Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was on a visiting visa in Abu Dhabi. I overstayed and absconded from the travel agency. I now have a job offer. They said they would offer me a job if I cleared my absconding status. I paid my travel agency to remove my absconding status, but yesterday, they texted me screenshots showing that the application was returned. They said that I now need to go to SWEIHAN myself. I am afraid that I will be deported. Can anyone please guide me on this issue? I also have a PDF from the travel agency that shows the departure date as 30/12/2023. The reason written there is "CHANGE STATUS".

Q: An employee resigned from the company after completing the notice period. The employer refused to the employee to leave the company & filed an absconding case against the employee while the employee was continuously sending emails to the employer for the visa cancellation. Then, the employee directly canceled the visa & absconding case from MOHRE. Now the absconding case is still there in Immigration. So how can that be removed? Are there any charges for that?

Q: Good morning, My travel company in Abu Dhabi reported me as absconding after I overstayed for two weeks. I was unable to pay the absconding penalty of 4,500, so I took an outpass and went home. Now, if I have a local employer, is it possible for my immigration ban to be lifted and my entry visa to be approved if I apply for a maid visa? Thanks!

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 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).

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.