hi, I have a query if anyone can help me out.

Six months back I went to UAE (Dubai) on 3 months visit visa and signed an offer letter with one of the company in Dubai. But for some reasons I had to comeback to Karachi (Pakistan) so I informed that company and comeback to Pakistan at the end of his Visit Visa. But unfortunately that company already processed my employement visa. This employment visa has already been expired (according to Labour Dept Dubai). Recently I applied for visit visa (dubai) again but it was refused from immigration Dept. and immigration dept. said that first cancel this Expired Employment Visa then I can apply for visit visa.

Therefore I called to that company to do cancel this expired employment visa, but they denied to cancel it. Even I said that if you have any vacancy or anything else so I can join your company but they simply denied me.

Now I am in Pakistan, so how can I process the cancellation of this expired employment visa, when the employer is not ready to cancel it?? so I can get the visit visa. Thanks.

Hi Atif thanks for visiting my blog. How can they say that your employment visa is expired when they just recently applied for it? For all I know, an employment visa can never be expired not unless you have termed your contract nor canceled without your signature. Anyway, since you are on that situation, all I can advise is to call a friend/family that is working in Dubai (since you are in Pakistan) to look for a PRO that can assist you in canceling that EV. Don’t wait for your company to cancel the expired visa coz they will spend money in doing so and what will they get in return? Nothing. Actually, if they submitted an application for your EV while you’re at VV, before the VV expires, the company can give you option to go exit for a day or two or for them to pay the charges so you will not exit anymore. What happened to your case maybe was they submitted the papers for EV processing, but in the end they decided not to pursue you anymore and the EV was expired, so they let you exit in Pakistan. Greedy company. Lets hope for the best, next time. Or ask assistance from your consulate.

Hello, i have a query regarding my visa cancellation. I lose my job 13 days before my 2nd anniversary in the company and I have a limited contract for 2 years, am I entitled for the 3 months pay benefits as per UAE labour law + gratuity + leave balance, even the reason for terminating the contract is because of recession?

Hi Winnie, you’re almost there! 13 more days to go and you will finish your contract! If the date you signed the contract is the same as in your Pataka, UAE labour will not honor ALL the benefits. Labour will tell you to speak to your company about getting your other benefits. Let’s say in your company contract, it will end on December 5, 2009 but in your Pataka it will end on January 10, 2010. What Labour will check is the one from your Pataka, not from your company contract. Moreover, companies in Dubai is using the word worldwide recession to decrease their employees who will gain all the benefits after they termed their contract (as what supposedly will happen to you), you know for them not to give anything. And under Law, if the company tells you that that is the reason why they terminates you, it becomes valid. Just like a company who became bankrupt and lost all their assets and can’t give anything back to their employees, this is valid. Employees can’t do anything about their pending salaries and benefits. In the end, it is still best if you check with the Labour Dept (800-665) on what other options you have and return here to update me. Thanks and goodluck.

Hi
How much of this is true. I heard a lot about lifting the ban if the company does not pay. I am dealing with the Dubai court as the company does not wish to pay. But I dont know how this situation of ban lifted?! Do i need to have a job offer to be lifted. I have been working for 11 months of an Unlimited contract. besides the company did not pay me for 2 months & 26 days. Did anyone had the same issue and the ministry lifted his or her ban, please update me or drop me a line. Thank you.

Hi Mahmoud, since you’re dealing with Dubai court, they can help you enlighten on what may happen in lifting your ban. Since according to this article, as far as 2 months that the company is not giving salaries is concerned, no need to furnish an NOC from them, your new company shall not acquire this from you either. As long as you were able to give your new company proof that you’re not being paid and/or Dubai court ordered or stamped your passport maybe, that you don’t need any NOC. I don’t know the procedure, and I hope you can give me feedback too since you’re already with Dubai court. If you are not paid for 2 months and 26 days, as of writing, I am not paid for 3 months (Sept-Nov) + 7 days of December 2009. Before, I contacted the Labour Dept about Internet Heroes not giving salaries, but the company was able to get out of the situation and they are still operating up to this day. We hope that everything will be better sooner than what we expected. Just hang on and don’t loose hope.

Hi. My brother worked in Dubai for almost 3 yrs before the company he was working with transferred him to Jordan. My brother was murdered and my parents want to know if pataka is an insurance. Thank you.

Condolences to your family Yvi, we hope this killings will stop not only in Jordan but worldwide. A Pataka is only a residence visa and will not qualify as an insurance if something happens to your brother. Since your brother worked for almost 3 years, within those years, I hope your brother was able to file a “certifiate of something” given to OFW from OWWA or PULOWWA office in Dubai. This will guarantee that a Filipino is working abroad legally and an OFW can get something out of it including medical assistance and so forth. Since your brother is dead, his beneficiary should get something. I hope this information helped your family. A lot of Filipinos are needed in Jordan this end of the year as I heard, to all Kabayan, take a milestone of care.

hello good morning….i am currently working on my company residing here in deira.my query is my pataka will finished on feb 20 but i want to stop on my work now.Is it possible?what benefits should i get from my company?Is there i have any rights to take it all?..thank you

Hi Lady, I went through the same situation before where i joined the company November and my internal contract says for 2 years but they applied for my pataka and it starts February the following year and its good for 3 years. Am asking is if you have the same situation, if it does, its better to ask for release from your company before february, amicably ask for their release without the authorities knowing it. the thing is Labour will honour what is in the labour contract and not what is in internal contract. with that said, if you go to the correct process, you have to wait for february so that your company will give you what is ought for you.

im plannings to resign on my present company im ten months there one yr on march if i resign can i get n.o.c because i want to work here in dubai i dont want to go home

Hi Jasmin, if in your contract it says to give 30 days notice to the company before resigning, it would be best to give your resignation letter now and wait for 30 days. At least you followed your company rules, and in that situation you can ask them very friendly about your noc. Since you are one year in March, you might be getting your yearly bonus also, speak with your supervisors about it. With NOC, it’s an option of the company if it will be given to the employees, and authorities (from Labour) cant give command to the company to give noc to their employees if you plan to seek assistance from Labour Dept. So for your last days, it would be best if you are friendly to all so they can give you your noc. Good luck!

Just wanted to inquire if I still need an NOC to transfer to other company even Ive worked for 6.8 years? I resigned from my current position as Store Manager here in Dubai and the reason I had given was Im leaving the country, which is the original plan, but I found a much better job, same position, but different field so I decided to stay. My contract is unlimited and the company just renewed it for the 2nd time last July 2009. My visa is yet to be cancelled. Will there be any issues if I will transfer my visa to other company even I have given them different reason of leaving the country?? The thing is that they only give the passport an hour or two in the airport before the scheduled flight. Anyone, please help..

Hi Titin, it doesn’t really matter how long you stayed in the company for them to give you NOC, it is their discretion if they will give you or not. If you told them that you’re leaving UAE, why do you seek NOC? Better ask for your employment certificate or experience letter. If you will talk to them in a nice way and tell them that the reason why you will resign is you found a better opportunity for your career advancement and your future company is not a competitor of your current company, moreover tell them that you will bear the fees that they encountered when they renewed your visa by the help of the future company, they might give you an NOC. If they will not give you NOC after you talk to them in a positive way, wait for them to give you your passport at the airport but you will not get NOC. Exit to other country and tell your future company to give you an employment visa while you’re in Exit. Or tell Labour that your company is not giving you your passport, because it is illegal for the company to keep the passport of their employees. Hope it helps..

Dear Friends ,
I have a query ,I came to dubai last month and joined a company last week.I am not liking the environment and the profile which they gave me .I was not expected thisbefore joining .I feel very cheated and want to resign so i can look for another job ,I am on my husband sponsership and I would like to know that how much time it will take to that company to cancel my labour card.and I have to serve 1 month notice period or not because i just joined last week.please help me.

Hi Ann, are you in a situation where your company let you start with internal contract while they process your labour card, or are you in the situation where they dont let you start unless they have processed your papers to labour dept? The reason I ask is there are strict companies that they wont allow employees to start not unless everything is processed, not unlike many of the companies in Dubai that they use the visit visa and they let the person start before they will acquire employment visa. They take advantage of your visit visa. I think you are in the first situation. All your company need to do is to cancel the processing of your visa but you will pay for the fees to cancel it. Resign, talk to them that what you are getting is not what they told you to give during interview. No need to get any NOC from your company coz you can get NOC from your husband. Im positive even that they havent applied for the cancellation of your husband visa to be transferred to employment visa. Talk to them nicely. And labour card comes after medicals. So it isnt labour card that they will cancel, its the transfer of your husband to employment visa.

hi, good day to all of you! i hope you can help me out here. the gm of our company came to our shop and shouted at me for the reason of spreading to my colleague of “he’s offering me to “coco bar” i can’t not mention the real name, to be supervisor”. this is not true, however i just told to some of my colleague that he told me to go to coco bar and i didn’t say supervisor at all. On that day he send me home and told me that he will call me if he needs me. it’s been a week now and yet im not allowed to come back to my work, without any paper or memos from them. is this legal? couple of days ago he ask me to go to the office for the investigation, and ask me not only the coco bar thing!

i need your immdiate advice, i even ask him after the investigation if i am suspended or terminated. he didn’t answer.

Hi gi joe, your gm has a way of removing his people huh!? talk to your supervisor about it if you’re not reporting directly to your gm. since there are no papers that came from the upper management for you to take absent, why will you be absent? always bear in mind that merely saying anything is not a good evidence, it has to be written in black and white. Meaning, what is your gm’s evidence/reason for not sending you to work, in the contrary if accounts will check your attendance, its not your gm who will answer why you’re absent. you cant just tell accounts that your gm stopped you from going back to work without any piece of evidence your handling. if there are investigations and you’re part of it, at least they should have given you notice for not coming to work while the investigation is still in progress.

Dear jzerx,
Thanks lot for your advise ,I would like to inform you that I already recieved the Labour card from the company,and I have already resign.
you know that I am on my husband sponsership but in the contract its written that I have to serve 1 month notice period so I just wanted to know that if I am in probation period in that case also i have to serve the notice period or not ?

Hi Ann, if I’m not mistaken, if you’re under probationary period, it’s no use to serve them a month, right there and then, you can move out. Usually the 30 days grace period is for those who passed the probationary period. But since you have a labour card, it would still best to ask your HR, with regards to how long it would take for your visa to be cancelled, it would take 5 minutes only, usually it would depend on how fast your PRO will take actions. We hope things will get better on your next employer, good luck on your journey!

dear jzerx,

i resigned already in my company im ten months working there but my visa will cancel soon, my company want me to go home but i want to stay here looking for another job i dont want to go home, if i get a job in a freezone area and they will provide me a visa do i have to exit? and can i work even if im ban?and do you think my previous company agree?because they want me to leave this country.

Hi Jasmine, if you get a freezone company, whether you’re banned by your previous company and whether you have an NOC or not, freezone wont care a thing. no need for you to exit or return to your home country, I am the living proof of not going through exit/return home when I found a job inside freezone within a month. You have 1 month stay in UAE after resignation, so you still have time to look for another job, your company has no right to send you back immediately because they didn’t terminate you in the first place, its you who resigned. Caution: not all companies within freezone area are a freezone company. The company name should have FZE or FZ at the end of it, alright!

Hello, Im too much confused and would like to clarify all these labour bans etc.. I just renewed a three years contract last dec 2009. I got a new better offer and would like to resign. If my recent company will not give me NOC what is the best thing to do? can i lift the ban by paying all the lift charges etc?

Hi Lala, there are 2 types of ban, labour ban and immigration ban. if you will pay for it (or your next company), its the labour ban that you’re lifting. Usually, they are both for 6 months, sometimes you’ll hear im ban for 6 months, meaning you can join another company but without labour card and future company can apply for that after 6 months only, or when you pay for it. Current company has the authority whether or not they will give you NOC, not even Labour can force the company to give you one. The reason they gave NOC is current company allows their employees to join other company after resignation. Most of the time, if you have NOC, you don’t have ban. If you don’t have NOC, you’re banned.

Hi there. I am employed in a company here in Dubai for already three and a half years and didn’t receive my salary for the past 3 months, as of end of January 2010. I submitted an immediate resignation on the first day of this month and after 3 days they gave us one month salary, still they owe us two. The reason why I resigned was I need to take all my dues in the company in order to support my mom back home who will undergo operation in next few days. Now my resignation is effective today, Feb 11, and I just got an info from the company that they will not give me my dues. I asked them if when they can give it because my mom needs to undergo such treatment but they only answered me “We don’t know”. Now I’m stuck and don’t know what to do. Can you please share some advices on how will I obtain my money as soon as possible. Thank you in advance?

Hi JoseQ, I was in a similar situation, where I didn’t receive any salary for 3 months and so I gave my resignation, and told the company that I can’t come to work anymore because I dont have money (and there I have time for interviews). You need the money whatever it takes, bring your case to Labour dept, and Labour will take care of your dues. Do not sign anything from the company about canceling your visa yet, because there is a sentence in the cancellation of the visa that the company paid the employee all dues. For my case I should have gone through the Labour dept coz I have previous cases with the same company for same reasons (from June to December 2009 I have complaints filed with Labour, sometimes my company give salary and its late, sometimes they dont). I opt not to go to Labour anymore coz my next company is asking me to be with them immediately and so I need papers/documentation for cancellation and processing of visa. If I had time, I will go to Labour, on your case weigh the pro’s and con’s of going to Labour or merely trusting your company to give your dues (like me, I’m still waiting for the last month they owe me until now but at least I got another job to compensate for the loss). Good luck!

Hi… I just want to ask about cancellation of my visa. I’ m working right now in a restaurant here in Dubai for almost 2 years. I gave my resignation to my company and it will be effective on March 5. One of the owner took my Labour Card eventhough its still Feb. 15 and i still have 15 days left on before my last day. My question is, Are they(company) allowed to take my labour card eventhough im still working for them.can they cancel my visa without any paper that i need to sign? I need to know the answer because i still want to stay here in Dubai for a month after my last day in my company.. Thank you.

Hi Mar, your company shouldn’t have done that (getting your labour card until March 5, and until they have canceled your visa. If you surrender your labour card, you should have your passport returned to you, and the reason why you will sign for the cancellation of your visa is because your company have given all your dues back (it is stated on the cancellation paper). And it’s unlawful for them to cancel your visa without your signature, they will be forging the document. Now if you bridged the contract (I assume yes since most of the contracts here are 3 yrs), and you are banned for 6 months, you are still entitled for a month’s stay here in Dubai, once you exit that’s the time UAE will impose the 6months ban.Not unless you get a free zone company that will negate your ban. For more help regarding your rights, check with your embassy, always.

Dear Friends,

i’m a indan citizen, i got job in Abu Dhabi with employment visa, but the job is not related with my experience witch i working in india and they are offered me very less salary package, i have planed using this visa come to their then will find out new job with related my experience. i have doubt on this 1. Is it possible change new job if I got a now job within a couple of months? 2. If it’s possible how to approach with current employment to relive. 3. If they are cancelled my current visa is it possible to join with now organization within a same region. Thanks in advance.

Hi Suresh, 1. you can look get out of the company since you're stilll in the probationary period (check with your company how long it will be, usually 6 months) and within those months, you can resign or the company can terminate your contract. It's just that if you resign, your company might not give you an NOC and they might ban you for 6 months. 2. That's the solution, approach them very nicely, don't argue. 3.That's possible if they didn't give you bans. I hope you'll get what you're looking for. Thanks for visiting.

Hi,i am in INDIA now.i got an offer from a company in UAE,with 2 years contract.i wants to know is weither i can change the job with in the contract period?

Hi..I am working in a free zone company with two years contract, I submitted a resignation letter last October 2009, but as per mutual agreement with my employer I continued up to February 2010 just to finish my contract. I just want to ask if I am entitled to receive end of service gratuity and a return ticket to my home country, my employer is telling that I will not be receiving these benefits because I resigned. Is it correct? Please make this matter clear to me because I am a bit confuse. Thank you.

Hi Nawaz, of course you can change jobs within the contract period, but you have to suffer the consequences of doing so. Like for example ban for 6 months if you resigned. Set yourself if the job being offered is what you want and will nourish your experience so you can stay with them for 2 years. Good luck!

Hi Cherry, you should be entitled, because you finished your contract with them. It’s like telling them in advance not to renew your contract after February 2010. Your company is just telling you bulls so they wont give any dues. If you resigned last October 2009 and gave them a grace period, I can understand your company for not giving you your rights, because you resigned (you didn’t finish the contract). But for giving resignation letter and there comes a mutual agreement for you to finish your contract, that is already an evidence that you finished your contract. Is your mutual agreement documented? If not, make sure that you are receiving your salary slip for months of Oct2009-present, just in case you will file complaint against them. shuwada!

Dear jzerx,
As you know all my history ,I Joined one company in Dubai and I am on my husband sponsership.
I resiged within a month because of some personal reason,and it was mention in the contarct that I have to serve the 1 month notice period and i was ready to serve the notice period but they relieved me in 15days ,they have given me the relieving letter.
now my problem is:
1)I have allready recieved the offer letter from another company.
1)My labour card is already issued by the last company
2)Now last company is giving my labor card for cancellation but company is saying that I will have 6 months labor ban or 3 yrs fine because its written in the Labour card cancellation form and if I will apply for other company they wont be able to issue my new card either new company has to pay my labour ban amount.
my last company is also saying this ban is automatic ban from labour department company is not involve in this.
now I want to know that is it true that even if I am on my husband sponsership I will have labor ban?or I have to pay sm amount to Labor Department for new job?I checked with Ministry of labor UAE ,they said I will not have any ban if I am on my husband Sponsership.and the Labour card Cancellation form is same for all so its just written their that there is 6 month ban .Its not aplicable for my case.Is it true?
please help me on this matter.
Thanks & Regards
Ann

Hi Ann, Labour Dept is correct, it’s not applicable to your case. The reason is simple. Your last company is not your sponsor; your sponsor is your husband. Your husband can issue NOC to you if your new company requires it. Not unless you transfer sponsorship from husband to last company, and in that way, your company may give you 6 mos ban and labour might give additional 6 mos ban, total of 1 year ban for not completing the years of contract (I doubt on your case since you’re still on husband visa so no worries). I think all you need to pay is for the cancellation of your labour card since last company paid for the processing, since your resigned, bear the consequences from it. Lastly, if labour gives you a 6 month automatic ban, you can talk with your new company to lift the ban by paying through monthly deduction from your salary with the amount of your choice (only an option or the company might bear everything if they need you right away). The good thing about having a wife visa or husband visa is you can transfer from one company to another without stressing yourself about getting NOC from previous employer, but about the bans (correct me if I’m wrong), it’s not because you’re in husband or wife visa, you’re not exempted from getting one.

Dear jzerx ,
Thanks for your advice ,but I am confused my dear ,one side u say labor department is correct and its not applicable in my case because I am on husband sponsership.
1.my last company didinot ask me to pay labor card processing amount
2.last company is only saying that you will get ban of 6 mnth from labour department which is automatic ban and company is not related with this (but when I checked with labor department they said its not applicable in my case I will not get the ban.I think my previous company might be not aware about the process and they try to scared me
3.My new employer is only asking the cancellation paper from previous company which I will get in one week.

so please let me know that labor department is correct or may be previous company is just trying to scared me .
Even you see the article on the top “Good news from Ministry of Labour Dubai ” is it true because this is applicable in my case also .I didnot even work for 1 month in my previous company.

Hi Ann, what labour advised you is correct (you wont get ban). Last company is just scaring you, they know the process (not unless your PRO is new). Read your contract, one line will say there that you will pay for any dues on processing of visa/labour card if in case you resigned before the contract ends. Tell your last company “it’s ok if labour bans me, just cancel my visa so I can move on”. Get the cancellation letter from last company, no need even to get an NOC coz your husband can give you that. FYI: there are 2 types of ban, 1 given by company, 1 given by UAE. Both are 6 months so total is a year. NOC is necessary so next company can reapply for labour card. but if you have UAE ban even if you have NOC, you’re ban from entering UAE so its useless. What your company is telling you is the ban from getting another job within 6 months, but they are just scaring you. Go get your cancellation letter so you can move on. In the end always check with labour dept numerous times.

Hi.
Good am!
Just want to ask if there is a labour ban in uae eventhough i finished 3 years contract? Thanks in advance

hi i just want to ask if i resign from my company, after 1 month of joining, what are the required company expenses that i should pay for the company if there is any? And can you give me an napproxiamate calculation of them? Please advice.

@ Yaj, none not unless you renew your contract with them, then that’s another story, you have to finish the contract again so no ban will be imposed to you.
@ Magie, it depends on how fast your PRO has processed your visa/labour card. Most companies usually don’t process those things withing the first month, so better check with your company.

hello jzerx. i just got a new job from dubai on a freezone area. i have been with the company for less than 2 months and i want to resign for personal reason. I want to know, shall i pay back my employer for the visa that they provided me, if so, how much should i pay them?And do i need to serve a month notice? Or worst scenario, can my employer have the right to not accept my resignation?

Hi Km, like many of our people who resigned from our company, all of them went through immediate resignation (I’m in free zone). If you will transfer to another company within freezone, your visa will be processed to your new company but the labour card will be the same. I have no idea if you will pay them for processing your visa, better check with free zone authorities, alright!

Hi………
I am sam. I am in Abu Dhabi on resident visa(husband visa). I got a job in private teaching sector. I am told to join that after 3 days. If I join that and if my Labour card is processed by them, But incase if I’m not happy with the job for any reason and wish to change to another company than will i get ban from the employeer? will i get ban from labour? What fines I have to pay?
Please help me on this matter
Best Regards
sam

Hi Sam, don’t let your company or future company transfer the sponsorship from your husband to them, coz if you don’t want the company and didn’t finish the contract due to resignation or termination, the company might give you ban but even so, your husband will give you NOC, thus lifting the ban. It is an advantage to be under your husband’s visa, plus salary package is more compared to sponsored by company. Now for labour ban you’re exempted from having one (pls verify from labour dept too). The only sad thing about being under him is when he is terminated or resigned and he needs to go back to your home country, even if you have the greatest job, you will suffer too, you have to go back with him.

hi, i am working in a freezone visa, can i resign from them without paying the employment visa that they paid for me? after resignning am i allowed to i stay in UAE to look for another job? i need your help. Thanks

Hi Mardz, my advise is for you to look for a job within the freezone before you give your resignation. It would also be wise if the next company is not a competitor of the previous company so they can release you in good terms and give you NOC (some freezone companies require this especially if they are located within the freezone area but they are not actually a freezone company, so beware. I dont know about the things that you need to pay your previous company if you resign. I’ve never had that experience yet. Better check with your company for that.

hi..im eleanor,,,im working here in dubai almost 1yr and 5 months now..as SECRETARY.Gusto ko lng po malamn kung anong puede kong gawin..pangalang ng company namin ay ZARIWAR GENERAL TRADING LLC pero ang nasa labor card ko ay ZARIWAR ELECTRONICS TRADING.illegal po b to? I mean kung mgkakaron ako ng problema.Gusto ko n rin pong mag resign ayaw nilang akong itransfer visa.medical card ko hindi nila nirerenew every yr..ano po bng puede kong gawin?

Hi,
I am Hassan. I came to Abu Dhabi in Oct on a visit visa and got a job over here, now i came here again on employment visa but my company is not paying me as agreed as My offer letter was for 5000 Dhms and my owner said that we will give you room separetly. but they didnt give me the room and said that it was not agreed. I dont have any written proof for this. They mentioned 4500 in my labor contract and they said that they will deduct the visa fees (500 monthly)for six months. i was offered to work as Coordinator but they are taking some other works as well like Labor or Helper level, when I refused, then he has stopped my House Allownce which they said before they will give me separately. Now my salary is 4500 in labor contract..I dont want to work in this company anymore as there is no self-respect.. I want to cancel my visa..I would like to know if I cancel my visa after 6 months, my company will not give me NOC even I work 2 years and 11 months. so can I lift up the ban by paying in Ministry?? If I can lift up the ban then how long I can stay in UAE. I need help.. I dont want to work here…Please advise

Hi Amina here
I just want to know How can I cancel my job visa I am married I am working in a factory in ras al khaimah I came to india on 11 jan 10 bcoz of sever sickness after the checkup and medical report it was told that I have Tuberculosis as I am a asthama patient frm my childhood it effecting me alot I am getting asthama attacks i have to take Nebulizer twice or thrice a day the doc advised me to quit my job as I am married and the disease may lead to more problem in future my husband is in UAE is there any way to cancel my visa with out going to back to UAE bcoz frankly I am mentally and physically not all fit to work plz advice me I will be very thankful to u

Hi,
Please help me, Im currently working under dubai visa, in my contract its states there that i should join march 2009, in my labor card its may 2009, i was deployed and started working in the company may 2009. im on an unlimited visa, i got an offer from same private company and asked for an NOC, my current employer wont provide NOC at all, what will happen? how can i transfer? and it states in my contract that resignation should be done 3 month notice though my workmates just had a 1month notice. hope you can help me. tnx.

Hi there! I had got a job & signed the offer letter in the last week of my VV. When I was about to leave the country on the last day of my VV, they called from HR and told me not to leave & that they’d pay over-stay fines. I was thrilled and submitted all my documents, passport to the company the very next day. I started work on Sun since I was told I got the pink 6-month approval visa. However, on the first day of work I realized that it was not at all related to what I studied and expected. And for many other reasons, I told the company that I would not be doing justice to the job if I continued. Since they didn’t have any other opening, I resigned in the probation period.

However I am looking for a new job in the meanwhile.

My queries are as follows:
• There is no policy of immigration ban with my previous employer. But will there be any ban with the labour department? They have not processed any other documents for medical certificate, labour card etc, only the approval visa is there
• They said they will cancel my approval visa and return my passport in one week. How much longer can I usually stay in Dubai after that?
• They rejected my request to issue me with a NOC. How will that affect me when I look for new job?
• If there is a grace period after cancellation of approval visa, can I look for new job and I get it, what complications will I have or will the new company have in getting a new visa?

Any other additional information that you think might be helpful would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Kiran

Hi
good pm i just want to know if i have a ban eventhough i finished my contract this coming july.and one more thing on my pataka finished on june 3 but on my passport on july 3 2010.what is the exact date i need to back to my origin country.can i have your answer.
thank you so much!!!!!

hi,I’m Ram.I’m currently employed in a contracting company (with Residence Visa) for more than 6months as per my labor contract and almost 8months as per my joining date to the company.I want to ask, if I resign to my current company,is there any amount that I will pay for them(to my current company) for my visa?

Hi is work for a reputed Exchange House in UAE from 1989 till March 2 2010 i suspendedn for 5 days for not following company procedure and policy and on 7 Mar 2010 i had recieved termination letter that my services is terminated. till today im still waiting for my due and my family ticket i had inform our HR they had told me that i had to give my labour card and my passport and family to be cancel till now im still waiting i had call them several time they had told me that they are doing my clearance and i had to booked our ticket and buy them they will include it in my end of services benefit. just want to know if i was terminated what is the rule or should i the one to process this. i ask for NOC they told me not posible and they are not given at all. i had load from the bank and i that to settle it . please advise

Dear Sir I have been here from last 3 and half years.From Nov.2008 our company was giving only partialy salaries.In the month of Sep 09 we file the case in labour court because our more then 3 salaries were pending with him.then labor deptt they forward the case to Dubai court.18th march 10.the appeal court gave the deceision and we opened the execution file.My visa has already expired in January 10.pls tell how much time the case will take n about my expired visa.Thanx

Hi, I want to ask you if i resign from my company after completing 3 year with one month prior notice . my company will not give NOC i have unlimited contract. I got an new offer same field in another company. There is any six month ban ?

Hi..Im Lynne..Here is my story..I worked for this Company for 2 yrs under spouse’s visa but unfortunately my husband got terminated and the Company offered to sponsor me and my kids (unlimited contract). It has been one yr now. But I am planning to transfer to another Company of the same kind. My plan is to resign & transfer sponsorship to my husband. I understand there is a automatic 6 mos labor ban..But My question is this-Can my Company give me a 2 yr labour ban if i transfer to the same kind of biz..even if there are no conditions stated like that on my labor contract?…Pls Advise..thanks

hi my limitted contract is expired on 13march 2010 but visa & labour card willbe expired in sep 2010.so the contract need to renewed or no need.

My problem is I worked 6 months and half already.Now I got a good offer . so I gave resignation letter since 26feb to27 march , I stopped duty already 1 week now.I asked for NOC letter but they don’t wants to give. but my new job company wants the letter how muh I hv to pay n they ‘ll deduct from my salary after shift.they don’t wants to give this expenses letter n they ask back to give them request letter.I wants to know that I already 6 months n half n 5 months I didn’t get full salary and 1 month I worked without salary as they wanted me to.I wrote in resignation letter that I ‘ll pay all the expenses that company cost.When I give notic letter she said pls stayed for 3 months more n if u not agree it I ‘ll make bad to u do u believe that ,she threat me but I didn’t agree and I said only 1 month I can work .So she get angry.So company situation is less staff now.Thus why she wanted me to stay.after giving the resignation letter the next day I didn’t go to work bec I though that I can stop duty ,n I want to talk to boss about that she threaten me ,but supervisor lady said she was joking at that time n u didn’t respect yr duty n go to work right now .So I go to work n she let me write apology letter for it .For that day she deducted 17 dhs for half day absent .In this situation , I hv to pay palnalty at immigration so I don’t want to gave back their exps. because they said they ‘ll ban me 6 months or 1 years.So what should I continue?? and she took already my labour card and gave me copy only .

This is yincy..please et me know urgently I mentioned before .If I didn’t pay any expenses of this company because they asked me to pay visa fees ,medicals ,..total 5000 + and they deducted (600$)from my salary for security deposit 100$ per month. so become 3000+.And after again they added that I ‘ve to pay 1125 based on my salary 750 dhs because I can’t finished for 3 years contract with them .Actually only 2 years and half in contract.before some people from this company when they’re resigned ,but they didn’t deducted for they couldn’t complete contract.Why only me? I don’t want to go and ask at labour office because I ‘ll change job,and this new job company ready to pay every expenses.So let me knows that they said to pay total amount 4419 and I worked for notice period 1 month without salary and if they ban me 6 months,then why should I pay to them.If I don’t pay ,what they can do to me?pls reply me urgent.now my notice period 1 month finished and stopped duty since last week.So I saw others persons post ,that after giving resignation can stay for 1 month right.now already 1 week n not yet do cancellation also because I don’t want to give them money ,and also worry for that I ‘ve to go back my country .I don’t want to go back and I wants to change directly in dubai,If I need to show that I ‘m going out of this country then can I go somewhere of middle east Omen or egypt .Thanks a lot..please reply me urgent.

hi friends i am working in a engineering company last 6 months and now due to family problem i have resigned but my company is not accepting my resigned latter my visa is dubai visa what to do please help me?

Hi to all. I have submitted my resignation last january 17 2010 & was asked by the hr manager to serve 2 mos notice as they need to find a replacemnt for my post. But d co. Has some issues w/ labour because of numerous complains frm employees. Our salary was already 3 mos delayed. And 3 mos had passed and they did not hire anybody to replace me. I decided not to report to work startinh saturday. My concern now is that i have a fujairah free zone visa but im working in sharjah, i dont know where to raise my complains. I decided to go back to the philippines but im afraid that the company will not cancel my visa. Can anybody help me??

Hi Mypinay, who cares if that stupid company will not cancel your visa, you're going back home anyway, not unless you still plan to come back to UAE, now that's another story. Go to Fujeirah to raise your complaints and before you go home, make sure that you get all your dues from that company, and will be settled by the help of Labour dept in Fujeirah. I see you have a strong case against them. If you got proof that you served 2 months extending to 3 months without them getting a replacement for you after giving them your resignation letter, it's their fault and loss.File a case, the law is in your side. Now if they asked you why you're working in Sharjah instead of Fujeirah, let your company answer that for you, tell them you're just following management orders, but if it wasn't contained in your contract that you'll be relocated, Labour might question you as well why you let them relocate you. Now the company you're complaining is not in Fujeirah so they might tell you to file a case in Sharjah, so be it..God bless.

hai jzerx, ggod to see yoyr replies…. i have a query, i came out (04/07/2009) of muscat before expiry of my visa (11/06/2010). so, it was not cancelled. how ever i have sent my residence card to the employer also… there is no BAD bebts in the banks also….now i am getting an offer from UAe..shall i go for that without cancelling the oman visa which is going to get expired in 11/06/2010? or what are the consequnces that i will face?

Hi Murali, Oman and UAE are different countries. So whether you have visit visa for each, who cares, that is advantageous to your side coz you can go from one country to another, as long as they’re valid. But from UAE, if you want to go back to Oman, since the visa before wasn’t cancelled, they might deny you of new visa. We’re talking here about working slash residence visa ayt? So long..

thanks jzerx for your quick reply. but i am going to UAE on employment. its not a visit visa. Employer in UAE is rdont know whether the Oman Employer have cancelled my visa or not? if they have not cancelled my work visa in oman, will be that any problem in the enter in to UAE for the new job. looking forward for your reply.

Hi Murali, it’s still safer to cancel the working visa in Oman before you accept the UAE work, why? because the 2 countries are part of GCC, they might have an agreement with regard to absconding cases that Oman might file against you (through previous company). Just to be in a safer side of the road. Ayt! On the contrary, if you’re an adventurer and don’t have the reason to go back to Oman for employment, then why bother?

hi jzerx
my name is vivek & iam working in one construction company in UAE (Dubai) from 26 october 2008 but from last six month i have problem with my employer about salary they are paying our salary after 2.5 months and now i got offer from unother company and i want to join emidiate (with in 7 days from today) but this new company ask for NOC please advice me what will i do for NOC

Hi Vivek, ask it amicably with your current employer. If the next company is not a competitor of the previous, it would be better, then explain to them. Tell them further that you can’t live with the current situation that’s why you want to leave the company. If they don’t want you to resign, ask help from Labour dept.

Hi, gud pm, I was terminated by my boss due to recession..i just wanna ask what are the benefits i am going to get from the company under unlimited contract…working for only 1.5 years in the company thanks…

Shasha, companies today are using the word recession to get rid of employees’ due salaries. But some are not. You should have something from them since you didn’t cause your termination from them but they are the reason why you’re terminated. The consequence of them terminating you is to give you what you ought to receive. Thanks for visiting.

urgent :
Sir, I am working in RAK and my company is in free zone and they have given me RAK investment authority residence visa, now my company is not fulfilling the condition commiteed before joining so till date i have not signed the contract agreement with the company and RAK Govt. and also not got my labour card, so want to ask you if i left the company by giving resignation is there any ban the company will impose on me. Please reply

Hi Amit, sometimes, the company is so slow in getting labour card for their employees, yours might be on the way, ask for the number (i forgot what that number is so you can check online if they submitted an application for you and thus check the status). If they can’t give you a direct answer, get out.

i just want to ask, regarding an offered letter is valid document cause im working in my company for almost 2 years and i decided to resign cause im not receiving 5 months salary and i already went to ministry of labor and they will give the settlement but the problem is my basic is 2 thousand in my offer letter but in my contract my basic is 1000 and the half is accomodation and transportation.i want to ask if im titled to receive my full salary base in my offer letter.

Hi Eugene, it will be based on your signed contract, the offer letter is not a valid proof.

my question is i resigned on 31/01/2010 from a pvt local bank after 2 year service(from 13 dec 2007-31/01/2010)and joined in a semi government bank on 17 feb 2010 now am not happy with my present job and wants to go back my old bank as they agreed to take me back.am under proboation period,if i resigned now what will happend?wat about ban?is there any option to lift the ban?i dont have labour coz am in semi govt company so what ban will be applicable?kindly advice me.thanks-lee

Lee, it would be best to direct your question to Labour Dept, they can give you answers, as I don’t have knowledge with your case. Go through “ask the law” in gulfnews site : http://gulfnews.com/uaessentials/ask-the-law

hello,i am working here in my company for almost a year when our company was sold with out our knowledge.the new owner absorbs all the employees.i am working so hard and based on record i am one of the top employee.but my company hired a new manager who showed to me that she dislikes me since her first day in the salon.I informed all the details every now and then to my employer via text massages instead of arguing with her.but only last april 18,she terminate me and throw me out from our workplace just like that.with out any valid reason.I called my employer before i leave the salon and go back home to our accommodation.I stayed at home since then.april 22,2010 our PRO set a meeting with me and the manager and the manager denied that she terminate me.the PRO told me if i still want to leave our company i need to file a resignation letter.which i did.but he threatened me that the company will give me trouble if i continue resign.and he told me that my free zone visa was already transferred to Dubai.he showed to me some documents as a proofs.But i am confused if its true or not,because i never signed any documents regarding visa transfer and im still holding my free zone labor card.please help me.i want to transfer to another company in free zone also.now im still working in my company waiting for my 1 month end of my resignation.do i need to wait?please help me.

Wrong move Volta, you shouldn’t gave your resignation letter. Let your manager terminate you and she should give you reasons why she is terminating you, on the paper, it should be documented. If that happens, you will receive your dues, why? it isn’t you who bridged the contract but they did. Since this is not what happened, bear the consequences of resigning. You didn’t finish your contract so bans might be imposed on you. With regard to the status of your visa transfer without you signing any document that your company transferred your visa from free zone to them, ask the help of other PROs around or better yet, labour dept.

Hello, i came to dubai on a visit visa earlier this year looking for a job. I was interviewed by a company and selected and given appointment letter. As my visa was getting over i returned to my native country, the employers promised to send me emplyemnt visa, but till date have not sent it. They keep postponing it on enquiry.
please advice what should i do next on the context?

Hi Gopa, sorry to say but that company might not give you employment visa at all. Think of the people already in Dubai looking for job vs you who are not in Dubai: it’s high. So better look for another company, or an agency who can direct you to employers in Dubai for years. Good luck!

i got termination letter last jan 2010 since we have a good relationship with my prev company they did not cancel y visa until i got a job. last paril 2010 i got a job in semi govt company so my prev company cancel my visa and my new company issue me a new visa then yesterday may 5 2010 i got a terminaion letter from my current company sying they are not satisfied from may performance and they hold my passport and they said they will give me my passport if i show to them my ticket going to philippines. my question ‘”'’my employer has the right to do this ? i still want to work in another company …and im still in my probationary period …thanks a lot

JV, the company has the right to stop your employment even if you’re still in probationary period with reasons of which are valid, though a company shouldn’t hold the passport of their employees in any way, illegal un. Ask in a friendly manner not to cancel your employment visa yet so you still have at least a month to look for another job. I think if a company terminates you, they usually give their employees a month to look for another job before they cancels the visa (verify from Labour dept). (option2) If not, go to any travel agency and ask them to print a fake return ticket to Phils, just so you can get your passport back, and then you can move on and apply for a visit visa for the meantime. But that would be too risky and expensive.

Dear sir,
I completed B.A. course. I am last year of my PGDHR & also appeard computer course PGDCA (1yr). after finished my course I want to job in Dubai. So how I found job. Please help me. I given below my Email address.
ainul331@rediffmail.com

Hi, I’m on my father’s visa and I work as an accountant in the education industry. My company is under the ministry of immigration therefore I do not have a labour card. recently, they have been persuading me to give my paspport as per company rules, and as I handle money. I’m not willing to give my passport in. Please can you let me know if it is legal or illegal for the company to keep my passport and from where… govt dept/embassy/legal consultant can I get a letter stating the same??

hi sir! Pls i need some help,im on limited contract and my contract will be expired tommorrow (may 16,2010).my problem sir is that my employer was forcing me to extend for 3weeks but i dont want to extend and he said they have the right to extend me for 3weeks because they still have this 1 month on my employment visa.was my employer right?im confused.is it true that they can use my 1month remaining on my visa even my labor contract already finished? Pls help.Thank you

Hi DM, if you’re under father’s visa, tell them you’ll not going away without your father, so their money is safe with you. I’d rather refer you to “ask the law” of gulf news, as I’ve never have stories like you working under immigration but don’t have labour card??? Usually it should be illegal for the company to keep one’s passport, but better yet ask the authorities.

Hi Shao, they should follow the what’s on the contract. Your employment with them doesn’t follow what’s on the employment visa but on the contract’s start-end date signed. It is their fault if they let you start without employment visa first. Don’t be confused. Follow what’s on the labour contract, this has more weight than employment visa. They are just making excuses so they can use you more.

Sir, I went to dubai by a visit visa and i got an offer from a company i got a residence visa in 24/08/2008. From the date i was working with that company in dubai , bcoz of my family issues i forced to decided to came back to India by October 2008 without canceling residence visa. After that i couldn’t go back.my residence visa expiry date on 23/08/2011 only.

Now i want to go to Dubai for 15 days with visit or tourist visa, can i apply for a short time visa ,is it possible to enter in dubai.

Plz help me.

Dear Sitesh, I’m afraid that you need to cancel the residence visa first if not through your previous company (which is unpleasant) or thru another PRO (a friend from Dubai) or thru the agency (to which I’m not certain if they can cancel it for you) before any agency can apply for your visit visa. Good luck!

Hi, gud am, I just want to ask your advise regarding my case.. I was terminated by my boss due to recession. According to my boss, he will issue me an NOC and promise to lift my 6 mos. labour ban. i just wanna ask what are the benefits i am going to get from the company under unlimited contract…working for only 2.5 years in the company. And what is my assurance that they will lift my ban? thanks

Hi Rachel, careful with the word terminated by the company versus you resigned. If your company terminated your service without finishing your contract, you should get all your dues, because you’re not the one who bridged the contract, its them, whether it is because of global crisis, at least you should be given your dues. With regard to NOC, if they terminated you, your company should give you at least a month to settle your stay here in Dubai by issuing NOC (not unless your company is heartless, they wont give a damn). Your NOC will act on lifting your 6 month ban so dont worry about the ban anymore. Hope we’re clear about this and goodluck.

Thank you Mr. jzerx..One more clarification, my boss is asking me to sumbit a resignation letter even I am terminated. He explained that he will write in the NOC the date of my resignation and much better to appear that i resigned not terminated. Again thank you

Once again hi Rachel! The reasons why your company is asking for a resignation letter:
1. They have proof that you resigned and they didnt terminated you if Labour dept will ask them. (if you decided to ask help from Labour due to injustice of not getting all your dues from them)
2. So not to give all your dues because you resigned.
Rachel, it’s mandatory that a company will give everything including a return ticket to country of origin if they terminated an employee. Rule of thumb, if you resigned your lost (you pay all the bills). If they terminated you, you win (they will compensate you even more).
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Now, if that company is trustworthy, you can give your resignation letter but firmly ask them to give you in return:
1. All your dues
2. NOC
3. Not to cancel your employment visa until you find another employer to transfer into
on the day that you give the signed resignation letter. Meaning, dont agree if they say we will give it to you next time you visit.

I have been working Qatar in a Contracting company for the last 3 years. Now I am in vacation in my home, unfortunately I got one good job in other country, so I have decided to resign from my job. My contract validity is 2 years and my work permit validity is 1 year. So I can go other country? Kindly help me…

Hi Suresh, resigning out of vacation is not desirable, you might lose your end-of-service gratuity, specially you worked in that company for 3 years. Forget about the validity of contract & working permit coz every country is different. Previous company might ask (I dont know) to ban you from entering another GCC country if they feel you didn’t resign properly or give back what they own. It would still be best to settle your account from Qatar before going to other country. best of luck for you!

Sir, I have a clarification regarding expired Oman visa. ….. I worked for a trading co in oman from 2007 july till June 2008. My job VISA was valid tilll july 2009. On june 2008, i had to come back to India on emergency leave and unfortunately could not go back. I send a resignation email to my employer so that they could appoint a new person in my place. I did not get any reply from them. However, soon after I came to know that they have appointed a new person in my place. Now, I have a job offer in oman for a different ttrading company. and would be travelling by end of next month. I want to know, if there would be any issue with the immigration system in india or Oman during my travel. Will my earlier expired oman visa make any problem to my new visa. Will I be send back from the airport itself since, I don’t have any cancellation stamped in my passport for the old visa. Pls help me how to solve these issues. Thank you in advance for all your help:)

Hi Sunil, even the visa is expired, it wasnt cancelled, & it should be so that new visa will be processed. There might be some problem with getting new visa for new company in Oman but there should not be any problem with Indian immigration. Better yet is your new company to start processing your visa before you go to Oman so they know the status of your previous visa. Then follow through. Cheers!

Hi , Ihave a question. i worked in this trading company for 2 months and then i quit due to some issues with the company. I have not signed any labour contract nor did i recieve my labour card.The company did ask me to sign on the labour cancellation form but refused to give me my dues for the time that i had worked in the company.I refused to sign the labour cancellation form since I did not get my dues.Now i hqve recived a offer from a new company but i have been told that I need to cancel my labour card from my previous employer and get an NOC in order to proceed further. I am on my husbands sponsorship visa.Please let me know the procedure. Will get a ban ??

Hi Kripaa, you did signed an internal contract I assume, and no labour contract. If that’s the case, you company didn’t process any papers yet thus no pending applications in labour dept for your labour card. But check intensely with your PRO if they magically submitted documents to labour dept even without your signature, even without labour contract. or check with labour dept itself. Dont resign yet so you can still get your salary. Secondly, if your visa was transferred from husband to employment and that’s under process, you will pay for the fee, and you need to get NOC from them coz if not, you’ll get 6months ban once you resigned. But if your visa is still under husband’s, your husband will be giving you NOC and not your company simply because your husband is your sponsor and not the company thus neglecting any ban.

Hi, i just want to ask, coz i have been working for this company for a year now on a limited contract. last month i submitted my resignation letter coz i want to look for another job. but unfortunately my boss didnt accept my resignation. my boss said i cannot leave the company. Or if i really want to resigned i need to pay for the visa expenses and for my NOC. Is it right for me to pay the visa and NOC? and do they have the right not to allow me even if i want to leave the co. coz our salary is very small. and to think its not that big amount it is always delayed. Before i start on this compny they informed me that evry 4 months im going to have an increment. but im already 1 year but the increment s still not given to me. Help me please i really want to leave the co. but it looks like they are threatening me. He said he will give me a lifetime ban even i didnt do any criminical case with them.

Janea, it is true that you will pay for visa processing since you will bridge the contract but for the NOC, no need to pay. Every company has the right to give or not to give NOC to employees, you cannot ask Labour to ask the company to give one. You can always ask help from labour and report what the company is doing to all their employees. About the ban, if labour finds out that you brigded the contract with no valid reason, they might give you 6 mos ban, plus your company might request additional 6 mos ban from labour to be imposed on you total 1yr.

hi
i have one question to ask and that is renewal of my residence visa. the problem what i facing is from bank some of the banks had raised the police case for dues of my credit cards and that my name is listed in watnted category . so i am able to renew my employment visa it is going to expire in july 2010 please advise me ..

thank you ,,,,,

Hello,
I started working for my company on July 30, 2009 but my unlimited contract just started last November 17, 2009. Now, I’m thinking of resigning and going back to my home country for good. Does my employer have the right to ask for the payment of all the expenses he incurred for my visa? and also, am i entitled to get the payment for my unused leaves? thanks.

I’m somasekhar,
I want to know that I’ll get a job in GCC because my visa is still valid in Oman.I came for an emergency leave Due to some personal family reason I stayed back in India 10 months before. now I’m trying another job in GCC. Will I get a job or I want to cancel the Oman visa. anybody please clarify my dought.

Hellow,

i am working under a RAK free zone and a sponser of my visa is RAK investment authority. I have completed 10 months of working in RAK FZC and now i got a new offer in Abu dhabi with a salary double then my privious. so I want to know if i resigned from present employer then my employer will imposed any ban on me. How can I lift the banned if such think happens? The another think i want to disclose is they have appointed me for indian business on indian appointment letter, after some month they called me here for some work and stamped the employment visa on my passport even i have not signed the contract as they are converting my indian salary in to AED, thet’s the reson i have not signed the contract so i want to asked wether in this case they banned me to work in another company/in UAE. ( I have not signed the contract till date, its an Unlimited contract i am working for) Please advice.

Hi,
I signed a letter of employment to work for a company in Dubai back in November 2009. On the offer of employment letter it stated that I would commence work within 3 months and I am still waiting to start work! They have told me that they are waiting for labour approval etc, etc. Apparently they put their visas through in batches and mine will be placed in the next batch. When I questioned the company I was told that if I didn’t like it I could find work elsewhere. Iam confused and don’t know what to do. This is a big company in the health and fitness industry. Where do I stand legally with this?

HI, I need your advise. I found out that company want to fired me. I have my employmnet contract signed with Jordanian based mother company but i ma working in dubai (internet city). Do you know which labour law should i follow? I have not recerived any worning letter etc. What are my rights? Thanks a lot for advice

Hi Amit, if previous company will give you ban, you can lift it by paying the company for the expenses they incurred when they processed your employment visa.

Joanna, it’s best to approach Internet City officials first then do whatever they will advise you, since you can’t go to Jordan to file complaint if your company will not give you all your rights. Rule of thumb here: if the company fires you within the contract period, they will give you all your rights. If you resigned, you will pay the company.

Libby, what you signed is only an offer letter, not a contract letter. Therefore, you can leave the company and look for another company that can give you employment visa as soon as possible, and not wait for half a year before they will give you one.

Hello, I resigned from a Dubai non-freezone company after working there for 2.5 years, my visa was canceled and I had 1 month grace period, which is finishing on July 1st. But I’m still trying to get a new job for me in Dubai. What if I don’t leave the country before 1st of July? I heard I would be paying a fine AED 25 per day for some time,like 10 more days. But I need 1 more month,at least till 1st of Aug to find here another job. Can the company I resigned from make any troubles for me like a fine, of police report for overstaying the grace period for 1 month? and what fine should I pay?

Katerina, your previous company will not file any case for you overstaying, only you will pay for overstaying.

hi, I had come to Dubai on a free zone visa from Awir and had worked for a company for 3 months and then came back to my country to give my exams.Now that i am not interested in going back to the same company, my boss is threating me that he would not let me enter the country and stuff. Please can you tell me will i not be able to come back to dubai. I am on Al Awir free zone visa?????

Deepu, for all I know, free zone (previous company) to free zone (new company), they don’t require NOC. Your company is only loosing you and their money in processing your visa that’s why they’re threatening you. Tell your company that you will pay for whatever fees you owe them in return they will give NOC (just in case you will land in a non-free zone at least you have one). They shouldn’t hinder you in going to other GCC once your visa is canceled.

Hi we have an employee which we terminated due to non attendance at work and not working to his level that we expect. also took absence without approval. He lodged a complaint to MOL, which we attended and the case was dismissed and he was told to take the matter to court, which he has now done. Will he get an automatic ban and are we as a company entitled to any compensation once the court decides, that he was in the wrong, his complaint is we have not paid him, but we can prove that we have.
what can we as a company do ??

hi,i am from philippines.currently stayed in india.i got offer job for qatar.what next i will do? i will go back philippines because i dont have police certificate and other documents,
please be advised

hi, i have a pinoy friend in Dubai who has been working as an admin clerk for 6 months or more, however she has not been paid for 2 months now and her employer is holding her passport. She no longer wants to work in Dubai any more and wants to go home. The employer is the sponsor of her visa (AED8000). Please advise on how / what ways she can go about on getting her passport back. Should she contact her embassy or the police ? Is it a complicated process ? Pardon my bad english. Many thanks in advance.

hello i want to ask that i got dubai internet free zone visa but the company was not soo good so i resigned after 7 days of my joining they dint process my visa for labour card i just want to ask will there be any ban on me ? & if there will be ban from free zone can i come from labour department

Kabayang Angie, offer lang po un, baka kung umuwi u pang Pinas, pag balik mo wala na. Mas maganda kung ioofer nila sau e employment visa na. At kahit hindi u na umuwi pang Pinas, pedeng ung visa mo e magaantay na sa immigration pag dating mo sa Qatar. Pero kun wala ka police certificate and other documents, pano ka nakapuntang India kung kulang documents mo? Kung maaari, hwag k ng umuwi sa Pinas kasi nasa India ka na. Mas malapit kana Qatar, ipaasikaso mo n lng ung mga papers mo sa pinas sa mga kamaganak. God bless.

Ramza,
I felt what it is like not to be paid for more than 2 months, and at the same time, they are holding my passport. Talk to the management first about the problem, if the company can’t give the salaries, then suggest to give back the passport so that the torture will not be prolonged or else you seek assistance with the authorities. If they will not allow a talk between your friend and the company, file a complaint at Labour Dept.

Qasim,
Check with Freezone if your visa was submitted and it is pending. If it isn’t good for you. There should be no ban. You can use the old visa to walk at Dubai’s land until it’s due. But if it’s pending, the company might give you ban since you didn’t complete your contract with them.

hi good day. i just have some questions that needed answer. a friend of mine Just finished his 3 years contract last july 15 2010 but up to now his company have not yet proceed with the cancellation of his visa. my question is how many days it will take for the ministry of labor to cancel his VISA? and since his visa is already expired and have not been cancelled. he will not PAY any overstaying fine right??

another question is after cancellation of the VISA. How many day is the grace period before he leaves the country? I believe he is planning to OVERSTAY here for 1 month more. HOW MUCH HE NEED TO PAY per day? and WHERE he will need pay this?

Last question, Can he still just go to kish island or oman to exit there and go back to dubai with a new visit visa rather than going back to philippines??

Tnx in advance and keep up the good work Jzerx

hi again. have 1 question for you. im also working here in dubai and will be ending my contract soon. after my company has cancelled my VISA. Will I get an automatic 6 months labor ban? even though I finished my contract. Because the one that i know is that you will only get 6 months labor if you had breach your contract. need answer please. thank you

Hi Raymond, cancellation of visa will take only minutes. If visa is expired, your company should pay the daily overstay period, not your friend. Usually after the cancellation of visa, it would take a month, but in your case, since you are overstaying, that I’m not certain. He needs to exit so he can be issued visit visa again. You wont have 6 months ban since you finished your contract.
See you around.

am out of the country for 10 months so my visa was authomatically cancelled from immigration but my employer didnt cancel my labor card yet and will be expired on last week of september will that be authomatically cancelled by the labor and can i apply for a new job?what will happen in my labor card if expired and my employer dont process the cancellation?pls give me some advice of what is right to do.

hi,

i was under contract with a company in Oman for 2 yrs. After finishing my 1st yr of work i don’t feel like going back to them. What all action can they take against me? Can they force me to go back to Oman??

Hi!
I am joined a company in abu dhabi last month on a contract basis for 6 months. My employment visa is done and have undergone medical test yesterday but yet to get the certificate so I can submit it to the company to process my residence visa stamping on my passport. I was quite reluctant to join this company as I was looking for a permanent job but due to the market condition I joined it. Now I have got a call from a good company in Dubai offering me a perm job with double salary. How to go about it? If I quit my current job, will there be a ban imposed? Please give me suggestions on this as I really want to join the new company and relocate to Dubai.
Thank you!

hi. I have question. My friend from phillpine. She was working here in sharjah be4. But coz of family metter she go to her contry without cancel stamp. She went from here oct 13 2009 her visa is finish in jan 2010 from compeny. She is going canda via abu dhabi on 12.08.2010 she wnt to meet some1 here she can come out on transit visa or not ply answer ar soon plz uqgem on

i worked in dubai for 1 and half year i went home but i ddnt comeback for 10 months,when i came back for visit visa and the new company is processing my employment visa we came to know that my labor card not yet canceled then my visit expired,i go back for exit to philippines and waiting for the expiration of my contract / labor card which is on sept 23,is it possible i can come back for visit visa?if my labor card will expire do i have 6 months ban?thanks hoping for your right answers.

hi please help me

i am working here in one company for a limited contract.Now its almost one year now.i am on fathers visa and i would like to resign this job now.i just wanted to ask u i have to pay any expenses for the company or any ban for me?

hi.im very new in dubai.i was hired from my country.i worked in my company for less than 5 months.Now i want to leave my company.is is possible for me to find a new company?or is there any company which i wont require any ban?or visa?no idea. ..so how will i proceed?some of my friends says that i can only transfer to government company?is duty free a government inst.?thanks.jake

anu po ang gagawin pag nawala po iyong tourist visa na di pa nagagamit?

hi plz help me,my contract will expire with present company on nov 11th.will i need NOC from present company to join another company after my contract expires.will i get ban?can i lift the ban plzz suggest
thanks

hi, please give me advise. my friend is currently under working visa but the company closed year back. she was informed by her company that she can still work from different company and they will still be the sponsor, for the past months she’s been working as a partime. and it is true that what she’s doing is illegal, correct? now she decided to go full time, but then she can no longer find her employer, how can she able to transfer visa to another company if the employer is no longer existing? her visa would expire on jan. tnx so much. keep it up helping our brothers and sisters.

Hi. I was terminated with a cause 2 months back. My contract is unlimited and I have worked for the company for 2 yrs and 5 mos. I am on my family’s sponsorship, The company cancelled my labour card and I have a standard 6 months ban. I got an offer from a company in Jebel Ali and it is the company’s policy that all employees should be on their sponsorship. Will I have a problem transferring my visa? thanks. aurora

Hello! I have been with my company for more than a year and I want to resign effetive immediately. I dont want to render the 30 days notice anymore. What will be te financial implications of doing such? I am on a two-year contract and I have not taken my annual leave yet. Do I have to pay the company for the expenses they have incurred? What are the end of Services that I should get?

Hi everyone!
My husband and me are moving to Abu Dhabi next month, but I was informed that I am not allowed to go with him right now. My husband’s company informed us that he needs to go to Abu Dhabi first to complete the resident visa process (which takes up to 3 weeks). Only after this time, the process for my resident visa (as wife) will be started. Is it possible I get a visit visa to follow my husband and wait in Abu Dhabi the completion of my resident visa process? I don’t think is appropriated waiting more than a month to be eligible to join my husband.

Thanks for the help in advance.

hi, I am under husband visa sponsorship and working in a company for 7 months, I resigned and served 1 month noticed but then its been 2 weeks now that they are not cancelling my labor card unless I pay 3000aed. As far as I know and checked with the labor, I only need to pay the labor card fees only for 1500 aed. I still have 5000aed left salary with them, but they want me to pay 3000aed to cancel my labor card. I told them to give me the breakdown and I will consult first to the labor if it is really needed to pay what they are asking for, but they refused to it. Can I go directly to the labor just to let them know that they are asking me to pay such amount? I’m confused also, Do I have a 6 months ban?
Thanks Narda

hi im tripleM, i just wanna ask about my problem here in dubai, i work in the neatfreaks for 6 months and i dont wanna continue my contract because i am seek, i have a polycistic ovarian syndrome, i just found out last month, when ive learn about it i told my boss i cant longer continue my contract because of my illness, he told me that i have to pay my visa 7000dhs and the processing fee to cancel my working visa, and he didnt gave my salary for one month when he learn that i am cancelling my contract to him, and as written to the contact that my salary is 1500dhs a month but he only gave me 1000dhs a month, pls i need help i dont know what to do here, pls help me.thanks

Hi

Hi po! I want to inquire because right now i am under husband visa and working - the company provided me with a labour card. I am already 1 year in my company but I dont think I can last for another year or months. I want to file a resignation and I am under limited contract. I am told that as per law I will pay her 45 days of my equivalent salary, but I want to know regarding the ban. Am I going to be ban if I resign to the company? Is that an automatic ban of 6 months?

HELLO
i am working in dmcc company from last two months, my company is not willing to open my salary account in bank , also my passport hold by my company can you suggest me what i can do to get my passport back…. additional in my labour card it is mention that my passport will be hold by authority. so could you please help me out from this.

I am working in private company here in Dubai. Now i have better offer in Govt Sector. As per my new company i have to leave within one weak of time. but my previous company is asking one month notice period. if there is any way that i can leave? without notice period. i am ready to pay one month salary but the company is not agree.

Hi
Currently im working in dubai in a private company…
what i want know is as im not satisfied with the job i need to quit. but this is my 2nd month . i heard if i quit the job i need to pay and also i will get a government banned. is this befor one year or six months…
plsss let meknow if u knw abt ths

hi everyone!
I have been working in my current employer from august 2007 up to date (3 yrs to date.. but my labour card will expire on March 2011). I am on my father’s sponsorship ever since i joined the company. Now I get a new job and filed a resignation to the company. I gave them a 23-day notice. Is there any chance that the company will give me a ban? Am I entitled for a gratuity? I hope you could help me with my case. Thank you.

HI, Im Ronnie, I just wanna ask about my problem here in UAE Ive been working in Fujeairah Freezone Visa but my office is in Sharjah, weve been delay our salaries for 4 months last. before my problem start.. Last June i give my 1 month notice for my annual leave in July 2010 but our manager inform Our HR dept that no need for me to come back. in short they terminated me verbally,they didn’t give me any termination paper and they said that my file is in resignation file which i also not submit any resignation..unfortunately im already not coming to our office as the guard always block me when entring the office vicinity, now I’ve been waiting for my cancellation but still they hold it and delay it.. what will be the better advise for me to do..

HI, I’m Ronnie, I just wanna ask about my problem here in UAE Ive been working in Fujairah Free zone Visa but my office is in Sharjah, they delay our salaries for 4 months.. Last June 2010 i give my 1 month notice for my annual leave in July 2010 but our manager inform Our HR dept that no need for me to come back. in short they terminated me verbally, they didn’t give me any termination paper and they said paper is in resignation file which i also not submit any resignation..unfortunately I’ve been waiting for my cancellation but still they hold it and delay it.. what will be the better advise for me to do..

hi there!
i just want to ask what are the implications if i want to resign to my previous employer? i’ve been working in the company for almost 1 year and 4 months here in dubai and i dont have any plans of going back here in the uae since i already decided to settle down in my own country for good. do i have to pay my employer any amount? thanks you..

Hi everyone!.. Can someone help me, I was working before with one construction company for 1 year and 7mons, but when the crisis came, i got terminated but they give me a lot of time to find a new job and company to work with. And then I find this new company that I’ve been working now for 4mons. I already have a new visa and PATAKA with this new company but yesterday I was informed by one of the manager that they were terminating me for “poor performance” reason. They also told me that im in probationary period so they can terminate me anytime. They give me 30days to find a new company to work with, but what if I want to go home and cancel my visa to them, am I entitled as per labour to have a plane ticket going beck to my home country that be provided by them and am I also entitled of 1mon salary?.. thanks!

Dear All,

I have a question for all of you with good knowledge of UAE Labour Laws. I was given an offer by a company. I resigned and I went home. Now they are not sending me visa (its almost 3 months now). I am on visit visa now. Can I complain against them in Minstry of Labour? I have a copy of signed offer letter from the company.

I will appreciate if any one of you can guide me. My email is hidalgosprint@gmail.com

hello, im currently working in a travel agency for almost 5yrs and holding jebel ali visa (free zone). I’m planning to resign and move to another company which is a direct competitor, will there be any problem in my part? I’m also having a bank loan in my current company.

I am presently on a dubai freezone visa.
I have been offered an offer letter from a company in dubai.
I have signed the offer letter and had provided copies of my visa, passport , labour card etc.
They have informed me that a employment visa has been approved for me, but it requires cancellation of my existing visa before I can get on there visa.
However I have been offered another job with another company during this time.
Will i face any legal issues if i chose to opt for the newly offered job ?

Any way around going to a competitor within same free zone. such as going in the intermediate term under my wife’s sponsorship or leave the country for a while or anything else?
I m sure there are loopholes. The last thing I would want to do is to tell my current employer that I m going to a competitor: it’s definitely going to be a reject!

hi i have a doubt. i am on visit visa searching job in dubai. a company has offered me a job and they have applied for a free zone visa which is actualy processsed. But i have only signed on my offer letter i am still in dubai with visit visa. i have better oppurtunity with better pay with another company. will i have any problem getting employment visa or free zone visa if the 2nd company is offering me a job and ready to provide me visa since the earlier company has processed my free zone visa. will i be able to deny the 1st offer and look out the better prospect. please clarify

I first signed the contract for 2 years, then continued on yearly contract. What will be the basis of computing the period of my gratuity? Is it based on my joining date or will it be from the last contract I signed?

Best regards,
Vil

Dear Sir,
i am working with an fujairah free zone company since april 2009 to till date and due to there miss management & some problems i want to change the job. if i get the job in other company in uae & give the resignation then first of all i have to go for my visa cancellation after finishing the notice period, but the concern company will put ban for me by which i can’t enter in UAE for further 1 Year, for this prob. what the procedures we have to follow?
Can you help me out regarding above shown matter, i need your best advise, i am waiting for your needful response.

Appreciate your repy,

Kripashankar

Hi. I am in a limited contract as a General Accountant and now I am 5 months in the company. I am not happy with my company so Im planning to resign to look for another job. Actually, I already have prospect to join in. My problem is, what would be the consequences if I resign now under probationary period? What would the expenses I might pay? And is it possible for me to be employed to other company? Or can I stay say 1month to look for another job? Thank you and I hope you can help me out my situation.

Hi I have been with a company for the last year and half.I received an offer on the 20th of july 2010.I informed the company that I had got an offer from a company and I would like to resign. My boss mentioned that I give him a month’s time to relieve me of my duty,after the one month period he again delayed saying that he would provide me with a NOC.But after waiting for 3 and half months I am left with no NOC and had my visa cancelled on the 31st of Oct, now he has not given me a noc. I have my family here. Please advice me if I can pay for uplifting the labor ban.please respond.

hi, juz want to ask for something…
my contract will expire by june next year for 3 years but i want to resign by this december… my questions are, do i need to pay something for my employer? will i receive my gratuity and other benefits? please advise..

Hi

I would like to have some information.

I am currently working in a LLC company in Abu Dhabi. Now, I am getting a good job in a RAK Freezone media company.

I am on a unlimited contract and just completed 9 months in this company. The company will not give me the NOC as a result I will get an automatic ban from the Ministry of Labor - UAE.

Can I join this company in RAK if I have a 6 months ban? Will this ban effect if I am getting a job in Freezone?

I shall be grateful if you can provide this information.

Best regards,
Hassan
Abu Dhabi

Hi! I need help please. I am currently working in a brand-new company (LLC) in Dubai under my Father’s Sponsorship/ Visa for 1 month. I want to resign immediately because I have been offered a good job in a medical center in Abu Dhabi, this time related to my profession. I am a registered nurse by the way. I want to know if I will be banned from employment by my company and the labor ministry? Some say I will pay for 3,000 AED to the labor ministry and be able to lift the ban and start working in a new company…. Is that true? Please give me advice. I need help immediately. It would be a pleasure to hear from you. Thank you so much!

Hi,
Please could you advice me on this issue. I have signed a letter of offer at a company in UAE, but din have much idea about the non-competition clause and the limited contract. I have gone through different forums and seems its not the best to sign the non competition clause.

Please could you let me know if there is any issue if i dont accept the job now although the offer of employment is signed and the non competition document is signed?

I have not yet signed the labour contract nor have they applied for an employment entry visa for me as i have to exit uae to do that. Please adive if i will have any legal issues if i dont join the company. I had given the passport copy as well as documents for processing.

What should i do so as not to accept the job.

Salu

hi,

I have a question and would be very grateful if you can help me out..

1. I have a contract of 3 yrs in my company right now, after working with them for 1 1/2 yrs, they have decided to terminate me due to crisis. All the while they knew that my contract is UNLIMITED… but when they gave me the termination letter I asked for a copy of my contract and found out that it is LIMITED.. upon knowing this, they are threatening me not to ask for the 3 MOS. Salary I am entitled with because according to them If i asked for it, they will not issue NOC.

my questions are:

1. if a contract is limited will I be entitled for the 3 mos salary if the company terminates me?

2. will I be getting an NOC from my company if they terminate me whether they like it or not? or it is still up to them???

thank you in advance…

Hi i am employed with a bank in dubai..i just wanted to knw
1. that if i get a free zone visa can i change my job without facing a ban ?
2.I have done mba..so is this ban applicale for me if i leave the job ?
3. Can i move to my husbands visa if i want to change my job without a ban ?

hi sir i am a mca student in india.. but now i am working in dubai(al quoz)as a labour. i have been cheated by my broker.i dont want this job.. if any possible to go another job here in dubai.whats need.. i can get noc.. please help me out … thanks in advance…

Hello Sir,I am working in Fujairah from the last 6 and Half years.6 Months before i renew my visa.Due to some reason i cannot continue with this job therefore I give resignation letter on Dec 5th 2010 But till date company didn’t take any favourable action therefore I am forced to file a case in Fujairah Lobour court .Sir I want to know how much chance is there for a favorable judgement and how much time I have to wait for the same.

hi,i applied for a job in dubai,,i got accepted and sign the contract and they told me it will take 1 to 2 weeks,,but its already 2 months that i am waiting but nothing happend,,so i want to know what should i do now??how can i be updated of what is happening in immigration for my visa?because the HRM is not giving me a good answer and i am waiting for a long time already.
thanks

Dear,
I am on my husband sponsorship in dubai.. I have joint a company and signd a contract where it was mentioned that if i leave the company i wont be able to work with their competitors for 2 years after leaving the company and the same would be mentioned in my labour contract..
My labour card is under process..
now my problem that if i get a good offer from the competitor.. would it be any problem if i shift? can any such ting be mentioned in labour contract or its just to scare the employees?

Hi Im living in Bahrain(steve)

I got a job i al ain UAE,the problem i have now is that a had a job in dubai 2 years ago and left without resiging as my father was in critical condition.My labour card is still active for that company.I called the company to cancel my labour card and they said no they dont want to do it ad i have to pay 10 000 AED before they will do anything,because he was angry when i called and said that i wont come back.i just got my visa before i left that company.what do i do now?do i pay the money and hope that they will cancel it?and if they do cancel it,will it be cancelled and ready for me to make my new company visa or will they give me a ban after they cancel it?

Thanks in advance
Steve Bahrain

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Hi there., i wonder if perhaps you might assist me with my problem. I am currently working in Oman but due to a personal problem at home in Ireland I now need to return home soon for at least 2/3 months. I have decided to hand in my notice 2 months in advance and do this preoperly. My problem is that I have also secured a position in a achool in Dubai too for September - it is something a dearly want and is where I originally wanted to go to first - will there be implications/ban when i go to apply for my visa in Dubai?

Hi,

Do we need a NOC if the company terminates me within six moths to join a new company.

Hi Good Morning. This is the problem that i am facing now here in dubai.

I am on a limited contract,freezone company under DMCC. My employer terminated me after serving with them for 4 months , without giving me termination letter so by end of february i was told that i need to leave the office and start looking for a job. When i am asking for my salary she said she’s not goin to give me because i need to pay her for the visa expenses amounting 5900 dirhams. SO she held my salary 2850 plus 300 that she cut from my 2 months salary for the visa security total of 3150, So she told me that i still have a balance of 2,700 AED and when i am fully paid with that amount then thats the time that she will give me my passport and she will cancell my employment visa under her sponsorship.While i knew that according to UAE Labor law, i am not entitled to pay her when she’s the one who terminated me in the service.I already filed a complaint in DMCC 3 weeks back but still i got no reply from them, when i called them the guy who is holding my complaint is just telling me that they will call the employer. Now i don’t know how long do i need to wait for their action, because the reason why i asked for their help was because i know that they will be the one to mediate when there is a dispute between the employee and the employer, and they will always be there to help and protect the employees.

Now i need your advise if the labor ministry can help me with this or just die waiting for DMCC AUTHORITIES TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION on this problem.

thank you so much

CINDY

Hi, I would like to know if there is an extension to an employment visa? I got a job in Dubai but had to go back to my home country as my visit visa expired before an EV could be issued to me. I have the EV now but due to some issues with the government from my home country, have not yet been able to leave the country. My visa expires in less than 7 days. What happens if it expires before I get to Dubai? Can I come back on a tourist visa once the EV expires?

I came here on 90 days visit visa. Applied for job and got one.My employer applied for my employment visa and after waiting period of almost 20 days they told me that my Employment visa got rejected as I am already on visa. Is it possible? Please help me.

Please let me know if someone had worked in AMS international FZ LLC. Is this Human resource Consultant legit?I signed an offer letter with this company and its almost a month since then. They told me that I should cancel my husband visa, Is it safe to cancel my visa?

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