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شخص مدين لي بمبلغ. هل يمكن استرداد حقي إذا أخذت منه وصل أمانة؟

س: السلام عليكم، شخص مدين لي بمبلغ 20 ألف درهم ولم يُعدهم لي. إذا أخذت منه وصل أمانه بالمبلغ، وليس شيك، هل يفي بالغرض لرفع قضية عليه ومطالبته بالمبلغ كاملاً والتنفيذ؟ والسؤال الأهم، هل يمكن أن يحكم القاضي لي بخصم جزء من راتبه شهريًا وإعطائي؟

Do I have to pay visa costs if I quit my job in Dubai after getting my Emirates ID?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I recently joined a company and got my Emirates ID the day before yesterday. I don`t like the way my employer treats me and I want to quit my job. Do I have to pay any visa costs?

When can you ask your ex-wife to vacate the flat after divorce?

Q: After getting a divorce certificate from Dubai Courts, when can you ask your ex-wife to vacate the flat?

التصرف القانوني تجاه شركة هندية تعثرت ولم تنفذ الاتفاق

س: السلام عليكم، شركة إماراتبة منطقة حرة مقرها إمارة الشارقة وقّعت مع شركة هندية لتطوير برنامج تسويق إلكتروني وتطبيق للموبايل. الشركة الهندية تعثرت حسب العقد ورفضت العروض الودية للتسوية بشكل شخصي. ما الإجراء المفترض اتخاذه من قبل الشركة الإماراتية؟ مع العلم نظام القضاء المتفق علية بالعقد هو نظام الإمارات في حال نشوب أي خلاف بين الطرفين وعدم قبول أي حلول للتسوية الودية؟ ما الإجراءات القانونية والفترة الزمنية للمقاضاة المتوقعة والتكلفة المتوقعة للقضاء والمرافعة؟

How to take legal action against a shipping company for fraud?

Q: Greetings, My husband has been a victim of fraud in Dubai by a shipping company. He shipped his personal belongings from Dubai to San Diego and paid for the shipment in advance. He was told that it would take 4-8 weeks, but the shipping company has not responded to his attempts to communicate with them. He has pictures of the belongings and the receipt. Is there anything that can be done legally? Thank you!

Will I be deported if I go to an immigration center with an absconding status?

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".

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How long does it take to have my frozen bank account back in case of money prosecution?

Q: My bank account is frozen and a travel ban has been issued for an investigation for ‘money prosecution’. How long does it take and how can I survive without money? Any way to clear this up ASAP?

Can I claim my salary if I was fired without a company visa or an offer letter?

Q: Hello, I joined a company a month ago. They told me they would provide everything, but it is a new company and the owner is away. They said we would start the process once he comes back. Now I have completed a month, and they fired me on the 1st of next month. I do not have a company visa or a signed offer letter because the owner was away. Can I claim my salary, or can they get away without paying me?

Can WhatsApp messages be used as evidence of adultery?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can my spouse use WhatsApp messages that he took from linking his phone or tablet to my account without my knowledge or through Google Web as evidence to file an adultery case against me? Can I sue him for breaching my privacy as an individual?

Can I enter Dubai with an unpaid bank debt from 2012?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If we get an approved family tourist visa, can we still face any issues when entering Dubai? We have some unpaid bank debt from 2012.

Can I send an eviction notice to the tenant immediately after purchasing a property?

Q: Dear All, I`m in the process of purchasing a property in Dubai, which is currently rented. The rent expires on 29th Feb 2024. I`m hoping to serve a notice as soon as the property is transferred into our name. Assuming we complete a transfer on 30th October, can we issue a notice immediately with the intention that it will be vacated on 30th Oct 2024? Are there any options to evict the tenant earlier and move in ASAP? We are planning to live in the property, as this would be our main family home.

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Can the landlord send me an eviction notice just to rent the property for a higher price?

Q: Greetings, I`ve been renting the property I`m living at for one year now. The contract was renewed and we agreed on an increase a bit beyond the 5% specified in the contract. 3 weeks before renewing, I was contacted by a real estate agent "coordinating the contract renewal". I found out later that this agent offered another tenant who would pay about 20k more for renting the property. But my landlord couldn`t just kick me out because we already agreed on renewing and he has to give me a 1-year notice. We renewed the contract and signed it, and 2 weeks later, I received an eviction notice on my email. When I asked my landlord about it, he said "I need the property to be vacated so that I can live in it". He has about 12 properties he rents, and out of the blue now he wants to live in this specific one where this "agent" is offering tenants a higher rent. Is it even legal to give an eviction notice so that he can charge higher rent? What can I do now?

Can the landlord evict me to sell property after I refused rent increase?

Q: I am staying in a rented house in JLT, Dubai. My lease agreement is due for renewal today on 1st Sep`23. The landlord had sent me a notice 3 months earlier asking for a rent increase of 15%. I responded to him the same day and showed him that the RERA rent calculator showed no increase. He agreed through his agent (verbally) to keep the rent the same as last year. Today he sent me a notice that he wants me to allow viewings of the property to third parties as he wishes to sell the property. Can he force me to vacate the house or allow these viewings? Does he not have to give me 12 months` notice as my lease renewal date is today and he is yet to sign the new lease with me? What rights do I have if he doesn`t sell the property and gives it to someone else at higher rent after I vacate the house?

How to cancel a partner expired visa while the other partner is not in the country?

Q: Hi there, My mother is on a partner visa which expired on August 31, 2023. We were trying to cancel the visa but were unable to do so because: 1) The other partner is not in the country currently. 2) The trade license has not been renewed over the last year. Will the visa automatically expire now? Is she allowed to leave the country? If she leaves, can she return later on another visa or a new visa? Does she have a grace period after the expiry date of the visa?

Grace period to inform my employer to cancel my contract before it expires?

Q: How many days do I need before my contract expiry to inform my employer that I need to cancel?

Am I obliged to continue payments to a company for reducing weight if they caused harm to me?

Q: I applied for fat-freezing to reduce weight with one company. They said they would give sessions for 4 months. I made all the documents and signed a consent form, and they made an EMI from Tabby for 4 installments. I made one installment and took only 3 sessions. But their services are not good and they gave me scars and red bruises near my stomach and love handle side. I didn`t continue the session further and I told them to cancel my further session and the other 3 installments to reverse them so I don`t need to pay when I am not using their services further. They are not canceling my installment and saying I need to continue the session and make payment. What can I do as an option? They are not reversing my other installments for the service which I didn`t use. They are still saying I need to pay despite all the scars I showed them near my belly side scars because of their fat freezing. They promised me it would be painless, I got scars and bruises but they are not willing to reverse and cancel my other 3 EMI installments. Please guide.