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What are the taxes in the UAE for working remotely with an overseas company?

Q: I wish to get a remote work visa, explained here. Is this enough to change my current permanent place of living when it comes to paying taxes? Since every person is obligated to pay taxes in the country where he lives or stays for more than 183 days. I wish to receive my salary from my EU companies to a personal bank account in the UAE. Are there any taxes in the UAE for me when it comes to salary, and will I get taxed for the capital income my company in the EU makes? Finally, from what I understood, there is no need to get any freelancer permits or anything else with this visa type and this type of income (paying salary to myself from my own EU company). Is that correct?

حقوق المطلقة التي لم يدخل بها زوجها

س: السلام عليكم، إذا أراد الزوج أن يطلق زوجته، مع العلم أنه لم يدخل بها منذ الزواج في شهر 11/2021 إلى الآن 02/2022 بسبب أن الزوجة تعتذر دائمًا لعدم رغبتها في ذلك، فماذا يترتب عليه من النفقات؟ وهل يترتب عليه نفقة المتعة؟ وهل يجب عليه أن يذكر في المحكمة أنه لم يدخل على زوجته خلال فترة زواجه في حالة الطلاق؟

التظلم من تنفيذ قرار إبعاد قضائي صادر عن دولة قطر في الإمارات

س: السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته في عام ٢٠١٦ تم الحكم علي فى دولة قطر فى قضية إقامة علاقة غير شرعية بالتراضي سنة مع إيقاف التنفيذ والإبعاد، وبالفعل تم تنفيذ الإبعاد. سافرت إلى الامارات وأعمل هناك منذ حوالي ٦ سنوات. الآن أوقفوني بمطار دبي وتمت المطالبة بإبعادي بناءً على حكم صادر من دولة قطر. ماهو الاجراء القانوني؟ وهل يسقط حكم الإبعاد بالتقادم فى دولة أخرى، علماً بأن دولة الإمارات ليست طرفاً فى المشكلة؟ وأنا أعمل بالإمارات بدون أي مشاكل وسافرت أكثر من مرة من وإلى الإمارات دون مشكلة. فما السبب الآن وماهو التصرف القانوني؟

How to access the bank account of my son who passed away recently?

Q: My son tragically died in Dubai and his salary has been paid into a UAE HSBC bank account. My daughter also lives in Dubai and has an HSBC account. How can I access my Son`s bank account, please? I live in the UK.

Can the defendant in a bounced cheque case file an appeal after 6 months?

Q: Last year I had filed a civil case about a bounced cheque. The defendant was unresponsive to all notices issued via email, SMS and even newspaper. The full process was followed after which a favorable judgment was granted to the performance order and an arrest warrant issued. The defendant was finally arrested on a warrant which was related to a completely different case filed by someone else. The judge granted him 30 days to settle dues but also released him without, it seems, any guarantees for reporting back. Of course, he did not pay and is now seemingly free and can not be located. Now after 6 months the defendant has filed an appeal. My questions are: 1. Under the UAE law, isn’t the deadline for appeals supposed to be 15 days from judgment? 2. What could be the possible grounds to appeal a bounced cheque? 3. Is there any mechanism to have a warrant executed on priority - especially since the defendant did not fulfill the settlement commitments to the court?

I resigned properly but the old company holds my dues and visa cancellation

Q: Dear Sir / Madam, I am working in a Jebel Ali Free Zone company for the past 5.5 years. Now I got a better offer, so I resigned last month and served 30 days notice period then handed over all my responsibilities. I left there one week ago and still, the company didn`t cancel my visa and they hold my settlement. Without a cancellation document, I am not able to join the new company. Whenever I contact them they are saying different stories and keep my documents pending. Please advise what to do. Thanks, J.

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Filing a case against the person who caused the accident

Q: Dear sir/madam, I had a car accident in Dubai. I want to file a case against the person who caused the accident. What kind of compensation can I expect? Thank you!

Do you have to compensate the employer for early resignation due to salary non-payment?

Q: My contract is unlimited and the company did not pay more than 5 months, sadly. Do I still have to pay early termination fees (45 days of salary) to the company? Please help. Thanks.

حقوق الزوجة في حالة الخلع فيما يتعلق بالنفقة والحضانة

س: السلام عليكم، في حال تقدمت للخلع بسبب الإيذاء النفسي والهجر داخل المنزل واستمرار الصراع، هل أحصل على حضانة الأطفال؟ وما الذي أحصل عليه فيما يتعلق بمصاريف الأطفال؟ علمًا بأن لدي أربعة أطفال. وكم يستغرق حكم الخلع؟

How to send the rights of a colleague who passed away in an accident to her family?

Q: Good Morning Sir. This is for 1 of my friends whose colleague (a lady) had an accident & died after 2 days of treatment in a hospital in Abu Dhabi/ Mussafah. The lady is an Indian national & is working in a private hospital as a nurse & has no blood relatives here in the UAE. Please advise on the further legal proceedings to move the case & claim the insurance amount for the family in India. Also, what are the procedures to follow with Police & related authorities?

What are the landlord rights in visiting the rented property with prospective buyers?

Q: Hello We have given a legal notary notice of eviction to our tenant as we intend to sell our property. Viewings are required and we always give a min of 2-hour notice for viewing but our tenant is being difficult and restricting the time bands to unrealistically short periods, no weekends, no evenings... etc. It`s very difficult to organize a viewing. What are our rights?

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ما العقوبة عندما تتحول الجناية إلى جنحة في قضية مخدرات؟

س: السلام عليكم، ما العقوبة عندما تتحول الجناية إلى جنحة في قضية المخدرات؟

The right of the domestic workers to keep hold on their passport and documents

Q: Hello, I`m a domestic worker, and recently I realize that my EID is different from all my friends from the same agency. Mine doesn`t have an indication about sponsor name or occupation, it`s just plain. I never saw my residence visa since the employer is keeping my passport. I also haven`t seen the ID up close, they only sent me a digital picture of it. I once called the labor office to enquire about my contract since the office I came from refused to send it to me, unfortunately, I`m not in the labor system. So my question is, will this be a problem in near future? Let`s say when the visa is being canceled, and what visa am I on because it doesn`t look like a domestic worker one to me.

How to recover an amount of money scammed by fraudsters?

Q: Hello all, I am based in the UAE, however, I have been scammed by a CFD trading broker called (........) based in the UK (they claim to be based in the UK). Their site is down now and they have deleted all the communication channels. However, I found that they have hosted the same site on a different domain. I have lost more than $210,000 dollars. The total withdrawal amount was close to $500,000. When I tried to withdraw my funds from the platform, they asked for more funds as tax payment and after I paid those, they kept on bringing new issues and asking for more funds. When I declined their request on WhatsApp and told them that I will report to the police and file cases, they seem unmoved by these. They even told me to go and report them and they don`t care. Please let me know the actions I can take against those fraudsters. I really don’t want to let them escape this easily especially with our hard-earned money. Kindly let me know if there is a way to recover my funds.

Refusing to return the remaining rental cheques despite providing a proper notice

Q: Dear sir/madam, Can a landlord refuse to return the remaining rental cheques if the tenancy agreement has been terminated earlier with proper notice in place? I am vacating a quarter earlier, but the landlord refuses to return the 4th quarter cheque until I vacate the premises and he makes post-inspection despite having a separate security deposit amount in place.

Will it be legal for a pregnant woman to deliver a baby in the UAE outside wedlock?

Q: Hi Sir, Now, I am pregnant for 5 months, and it is legal to deliver the baby, without question. But because I was pregnant for 5 months before, can we get married after 6 months of pregnancy?

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