Q: I am a partner in an LLC registered in Dubai, whose license was expired in Nov 2017. I was a passive investor stationed in India and the company was managed my senior partner and MD (Managing director) of the company who was stationed in Dubai. The company was not managed well, the licenses were not renewed and the business activities did not take place. My last visit was in May 2017. The MD of the company is still in Dubai on an earlier visa but didn't get in touch with me and he's not reachable. Now, I want to start a new venture in any free zone on an individual basis. How can I cancel the earlier visa and get a new investor visa in the free zone? Is it necessary to liquidate the old company in order to cancel the visa? Is it possible for me to cancel the visa on an individual basis and apply for new company formation? Please guide me.

Q: Assalam Alaikum, I shall be grateful if you answer the following query. A person holding a partner visa, with a clean record overall, leaves the UAE and stays outside for a year. The only payable dues would be his sponsor's amount. How can he return to UAE? Will there be a ban on him? Your reply would work wonderfully for me. Thanks and regards, Ali Jawad

Q: Hi. Could you please let me know, how much would it cost me to check up if there are any legal cases or immigration issues as I needed to check up for a relative? He had left Dubai for a family emergency, however, he was informed by a local typing agent in Dubai that he can't return back. He never had any financial liability in Dubai but just did not cancel the visa, and could not close the company license he was a partner at. Thanks

Q: My brother and I are partners of a company in Dubai. We filed a case against our third partner who was the owner of the established company in 2014 and his wife was a partner. He cheated us by showing a fake business/profit proposal. He made us partners also in October 2017. We were never involved in the business and we are Abudhabi residents. We filed a case in Feb 2018 when we realized he did not invest our money as our agreement. From then on, he is missing. Now our partner visas’ have expired (Nov 14th) and he is still absconding. We have a judgment against him and ongoing execution for our case. He also has a travel ban and an arrest warrant. We need to cancel the visas so that we can apply for another new visa. I am in the UAE and my brother is outside UAE. It has been three months now. Need sincere assistance!

An interview-format article covering the topic of the UAE's retirement visa. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.