police cannot do anything to him.
Can you please guide me on what I can do in this case? I do not have any proof of his salary or bank account because he was not informing me about anything related to his financial matters.
In fact, he was forcing me to ask my parents to send money to us. Because of no proof, the court agreed with him and rejected my appeal. I do not have a job and I am struggling for basic expenses.
Can I request the court to inquire about his gratuity and end of service?
Or can the court ask him to submit proof of the money that he received from his company, as he was working for 30 years in the same company?
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