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4 available 4 • View allCan I avail of the amnesty program to resolve my travel ban, expired visa, and rental dispute?



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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I have a travel ban and a court case for a rental dispute with my landlord. Can I get amnesty since my visa expired 2 years ago, and I couldn't renew it or travel?
I just want to regularize my visa status, work, and pay off my dues. Will amnesty be applicable, and can the absconding case and travel ban be removed?




Sep 5, 2024
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Can I apply for a residence visa after availing the amnesty program?



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Q: Dear Lawyers,
In case the person avails the amnesty facility and does not want to return to his home country, but wishes to stay in the UAE, can he apply for a residence visa?




Aug 29, 2024
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Can I apply for Amnesty 2024 with a bounced cheque and credit card debt?



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Q: Hi,
Amnesty 2024 has just started, and I really want to apply for it, but I have a company bounced cheque and personal credit card debt.
Is there any solution to avail of the amnesty and legalize my status? If yes, what is the step-by-step procedure?
Thank you to those who can enlighten me on this question, and God bless us all!




Sep 2, 2024
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After the amnesty's end, will a 1 million dirham fine apply to employees without a visa?



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Q: Dear Lawyers,
In light of the amnesty's conclusion, will a fine of 1 million dirhams be imposed on employees without a visa, as well as on employees of sister companies who have a visa?




Nov 1, 2024
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1 available 1 • View allWhat Happens If I Overstay My Tourist or Resident Visa in the UAE? 35
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.
Feb 16, 2020
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allMinisterial Decree No. (766) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for Granting a Permit to a Worker for Employment by a New Employer 3
By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.
Sep 27, 2015
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After evicting a tenant for renovation, can the landlord rent the property to another tenant? 0
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If the tenant is evicted due to renovation, once the renovation is done, can the landlord rent the property to a new tenant, or does the landlord have to wait for 2 years?
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Is it possible to get out of jail on the same day the case is withdrawn? 0
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My husband is in jail and the case is still under investigation, but the complainant wants to settle and withdraw the case.
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If acquitted by the appeal court, is the travel ban and wanted status automatically removed? 0
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If acquitted by the appeal court, is the travel ban and wanted status automatically removed? I mean, an innocent verdict was issued by the first instance court, then it was appealed, and after that, the travel ban was there.
Now, the appeal court has issued an acquittal from all charges; so is the travel ban still there, or is it automatically removed after the judgment is issued?
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Can my landlord evict me if he is selling the property to someone else? 0
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Can my landlord evict me if he is selling the property to someone else?
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Can a lawyer with an expired professional license still represent me in court? 0
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I have given a POA to a lawyer to fight my case, but now I got to know his professional license expired 20 days ago.
Is it allowed for him to represent me in court with an expired license?
May 27, 2025
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How can I clear an absconding case and claim my settlement after jail time? 0
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I was in jail for 2 months in a drugs case, and then my company filed an absconding case against me.
Now they are not removing the absconding case and are not ready to give me the settlement money.
What do I have to do?
May 9, 2025
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Can we legally claim unpaid dues for food supplies based on emails and invoices? 0
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We have an agreement with a company to supply food for their buffet on a daily basis, with invoices to be issued monthly and payment to be made every three months.
The relationship actually lasted for nine months, and payment was made for two periods. In the third period, due to disagreements between our company and the company to which the supply was made, they refused to pay, noting that the outstanding amount so far is fifty-four thousand dirhams.
Can we claim the amount, noting that the agreement is not written, but there are emails exchanged between us and invoices?
May 7, 2025
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How long does Dubai Court take to seize the amount and lift my travel ban? 0
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How much time does Dubai Court usually take to seize the amount from the bank to release my travel ban?
May 3, 2025
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Can the landlord send me an eviction notice for non-payment despite submitting an offer and deposit at RDC? 0
I’ve lived in my building for over 4 years, with the most recent rent being AED 50,000. Each year, the management collects cheques and extra AED 2,400–2,500 cash (no receipt) for management and Ejari fees.
My contract was due for renewal on 15 Feb 2025, but management delayed, demanding a 10% rent increase even though no formal 90-day notice and the RERA index did not allow it.
After a month of excuses, the manager called on 12 March, insisted increase to 55K, and threatened eviction if I refused. When I referenced RDC, he hung up. The next day, he again made unprofessional remarks, so I decided to go with RDC.
I submitted my offer and deposit on 13th March, but the management didn’t respond. The case went to the judge on 14 April he ruled in my favor.
On 30 April, I applied for the execution of the ruling, and RDC says I can renew Ejari only on 8th May at DLD with cheques given to them.
However, on 1st May 2025, I received a notarized eviction notice for non-payment of rent and communication.
My question is, what will happen at DLD now?
May 2, 2025
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What can I do if I was absent from the hearing because of improper information and they gave judgment in my absence?
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Can I resign during the probation period without serving a three-month notice to take another job? 0
I am working in the private sector, and currently I am in the probation period. I got a government job, so I submitted a one-month resignation notice.
My current company rejected my one-month notice and ordered me to serve a three-month notice (as per the contract).
I enquired with One Time Centre, and as per their advice, after one month, I can stop work and register a complaint against my company.
For this matter, how will the UAE law help me to solve it?
May 2, 2025
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Is overtime applicable on work-from-home days under company’s policy? 0
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The company has a policy allowing employees to work from home once per week.
Now, employees are asking if overtime is applicable for those who work from home as well.
Could you please clarify?
Thank you!
May 2, 2025
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Can a company terminate an employee for refusing to do work not in the contract? 0
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Is it allowed for a company to terminate an employee because the employee refused to do work not stated in the contract?
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Can the landlord send me an eviction notice for non-payment despite submitting an offer and deposit at RDC? 0
I’ve lived in my building for over 4 years, with the most recent rent being AED 50,000. Each year, the management collects cheques and extra AED 2,400–2,500 cash (no receipt) for management and Ejari fees.
My contract was due for renewal on 15 Feb 2025, but management delayed, demanding a 10% rent increase even though no formal 90-day notice and the RERA index did not allow it.
After a month of excuses, the manager called on 12 March, insisted increase to 55K, and threatened eviction if I refused. When I referenced RDC, he hung up. The next day, he again made unprofessional remarks, so I decided to go with RDC.
I submitted my offer and deposit on 13th March, but the management didn’t respond. The case went to the judge on 14 April he ruled in my favor.
On 30 April, I applied for the execution of the ruling, and RDC says I can renew Ejari only on 8th May at DLD with cheques given to them.
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My question is, what will happen at DLD now?
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Can a friend be held liable for sharing my private medical information without my consent? 0
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My RDC case says, "Enquire about shares and bonds." How can I request an installment payment? 0
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After evicting the tenant for personal use and gifting the property to my son, can he rent it out? 0
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I had evicted the tenant by giving 1-year notice with the reason being for personal use.
After 1 year, the tenant vacated the apartment. I gifted this property to my son, who is 18 years old.
Can my son rent out this property?
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Can I be sued for posting an honest 1-star review about an upsetting experience? 0
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I recently made a Google review (and gave 1 star) regarding a grooming gone wrong to my fur baby's long, beautiful coat. Everything was done badly and so wrong; it was so upsetting and disappointing.
The owner reached out and gave some free vitamins to my baby boy and even offered to share my résumé with his contacts because I am currently searching for a job.
After an hour, the owner called asking me to delete my review. I messaged him not to pressure me or force me into doing something I don’t want to do, and told him I didn’t expect he wanted me to delete the review in exchange for the vitamins he gave for my fur baby.
I updated my review and mentioned that I appreciated the gesture. But he called again, threatening that his business partner might file a case against me.
Can they really do that to me, even if I didn’t directly ask for the vitamins and I didn’t say any bad word against their company?
I just made an honest review based on an upsetting and frustrating grooming service.
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