Q: Hello all, I was working under an unlimited contact on an LLC company for about a year in Abu Dhabi. Since I started working, I haven’t got paid on time. So after a year, I resigned from the company by emergency resignation whilst I had 2 months' pending salaries. Now it’s been 49 days since I submitted my resignation and my company is delaying my payments, though my work permit has already been cancelled by them. So can anyone give some advice to take further actions? I’m currently staying on my notice period, so is it ok to file a case against them? Will it take longer?

Q: Q. Visa Cancelled, the grace period is about to finish while there is a pending case in the court against my employer. Good evening. I have cancelled my visa, and the grace period is about to end in a week, while I have a pending case in the court against my employer. Can I get permission for overstay to avoid the fine and blacklisting? Can I engage the services of a law firm if I cannot do it by myself? Politely requesting to assist me, please. I am in a big trouble. Regards, Mike

Q: Hi, I was working for a company where 100% owner is local, and I was not getting my salary for last 3 months. I was chasing them so much, for this reason, I resigned. Still, they are not paying me the salary, I filed a labour complaint. Currently, my financial situation is getting worse. I would like to ask only one thing: how long is the process of a labour dispute under this salary delay case?

Q: Hi Ma'am, My company did not pay my final settlements till now as I resigned from August 2018. I filed a case in MOL and I am waiting for the court judgement paper. My visa was cancelled in August and now I'm overstaying in the UAE. Please clarify my question. If my company did not pay this overstay fine, what action do I need to take? I want to go to my home country. I am not changing any job here.

Q: I was unable to renew my visa due to criminal proceedings, I won the case, but I need to know. 1. Will I get relief on the overstay fine? 2. I want to leave the country, what should I do?

س: السلام عليكم، لدي قضية عمالية مع شركتي السابقة مُسجَّلة بتاريخ 16-12-2019 وانتهت إقامتي بتاريخ 24-12-2019 أثناء سير القضية العمالية ولدي عرض عمل من شركة جديدة. السؤال هو: هل يمكن عمل إقامة من الشركة الجديدة قبل صدور الحكم دون التنازل عن المستحقات ودون صدور حرمان؟ وهل هناك غرامات على الفترة من تاريخ انتهاء الإقامة لحين صدور الحكم؟ وشكرًا!

Q: Hi, I had a labor case and the judgment came. The company has to pay my dues. My issue is that I have overstayed for the last 3 months. I filed the execution already in order to get my dues from the company. I requested my company to cancel my visa. But they are not canceling me. What can I do in such a situation like this? Is it possible to cancel my visa by myself? If yes, do I need to pay the overstay fine? Is there any possibility to avoid the fine?

س: السلام عليكم، زوجتي كان لها إقامة عمل على شركة شحن في دبي والإقامة صدرت لمدة سنتين ولا نعرف طبيعة بطاقة العمل لأنها أول مرة نحصل على إقامة عمل لأنها حديثة التخرج وأنا طالب دراسات عليا وإقامتي إقامه طالب على الجامعة ولم يسبق لنا إصدار إقامة عمل من قبل. اكتشفنا أن صاحب العمل قدّم على طلب بطاقة العمل وحينما صدرت الإقامة لم يكمل بقية الإجراءات ولم يخطرنا بذلك واكتشفنا بعد فترة انتهاء الرخصة التجارية الخاصة بالشركة ورفض صاحب العمل تجديد الرخصة. طلب منا أن نتكفل بالغرامات المقررة على الشركة بسبب عدم صدور بطاقة العمل. عندما سألنا في وزارة العمل قالوا هذه مطالبة غير قانونية ويلزم صاحب العمل أن يدفع هذه الغرامات. وحتى إذا تكفلنا نحن بدفع هذه الغرامات، فلن تصدر بطاقة العمل لأن الرخصة منتهية. الآن نريد إلغاء إقامتها من الشركة وفوجئنا أن الغرامة وصلت 2000 درهم. صاحب العمل يطالبنا بدفع الغرامة لكي يلغي الإقامة ويرفض إلغاء الإقامة إلا حينما ندفع الغرامة المقررة على شركته هو وبسبب غلطته هو. هل هناك حل لهذه المشكلة؟ جزاكم الله خيرًا!

Q: What can I possess to have an overstay fine reduction?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a valid residency visa until November 2024, but my company is closed and the owner has just left the country. Also, the company's trade license is going to expire next month, April 2023. Will I be able to stay in the UAE even after the trade license is expired? If yes, how long can I stay?

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 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 UAE attracts a large population of expatriates from around the world for business or leisure. It occurs sometimes that those expatriates violate the rules of their visas and incur overstay fines which accumulate the longer they stay beyond their visa's expiry date. This may result in travel restrictions, banning violators from entering the UAE for a certain period or lifetime. The UAE authorities have now announced a two-month scheme for violators to rectify their situations.

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).