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8 available 8 • View allLegal way to know if a job offer is real or scam
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Q: How can I know if a company is legally working in the UAE from India?
I was interviewed by an overseas ministry agent company for a job abroad in Abu Dhabi named Continental Securities Ltd.
How can I know this company has existence in Abu Dhabi and it's not a fraud?
It's been 65 days since I was interviewed by the agent on March 23, 2018.
Please guide me.

Jul 4, 2018
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Assistance to know whether an offer letter is fake or genuine
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Q: I got a job offer from a company in Dubai today, telling me to send a signed copy to a travel agent there.
Is the offer fake, because I have not been interviewed?

May 27, 2018
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I got a job offer but was asked to pay visa costs. Is this legal?
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Q: I got a job offer from one UAE company but I have to pay visa fees as a security which they will return after six months. They will provide me employment offer letter and at the same time I need to pay them visa fees.
I am a bit confused that the offer letter is a legally binding document to claim in future if they will not provide me the job.
Kindly help me to solve my problem. I am on a visit visa in Dubai.

Sep 18, 2017
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How to ensure the authenticity of a company job offer asking for money upfront
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Q: A UAE-based company for oil & gas sends a letter of employment but asks for almost $ 5000 for VISA and other expenses collected by an immigration services agency upfront by the future employee.
Promises in writing to reimburse, but doesn't give access to a bank account. Everything has to be pre-financed. I already paid € 1700!
Is this serious?

May 25, 2021
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عرض عمل عبر الإنترنت والمطالبة بدفع رسوم
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س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،
وصلني إيميل من شركة لخدمات النفط والغاز وطلبوا مني إرسال سيرة ذاتية مُحدَّثة واسمي والراتب المتوقَّع.
قالوا أنهم وجدوا سيرتي الذاتية بموقع عبر الإنترنت وبعدها بيومين أرسلوا موافقة وأرسلوا عرض وظيفي وطلبوا مني تخليص إجراءاتي مع شركة سياحية لخدمات الجوازات ودفع المبلغ الذي سسيُرد لي.
تواصل معي شخص وطلب مني تحويل مبلغ لاسم شخص عن طريق الويسترن وسألتهم لماذا لا يكون باسم الشركة فردوا أن الضرائب مرتفعة وأنا الآن أنتظر حسب قولهم خلال يومين ليصدر work permit لأنني سعودي من دول GCC.
أنا الآن قلق لأن أحد الإخوة أخبرني أنها نصب واحتيال؛ علمًا بأن الإيميلات باسم الشركات المذكورة أعلاه وعرض العمل به أختام الوزارت الإماراتية.

May 20, 2021
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Filing a case against recruitment agency due to false information
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
Filing a case against recruitment agency because of giving us false hope and information and getting money from us.

Sep 21, 2022
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How to make sure if a job offer is valid and not a scam?


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Q: The employer had sent me an offer letter and now asking me to contact the visa agency and pay all my visa fees and everything.
It's from a very big oil and gas firm and I am not sure how is it possible that a billion $ company can ask employees to do this experience.
Kindly guide me, is it possible and legal to do this as per the UAE law, or this is fraud and cheating?



Nov 18, 2022
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Agency asks for upfront payment for visa and work permit. Is it a scam?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My husband sent his resume online to a company. He received an offer for the job reference number (00000000). The contract states that he must contact a specific agency for the visa and work permit.
The agency is now asking him to pay USD2,350 for the visa fee and processing. What strikes me as fishy is the mode of payment: bank transfer, Express Money, Ria transfer, or MoneyGram transfer.
They instructed him to let them know when he is ready with the payment, and then they will send him the payment details.
Thank you!




Oct 31, 2023
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4 available 4 • View allScam Alert: Fake UAE Job Offers! 1289
The fraudsters allegedly post jobs online or even on reputable websites like #Monster.com or #Naukrigulf.com with too good to be true salaries and unbelievable benefits. Then WITHOUT an interview or fake telephone call interview (which is never done for real jobs in the UAE) provides an offer letter which includes the names and logos of the employer with or without the UAE Embassy stamp and then asks you to pay processing or visa fee to a travel company or exchange companies. BEWARE!
Sep 20, 2018
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New Job Scam currently trending – Job Scam Alert Part II 78
Further to my article Scam Alert: Fake UAE Job Offers, I believe the scam artists have read the same. Yes, I call them the artists as it is an art to fool people. They have paid attention to every aspect of my article and now have come up with an innovative way to scam the job seekers. Therefore, my revised strategy in this article.
Sep 23, 2019
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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The law does not protect fraudsters 8
The UAE Penal Code, like all other laws, addresses the crime of fraud in Article 399 of the UAE Federal Penal Code, which stipulates that whoever seizes, for himself or another, a movable property, or obtains a document or signature thereon, cancellation or destruction thereof or amendment thereto by fraudulent means, or by assuming a false name or capacity, where such an act leads to deception of a victim and leads him to surrender shall be punished by imprisonment or fine.
Apr 19, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (764) of 2015 On Ministry of Labour Approved Standard Employment Contracts 5
According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.
Sep 27, 2015
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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Sep 13, 2022
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My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation? 0
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done? 0
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
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What will be the procedure when the bank initiates a civil case on a personal loan?
Jan 31, 2019
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Liability of daughter against the debts of her father 0
To whom this may concern,
I returned back to Australia after 10 years in Abu Dhabi in 2015. As I turn 18 this year in November, I plan on visiting friends who are in the UAE for about a month.
I would like to travel with them around the country freely without any prosecution from local officials.
My father had to leave the UAE in 2016 for health reasons and has unpaid debts in the UAE, Abu Dhabi specifically.
I would like to know and have it in writing if I would be able to travel freely to the UAE at the end of the year and that I am not liable for my parents' debts/problems as I have no legal responsibilities for their actions.
Kind regards.
Jan 31, 2019
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Bounced cheque case for a loan after paying the fine 0
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I have got a call from Dubai Police last week regarding my cheque bounce which I issued to the bank due to default on loan payment on time.
I paid a visit & they referred me to the prosecution & I got fine which I already paid and got clearance.
I want to know if the bank can still file a case against me & I still need to contact the bank for settlement or case clearance.
I am getting too many calls even after that, and the debt collector is actually harassing with the worst behaviour & back to back calls which actually ruined my personal life and put me in depression with high bp.
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Dec 31, 2018
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Nov 26, 2018
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