Q: Hi I have an active labor work permit but I don't have a residence visa due to the expiry of my company license. There is immigration overstay fine for 300 days. Hence I gave my resignation without notice period. I left the company. The employer made a fake case against me for damaging their tools. Judgment came and dismissed that fake case. Now I need to cancel my labor contract and clear the visa fines. Please advise. Regards, R. Dubai

Q: My visa & insurance card expired on 23/05/2019. On repeated request, the company has not renewed my visa or insurance. They have given the notice on 19/05/2019 that the last working day is 20/07/2019 since the company is closing down this branch. Even after repeated reminders, they have not renewed my visa. Now, they are asking for insurance and visa renewal money, if I need my visa to be renewed. Kindly advise.

Q: I have resigned from “A” after receipt of a job offer from “B”. Then, I kept my family visa on hold and asked "A" to cancel my visa almost 1 week before my last working day. I submitted my visa cancellation paper along with a singed MOI contract to “B”. Now "B" is not responding well and asks me to stay with “A” because of the present COVID 19 lockdown situation. After wasting lots of time, B confirmed that they have applied for a work permit, however, I haven’t received any official confirmation from B's HR. I have checked online on MOHRE website and it shows pre-approval for a work permit. If "B" will not be responding, should I need to worry about my job and visa status? In case "B" will not be responding, do I need to leave the UAE before my visa expiry date. i.e 30 days after visa cancellation? If I stay in the country and join "B" someday, who must pay the overstay fine; B or I? If "B" did not recruit me, then do I have the right to take legal action and ask for compensation towards damage?

Q: How to reduce the fines for overstaying in the UAE? Please give me suggestions.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been fined 3700 dirhams for overstaying because my company was unable to provide me with a visa. They have now asked me to resolve the issue, but unfortunately, I am unable to pay the fine. Is it possible for me to leave the country without paying the fine?

Q: Hi, My brother came to the UAE on a visit visa and joined a company. The company took his passport for visa renewal but did not give him his visa until his visa expired. They also did not give him his salary. It has been two months since his visa expired. What can he do to avoid the overstay fine and apply for a new visa?

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.

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 UAE attracts a large population of expatriates from around the world for business or leisure. It occurs sometimes that those expatriates violate the rules of their visas and incur overstay fines which accumulate the longer they stay beyond their visa's expiry date. This may result in travel restrictions, banning violators from entering the UAE for a certain period or lifetime. The UAE authorities have now announced a two-month scheme for violators to rectify their situations.

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.