Q: Hi, I left the UAE on February 6th. I am on an employment visa in Dubai. The company has closed down, and the owner has gone back to his home country. Will my labor card be canceled automatically once I am outside the country for 6-8 months? Once my Dubai visa expires outside the country, can I re-enter on a new visa? Does the visa or labor card automatically get canceled if an employee is out of the country for 6-8 months and their visa also expires while outside the country? Or do I still need to cancel my labor card? PS: I learned that my labor card expired in 2021. So, will the labor card and visa still get canceled, or does someone have to come and do that? I do not want to file a salary case against the company, nor do I want any legal action. I am considering coming back on a new visa after my old visa gets canceled. I wanted to know if the old visa and labor card will get canceled automatically by then since I will be out of the country for 8 months and my visa will also expire while I am outside the country.

Q: Hello, I really need help getting an accurate answer to this simple question because I keep getting different opinions! My dad had an investor visa in Dubai/UAE. His investor visa EXPIRED last year. His lawyer completed an official cancelation after the expiry. My dad had sponsored me under his visa (I had a residency visa; NOT a work visa). I was out of Dubai when our visas expired. Since my dad has done an official cancelation on his visa after expiry, do I need to do anything on my end? Can I now enter the UAE with an on-arrival visa as a Canadian citizen or do I need to take an additional step before entering? And If so, do you guys offer services to help me with that? Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am applying to transfer my US immigration case to the UAE and I am working on getting an UAE work permit. I understand that applying for residency comes with it. My question is, when I enter the UAE on a work permit, how long do I have to live in the UAE? Do I have to stay until I receive the printed residency card? Or do I have to stay until I get my interview letter and/or until I do the interview? Could I leave after the residency card has been applied for (but not received) and come back for the interview? I have read that you can leave as long as you come back before 6 months. Thank you!

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.

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).