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: Good morning attorney, Trust all is well. My husband's employer ran away and didn't give him his 3 months salary + 13 years gratuity. The company is closed now and none of the employees got even a single dirham from their employer. Some of them filed labor cases but till now, nothing happens. My husband is still hoping that he will get it. It's his retirement money. He is really frustrated. He wants to cancel his visa now as he got a new job but he is afraid that if he does that he will not get his gratuity anymore because he needs to sign that he received everything from his company. That's what he understood from the explanation of the company PRO. Please help. Thank you so much and God bless you.

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?

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).