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9 available 9 • View allConsequences of leaving the UAE without proper cancellation of employment visa
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Q: I was with a company in Dubai for 22 days, due to a family emergency I left home and paid compensation as in the work contract (45 days salary was the compensation).
After 6 months of exit, I started requesting the company to cancel my visa and Emirates ID, but they are ignoring it. They want me not to come to the UAE again.
Can you guide me on this?

Oct 25, 2017
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Failing to return to office after vacation and its consequences
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Q: Hi
This is Durga Devi from India.
I am working in a concern in Dubai. I came for vacation on May 18, but due to my two-year-old daughter health issue, I was unable to return to office Until Sep.
I informed my office and mailed the resignation letter on Sep 5. Now, what is the procedure to cancel my employment visa since I am unable to rejoin?

Nov 9, 2018
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Can absence from work without a lawful excuse lead to a lifetime ban?
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Q: Dear Sir,
My name is Sajid, from India- Kerala.
I worked from 2011 to 2017 as a house servant in Dubai. In 2017, I travelled to India for my vacation.
At the end of my vacation, I had some family issues and I couldn't join my job back. My visa expired in June 2017, and I’m currently planning to find a job in the UAE.
One of my friends just checked with the immigration and he informed me that my old sponsor made a complaint against me so that I have lifetime ban in the UAE.
How to get information about the ban? If there is a ban, is it possible to remove it?
Please help me.
Yours faithfully,
Sajid VH

Dec 3, 2017
1774
Leaving the country on emergency without cancellation
0
Q: I had to leave the UAE on an emergency and could not return back.

Mar 6, 2019
434
Is the passport required to cancel visa after leaving the UAE?
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Q: Sir,
I was working in the UAE for 8 months and my company transferred me back to India. Now, they want to cancel my UAE visa and asking for my passport.
Is it possible to cancel the UAE visa without giving my passport?

Jul 15, 2019
1021
Possibility of avoiding automatic visa cancellation after six months
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Q: Dear Sir,
My son is studying in India. He has a residence visa of Abu Dhabi. He cannot travel within the 6 months period.
How can we avoid cancellation of his residence visa?
Will the college letter help?
Will Abu Dhabi immigration except it?
Thank you for your time.

Sep 11, 2019
714
Returning to the UAE after leaving without informing the employer
0
Q: Hi,
I would like to ask a question for my friend, she was working for a company in Dubai for 5.2 years and she left the country without informing the employer because it was an emergency case.
She left from here in end of July 2019, her 6 months are not yet done, so is it possible to come back for her on the same visa?
She asked her company & they told her they have put a ban on her. Is it possible to put a ban before 6 months and visa cancellation?

Dec 30, 2019
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تجديد الإقامة في حالة عدم القدرة على العودة إلى الإمارات بسبب جائحة كورونا

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س: أنا غادرت دولة الإمارات في شهر فبراير 2020، ولا أستطيع العودة بسبب كورونا.
هل تُلغَى إقامتي تلقائيًا بعد ٦ أشهر؟


Jul 8, 2020
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My employer is not allowing me to go to my home country for treatment. What to do?

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My company is not allowing me to go to India for treatment. I do not have insurance coverage from the company, so I want to go to India for treatment.
They are telling me that they will cancel my visa and I will have to pay because I am still on probation.
Is this possible?


May 12, 2023
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Legal blog
2 available 2 • View allHow to File an Employment Court Case in the UAE 35
An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
May 10, 2021
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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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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. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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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