Q: Sir, I'm working in a security company as a security guard since June 2018. Now my visa is going to expire in August 2021. I don't need to renew my visa. I gave a resignation letter to the company but they are not accepting it. They are refusing it from head office. I need to go cancel my visa but my employer is forcing me to renew my visa otherwise I'll stay here for 4-5 months without a job and I will pay the overstay penalty also. The employer is threatening me and he did not give me vacation and vacation money yet. Can I go after my visa expires? Will I get a settlement from the company? My passport is also going to finish the same month after the visa expires. Please give me an answer.

Q: Hi I have queries related to my residence visa and re-entry. Under some circumstances, I had to leave Dubai, while I was on a resident permit. I could not return back to the country due to some personal emergencies back home. I had some credit card dues and dues with bank charges. It's been almost 2 years and I want to return back to Dubai through a visitor visa. How would I know if I can apply for a visitor visa? If yes, then what would be the consequences for me to get my visa canceled?

Q: Dear Sir, I've been working in a trading company under an unlimited contract for the last 10 months. My contract which we both signed clearly mentioned that there will be 1 month notice period when I give my resignation. I got a better job offer and now my employer is telling me that I can't step out of the premises without completing 2 months notice period and he is holding my passport too. Could you please suggest to me what I can do?

An interview-format article covering the topic of the travel ban and reasons leading to it in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

The UAE travel ban may be imposed on a person on various grounds, for instance, as the result of criminal offences, unpaid loans, breach of immigration laws or family matters. Implications of such a ban can be financially severe and daunting for the affected person. This article aims to give readers a clear understanding of what is the UAE travel ban, what are the grounds and procedures for its imposition and removal, how to check if the person is banned from travelling and other related topics.

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.

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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).