Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I just want to know to whom I will come first. The thing is I am on a visit visa and fortunately found a job here in Dubai. As they are processing my employment visa, my visit visa expired. The PRO didn't inform me to apply for a visit visa until the employment visa has been issued. Now, the employment visa is on-hold. The PRO is saying that there is an absconding case and told me to solve the problem on my own. Please help. Thank you.

Q: Dear sir/madam, My visit visa is expired and I'm overstaying. Abu Dhabi immigration put me on absconding. For my new employment visa, almost everything is done but the problem is I can't approve it because of absconding. Help me out on how I can remove the absconding.

Q: Dear sir, My visit visa expired and I'm overstaying. The travel company put me absconding by Abu Dhabi immigration. My employment visa is now ready, but my file is blocked because of absconding. What do I have to do? Advise me, please!

Q: I worked in Abu Dhabi for 2 years. My visa expired on 25/11/2016 and the company applied for visa renewal. For an emergency situation, I exit from Abu Dhabi on 08/01/2017, and the company said that they canceled my visa and paid 45 days payment also. Then I moved from the UAE. After a long time, I got a job in Abu Dhabi and applied for a new visa, but it showed a violation. They put a big fine on me. My old company was closed also. In this condition, what do I have to do to clear this violation? I am having all documents related to my exit and settlement paper. Please guide me on this issue.

Q: I have a resident visa in the UAE. I did not finish the contract with my sponsor but he put me absconding on me. I did not run away from my sponsor but I went to my accommodation because I was a victim of crossing the country with an agent. My agent sold me to an agency and took my money. My problem now is my visa has already expired and my employer put on me an absconding case. My visa has now expired and I have also asked for help clearing documents. But the clearing documents say tomorrow and tomorrow because my sponsor doesn't want to cancel my visa. What should I do if my sponsor doesn't cancel me and remove absconding? I have one company willing to help me, give me a new visa, and willing to give me an offer letter also. Help me, what should I do? Because I don't want to get too much fines.

Q: I have an overstay and absconding report on my visit visa. I have cleared the fines and settled with the agent for the absconding. How do I remove the abscond at immigration what documents do I go with. Also, I have an offer letter for a job. Would I be able to get a work visa after the abscond has been removed?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Two months ago, I had a visitor visa for Sharjah. Two weeks before my visa expired, I found a job. However, the employer took time to change my visa, submitting the application for a worker visa the day after my visitor visa expired. Unfortunately, the application was rejected on grounds of absconding. Now, I have overstayed for three days. What can I do now?

Q: Hello Sir/Madam, One of my friends came to the UAE on a Sharjah visit visa and got a job here. The employer applied for their employment visa and they received acceptance and an entry permit until 16th May. However, before changing his status from visiting to employment, the visit visa agent put an absconding status on him. Now he's being blackmailed and demanded 7000 AED to remove the absconding status, and he also faces an overstay fine of 2300 AED. Please suggest how we can deal with this matter with lesser fines, remove the absconding status, and get the employment visa. Thank you!

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.

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 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.

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.