Q: Hi Sir, 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: 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: My visa is expiring in a few days. Can I resign now and go back to my country? Or do I have to renew my visa and then resign?

Q: I have a pending labour case against my employer for pending salaries. The case has been in court for the last 18 months. MY VISA ALREADY EXPIRED. Still waiting for judgement. I have some serious health issues and I want to go to India for treating and will come back on visit within one month. So can I request to cancel my expired visa without a ban? Is it possible? Waiting for your valuable advice.

Q: Hi, I am about to file a case against my employer. My employment visa will be expiring in the fourth week of April and I want to get a freelance visa or register with a freelancing company. Is there a way I can do this? Otherwise what happens? Will I have a valid visa and ID? How can I apply for a temporary work permit?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, When my visa expires and there is a dispute with the employer and with an ongoing court case, how can I continue without a fine after the visa expiry?

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).