Q: Dear sir/madam, Can I hold my family visa if I change my job to a different Emirate?

Q: How can I hold my family visa when I am changing my job from a Dubai employment visa to a Free zone visa?

Q: Hi, Good day. My visa is sponsored by my husband (husband visa) and valid till 2022, but my husband found another job. Now his company needs to cancel him, do we need to cancel my visa (husband visa) also if the company cancels my husband? Or only my husband can cancel and will wait till my sponsor visa expires?

Q: What do I need to do if I have to change jobs and I'm sponsoring my daughter's visa? Does my daughter need to cancel and do I need to make a new one for her once I get another job?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a residence visa and my 4 dependants (spouse and 3 kids) are under my sponsorship. I want to know if I got a new job and had to cancel my old residence visa, then what about my daughters' visas? Would I cancel them prior to my visa cancellation? Or are there any options for holding their visas and transferring to a new visa?

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 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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).