Q: Hi, I was working in a private clinic and I submitted my resignation through email and even informed the owner on WhatsApp and worked till the end of my notice period. I have asked my company to cancel my visa since the beginning of my last working week and have sent them repeated calls and even emailed them to cancel my visa. I told them that I will be leaving Dubai on 22/10/2020 so they should cancel my visa before that but they did not cancel my visa and they kept on delaying it. Now, I've left UAE and I still want to cancel my visa so the owner asked me to pay for visa cancellation on WhatsApp, my friend did and they have cancelled my labour contract however my visa is still not cancelled at GDRFA. I have repeatedly sent them messages on WhatsApp, phone calls and email asking them to cancel my visa before I leave UAE on 22/10/2020 but they ignored and did not cancel my visa. My question is what should I do as the next step and how can I cancel my visa as I'm outside the UAE? Please guide me!

Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Dear Salah, I was a partner in one company in which I sold my shares and left the MoA/company on 4th Jan'18. One of the employees whom I recruited wants to leave the company now and the present owner is not cancelling him. The employee joined the company on 1st Oct'17. But his resident visa was not stamped. Till today his resident visa has not been stamped. This employee desperately wants to leave the company. What can the employee do? He did visit the labour court but his case was closed as the present partner promised to pay all his dues and cancel his visa in front of the labour officer. Should the employee re-open the case? Will it have any implications for me? What best course you advise for the employee now as he desperately wants to go home, but he wants to come back to the UAE with some other company?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I'm outside the country, and my labor card has been canceled, but my visa is still active. When I came to Dubai, I was stuck in immigration and returned to my home country. My employer says that it will take another 6 months to cancel my visa, but I'm not willing to wait. What is the solution?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I recently informed my employer that I would be working remotely due to personal reasons and I left the UAE after informing him that I would be leaving for a few days. I was unable to resolve my personal issues and submitted my resignation remotely while outside the UAE. I sent the resignation letter by e-mail. My Employer now claims that my resignation is invalid as it was not issued in the UAE and is claiming I have committed gross misconduct. I assume this is with a view to dismissing me before I have completed my notice period. I have continued to work while I have been outside the UAE, and my employer is aware of this. I am returning to the UAE this weekend to complete my notice period. Is it possible for my employer to dismiss me for gross misconduct in these circumstances, given that I submitted my resignation first?

Q: Hello, I have a residency visa that expired a month ago. I am currently outside the UAE and need to go back in September. My ex-employer was under the Techno Park Freezone, but I couldn't find their Freezone authority website. The company has been closed for two years. I need to cancel my residency so I can apply for a visitor visa. What should I do to fix my problem? Thank you!

Q: Can the UAE resident visa get canceled if the resident is outside the UAE? If it can, how long will it take?

Q: Can the employer report absconding if an employee goes to their home country on leave but does not come back to UAE?

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 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.

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).