Q: I was recently terminated from work. My employment contract with the company, signed in March 2012, states clearly: on the resignation date of your employment, the employee shall remain under the work and residency visa of the company for a period of 3 months effective from the date of resignation or termination. However, the company informed me that the recent changes to the law in the UAE since my contract was signed states that cancellation of employment visa and residency should be done within one month and that those changes supersede the wording in my contract. Is this true? Or the wording in my contract is still valid? Please advise.

Q: My company filed a theft criminal case against me in Abu Dhabi. I did not do anything. The police arrested me and kept me in custody for two days. After that, they held my passport then released me. Then after two months, my company closed the case, and 1 week before I got my passport back. Now, I want to cancel my visa. Does the cancellation process need any police clearance certificate or no need?

Q: I worked for a company in a Freezone in Dubai. I was relieved from employment by the end of April 2020 and my company paid my separation benefits by end of July 2020. Since then, I am requesting them to cancel my visa, but my company has not taken any action. Moreover, I am the Manager on the company's trade license. I understand from the Freezone that my company has to appoint a replacement Manager to take over from me and only then my visa can be canceled. My Head Office does not want to continue operations here and, hence, they are not in a mood to appoint a replacement for me. Meantime, I have secured a job and need to cancel my visa. Can you please guide me?

Q: Hi there, Recently, I was granted a golden residence visa. For that, I need to cancel my current residence visa and change it to a golden visa. What are the issues I have to take care of in terms of working during this process until the new visa and labor card are processed? Please advise!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I want to cancel my visa. I am unable to contact my sponsor, so I visited the nearby Amer center. They advised me to cancel my visa from the labor department first. How do I do that? I was also informed that my labor ID has not been renewed for almost 2 years. Is that possible? I have a fine, but I don't know how to ask for a waiver.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can I easily appeal to my employer to cancel my residence visa after my labor contract expires?

Q: Hello Sir/Madam, My visa has expired, and a case is ongoing in court for its cancellation process. My judgment is on September 7, 2023. In this case, how can I get my original certificates from my previous company? When will they provide me with my certificates? I need my certificates, so what should I do now in this situation? Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If an employee’s visa is under cancellation and the status shows “Visit Required,” but the sponsor has not yet visited immigration and the visa has expired, how can the employee cancel the visa?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Could you please clarify the legal requirements in the UAE regarding the cancellation of an employee's visa? Specifically, should the company initiate the cancellation process on the employee's last working day or the following day? Additionally, how long does the visa cancellation process usually take?

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 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.

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).