Q: Can I sue my employer for not giving me back my passport? I requested the contract cancellation which I was granted at the labour office, but my employer refused to handover the cancellation paper after I exceeded my 30 days grace period.

Q: My visa is canceled by labor and they will transfer my all data to the federal authority of the immigration office for cancellation. But my employer can not give me my passport or my Emirates ID and it is required for cancellation. How I can recover my documents?

Q: Hello sir, I am a Sharjah visa holder. My visa is canceled by labor and the original passport is required for immigration cancelation but the company does not give me my passport. How can I recover the passport from the company?

Q: Sir, I have an absconding case. My employer got my passport and he does not want to give it to me. I do not want to leave the UAE. Please tell me what I can do!

Q: Hello Sir, I'm C.D. I have a problem, I resigned from my company after six months but they didn't give me my passport and canceled. I dropped a complaint to the labor court but still, I didn't receive my passport. My company told me to give me my passport they need 7.500 dirams. Please advise me on how can I receive my passport immediately.

Q: Good day to all, My employer is still refusing to release my passport. They say I need to show them an exit paper or a new visa, but I was already terminated from their employment last March 2023. What is the right way to get my passport back? Thank you for your advice!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been working in Dubai since November 2022, but my employer applied for my visa at the end of December and I received my MOHRE contract and residency in early January. It is a limited contract. In February, our employer made us sign an offer letter that has different clauses than the MOHRE labor contract. When I asked the employer, they said it was just a formality for our own personal records. The labor contract and the offer letter both have different clauses (pay, allowance). The offer letter also states that the company can hold my passport, and even if I complete my probation or work for 23 months and 28 days (before 24 months), I will have to pay them the visa fee if I resign. I wanted to go on leave due to family matters involving my mother's health, but my employer is not allowing me and is holding my passport. Can they do that? Secondly, if I resign without a notice period, am I liable to pay for the visa fee (based on the offer letter)? What if I don't pay? Can they ban me on this basis?

Q: Hi Sir, Greetings. I'm an employee of a commercial broker company. I have done my 4 months here. I joined the company on the 17th of July. My salary was AED 2500. On the 2nd of Nov, they asked me to sign a new contract which is AED 1525 contract salary in a month. I refused to sign the contract then they forced me to resign. They gave me a blank paper and asked me to write my resignation letter and I wrote it on the 18th of Nov. Now they are not canceling my visa and they are not releasing my passport. They are asking for the visa cost which is AED 5216. I don't have money for my room rent this month or even food to eat. What can I do? I need your help.

There are laws and international conventions in place to protect workers’ rights and ensure their wellbeing. Specifically, under the UAE Labor Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021), there are established procedures for terminating employment contracts.