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3 available 3 • View allVisa cancellation charges, procedures and time frame
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Q: Hi Ma'am,
I am outside the country. I worked as an employee in Dubai before one year and came to my country without cancelling the labour card and visa.
Now I got a new job and I need to cancel my labour card and I talked with our company owner and send him AED 900 that he asked. But one week over now also and it's not cancelled.
How long does it take to cancel? Does it need AED 900?
Please answer me Ma'am

Apr 20, 2019
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Leaving the UAE without the cancellation stamp on employment visa
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Q: I was working on an employment visa in Sharjah, however, the employer had cancelled my visa and after the completion of the notice period, I came back to my country.
Now, I want to come to the UAE on a visit visa. However, upon final exit immigration officer didn’t stamp ‘Cancelled’ on my employment visa. Though I have proper cancellation papers with me.
Kindly advise me how to enter the UAE on a new visit visa. Is it compulsory to have the Cancelled stamp on the previous employment visa which is valid until next year?

Feb 20, 2019
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How can an employee cancel the the labor contract?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I am a taxi driver. I have been working for a year and 8 months. The company is not canceling me.
What should I do?

Jun 17, 2022
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1 available 1 • View allAn 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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My company has filed a case against a client for failure to pay and bounced cheque. How to follow up? 0
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My company has filed a case against a client for failure to pay and a bounced cheque. The client's company is registered as a virtual office in the Creative City Free Zone in Fujairah, so our case is filed there.
The client basically purchased some equipment from us, and his payment via bank transfer did not go through and was rejected. Then, when we deposited his security cheque after multiple attempts to contact and no answer, the cheque bounced.
The company is under his wife's name, and we have filed a case on the same.
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Can I request reopening a civil case if the judgment was in my absence due to sending notices to the wrong address? 0
Lawyers misunderstood my question. Please read carefully and then guide me.
Case Type: Civil Case
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Paid: 65,000
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Emirate: Ajman
This case was registered in 2022. The judgment was in my absence, as notices were sent to the wrong address.
I was sent to jail. I made a down payment, bailed, and paid some more amount as installments. The total paid amount is AED 65000.
Now, again, an arrest warrant is issued as I did not pay the remaining 335,000 of the claim.
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I want the court to reinvestigate and start the case from scratch.
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