Dubai Visa Rules: UAE Ministry of Labour begin issuing fines for l...: The Ministry of Labour will begin issuing fines for three types of labour-related offences, notably not issuing labour contracts, non-renewal of work permits during the grace period and a fine against non-renewal of the trade licence of private recruitment agencies.
The ministry will start issuing fines with effect from March 5 in accordance with the Cabinet’s decision which was issued recently.
Humaid Bin Deemas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary of Labour Affairs at the ministry, said that under the Cabinet’s decision, employers will have a grace period of 60 days to renew work permits or get new work permits for their employees from the date of entry into the UAE or the adjustment of the employee’s status to avoid a Dh500 fine per month.
Bin Deemas stressed the importance of documenting labour contracts through the ministry, as well as the employer’s commitment to renew work permits in a timely manner. This helps the minsitry regulate relations between both parties and stabilises the labour market and thus protects the rights of both the employers and the employees.
“Starting March 5, the ministry will issue fines against private recruitment agencies that operate with expired licences. The decision includes both Temporary Employment offices and Mediate Offices,” he explained.
In implementation of the Cabinet’s decision, which took effect on January 5, the ministry provides temporary employment agency business owners with a 60-day grace period to renew their licences and avoid the fine. The fine used to be issued against those agencies on the day following the expiry date.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs called upon private recruitment agencies to speed up renewals according to the procedures followed before March 5 in order to avoid fines, which increase by Dh1,000 for mediating agencies, and Dh2,000 for temporary employment agencies per month of delay. “The previous amount was Dh10,000 for both,” he said.
Temporary Employment offices use an employee’s services by hiring him out to work for a third party, where they carry out the work or service under the supervision of the third party. Mediate Offices act as a third party between both the employee and the employer to help in the negotiation process in terms of the contract to form a business relation between them.
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
No increase in security deposit fee for hiring domestic workers in UAE.
Dubai Visa Rules: No increase in security deposit fee for hiring dom...:
Officials with the Ministry of Interior say there has been no increasein the security deposit needed to hire a maid within the UAE.Contrary to media reports, the security deposit remains at Dh2,000 and isrefundable when the maid completes her work contract, the work visaexpires and they return to her home country, said a senior official atthe Department of Residency and Foreign Affairs at the Ministry ofInterior on Tuesday.
The safety deposit will be returned once the visa is cancelled, the official at the Department of Residency and
Foreign Affairs in the ministry told .The fees are applicable if aresident has to hire a new driver, housemaid, chef, nanny or any other domestic help, the official said.
In addition, a yearly non-refundable fee of Dh5,000 must be paid to the ministry for hiring the domestic worker.According to the UAE law, a standard labour contract is binding on the domestic workers and their employers.A copy of this document must be provided to the worker and should include an end-of-service gratuity, in addition to the monthly salary. Theworkers are entitled to one day off per week.
The contract cannot be valid for more than two years and has to be signed by the employment agency and the employer. It should include the date of employment, thejob description and the wages among other details.
Additionally, domestic workers may be subjected to a six-month probation period.Recently, residents expressed concern over the increasing fees being required byrecruitment agencies that offer domestic helpers to the country’sresidents. Therefore, a motion was passed at the Federal NationalCouncil last year to ensure that this hike be limited, by signing agreements with the countries that export them.
As of 2012, some ofthe highlights of the new regulations in hiring domestic help includedthat the weekly day off be fully paid or that a day in lieu be given toworkers if they were required to work on that day, or that the day’spayment is received. A typical annual holiday of two weeks which can becarried forward to the following year if an employee failed to make useof them.
Workers have the right to withdraw their contracts if their employers inflict sexual or physical abuse. Employers cannot allow their domestic workers to do paid work with a third party without theministry’s consent.
Upon the expiration of the contract,employers have to settle their workers’ dues within 10 days. In case of
the death of an employee, employers must repatriate the body to the worker’s home country.
Employers need not provide severance pay if the employees are absent from work for more than 30 days.
Officials with the Ministry of Interior say there has been no increasein the security deposit needed to hire a maid within the UAE.Contrary to media reports, the security deposit remains at Dh2,000 and isrefundable when the maid completes her work contract, the work visaexpires and they return to her home country, said a senior official atthe Department of Residency and Foreign Affairs at the Ministry ofInterior on Tuesday.
The safety deposit will be returned once the visa is cancelled, the official at the Department of Residency and
Foreign Affairs in the ministry told .The fees are applicable if aresident has to hire a new driver, housemaid, chef, nanny or any other domestic help, the official said.
In addition, a yearly non-refundable fee of Dh5,000 must be paid to the ministry for hiring the domestic worker.According to the UAE law, a standard labour contract is binding on the domestic workers and their employers.A copy of this document must be provided to the worker and should include an end-of-service gratuity, in addition to the monthly salary. Theworkers are entitled to one day off per week.
The contract cannot be valid for more than two years and has to be signed by the employment agency and the employer. It should include the date of employment, thejob description and the wages among other details.
Additionally, domestic workers may be subjected to a six-month probation period.Recently, residents expressed concern over the increasing fees being required byrecruitment agencies that offer domestic helpers to the country’sresidents. Therefore, a motion was passed at the Federal NationalCouncil last year to ensure that this hike be limited, by signing agreements with the countries that export them.
As of 2012, some ofthe highlights of the new regulations in hiring domestic help includedthat the weekly day off be fully paid or that a day in lieu be given toworkers if they were required to work on that day, or that the day’spayment is received. A typical annual holiday of two weeks which can becarried forward to the following year if an employee failed to make useof them.
Workers have the right to withdraw their contracts if their employers inflict sexual or physical abuse. Employers cannot allow their domestic workers to do paid work with a third party without theministry’s consent.
Upon the expiration of the contract,employers have to settle their workers’ dues within 10 days. In case of
the death of an employee, employers must repatriate the body to the worker’s home country.
Employers need not provide severance pay if the employees are absent from work for more than 30 days.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Dubai Visa Rules: Short-term UAE visit visa via smartphone
Dubai Visa Rules: Short-term UAE visit visa via smartphone: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched three new procedural services via smartphones, which include issuance of short-term visit visas (for 30 days), renewal of citizens’ passports, and issuance of Certificates of Good Conduct (Criminal Status Certificates).
The new services are launched under the slogan 'One Application... Multiple Services' and embody the UAE Smart Government initiative.
Major-General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Head of the e-Services and Smart Applications Team at the MoI, explained that the new short-term visa issuance service saves time for citizens and residents alike, and enables individuals to apply for a 30-day visa through their smartphones, without the hassle of visiting the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs at the Naturalisation Residency and Port Sector.
Once the visa is issued, it will be delivered to the applicants via accredited entities designated by the MoI.
He also noted that the Civil Defense informatics services provide individuals and institutions with the necessary information about compliance certificates, as well as executive approvals for architectural, gas, and decoration.
More new services
Maj-Gen Dr Al Raisi announced that the MoI is planning to launch a new bundle of services for Traffic, Naturalisation, Residency, and Civil Defense sectors; as well as other services in the upcoming period via the UAE - MoI smartphones apps.
“The MoI has already initiated the necessary executive procedures to expand these services and make them accessible to all citizens and residents,” he said.
Maj-Gen Dr Al Raisi said, “A Smart Application Centre was established at the Ministry of Interior. It is operated by a highly qualified team of Emirati citizens, to handle all electronic procedures pertaining to these services, and respond to customers’ inquiries via the call center on 8005000.”
He also noted that to date 205,000 individuals are using the applications that the MoI has launched early this year, with an average 54,000 uses per day. While the number of subscribers via the Emirates ID card amounts to 62,000 users.
MoI platform supports Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows compatible smartphones.
It provides an electronic link with a number of partners in the UAE, car inspection and insurance companies; as well as an integrated comprehensive link to the ministry’s website, through the unified login mechanism (username and password) to obtain services from any channel of electronic communication.
Users can register once using the single sign-in feature on the website or through smartphones, and gain access to all of the MoI’s services.
The new services are launched under the slogan 'One Application... Multiple Services' and embody the UAE Smart Government initiative.
Major-General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Head of the e-Services and Smart Applications Team at the MoI, explained that the new short-term visa issuance service saves time for citizens and residents alike, and enables individuals to apply for a 30-day visa through their smartphones, without the hassle of visiting the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs at the Naturalisation Residency and Port Sector.
Once the visa is issued, it will be delivered to the applicants via accredited entities designated by the MoI.
He also noted that the Civil Defense informatics services provide individuals and institutions with the necessary information about compliance certificates, as well as executive approvals for architectural, gas, and decoration.
More new services
Maj-Gen Dr Al Raisi announced that the MoI is planning to launch a new bundle of services for Traffic, Naturalisation, Residency, and Civil Defense sectors; as well as other services in the upcoming period via the UAE - MoI smartphones apps.
“The MoI has already initiated the necessary executive procedures to expand these services and make them accessible to all citizens and residents,” he said.
Maj-Gen Dr Al Raisi said, “A Smart Application Centre was established at the Ministry of Interior. It is operated by a highly qualified team of Emirati citizens, to handle all electronic procedures pertaining to these services, and respond to customers’ inquiries via the call center on 8005000.”
He also noted that to date 205,000 individuals are using the applications that the MoI has launched early this year, with an average 54,000 uses per day. While the number of subscribers via the Emirates ID card amounts to 62,000 users.
MoI platform supports Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows compatible smartphones.
It provides an electronic link with a number of partners in the UAE, car inspection and insurance companies; as well as an integrated comprehensive link to the ministry’s website, through the unified login mechanism (username and password) to obtain services from any channel of electronic communication.
Users can register once using the single sign-in feature on the website or through smartphones, and gain access to all of the MoI’s services.
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Dubai Visa Rules: UAE to issue emergency entry permits valid for 4 ...
Dubai Visa Rules: UAE to issue emergency entry permits valid for 4 ...: The UAE will issue emergency entry permits, as per Cabinet decision No 22 for 2014, regulating naturalisation and residency services.
According to a report in 'Al Khaleej', travellers on an airline sponsorship will be eligible for an emergency entry permit valid for four days against a payment of Dh100.
The report quotes Brigadier Dr Rashid Sultan Al Khodr, Vice-President of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Interior and official spokesperson of Naturalisation, Residency and Ports Affairs.
Al Khodr said that the permit will be granted to travellers in emergency cases at air terminals, including when a traveler is sick or a flight is cancelled due to bad weather conditions or a technical fault in the aircraft.
The report quoted Al Khodr as pointing out that the emergency entry permit is in keeping with the pace of development at all airports across the country. It also addresses the situation of emergency traffic at airports.
"Entry permits for studies or treatment has not been changed, but has been amended. These are now valid for multiple entry," Al Khodr said, adding that these amendments are in order to facilitate medical tourism and facilitate the quick and easy movement of beneficiaries.
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According to a report in 'Al Khaleej', travellers on an airline sponsorship will be eligible for an emergency entry permit valid for four days against a payment of Dh100.
The report quotes Brigadier Dr Rashid Sultan Al Khodr, Vice-President of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Interior and official spokesperson of Naturalisation, Residency and Ports Affairs.
Al Khodr said that the permit will be granted to travellers in emergency cases at air terminals, including when a traveler is sick or a flight is cancelled due to bad weather conditions or a technical fault in the aircraft.
The report quoted Al Khodr as pointing out that the emergency entry permit is in keeping with the pace of development at all airports across the country. It also addresses the situation of emergency traffic at airports.
"Entry permits for studies or treatment has not been changed, but has been amended. These are now valid for multiple entry," Al Khodr said, adding that these amendments are in order to facilitate medical tourism and facilitate the quick and easy movement of beneficiaries.
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Friday, 1 August 2014
Dubai Visa Rules: New visa fee system in UAE from August 1st 2014
Dubai Visa Rules: New visa fee system in UAE from August 1st 2014:
Effective on Friday, the employment visa for a worker sponsored by governmental bodies will cost Dh200 per year, while the visa charge for workers employed by the private sector or free zones will be Dh250 per year.
A new visa fee structure signed by Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, states that the residence visa for an investor or partner will cost Dh250 per year.
The residence visa for a family member of a worker employed by governmental bodies will cost Dh200 per year, while the charge for workers employed by private businesses and free zones as well as investors and partners of businesses will be Dh250.
Renewal of the residence visa will cost Dh200 per year for a family member of a worker employed by governmental bodies, private sector or free zones, while the renewal charge for investors and partners will be Dh250 per year.
The entry permit or its renewal for domestic workers sponsored by Emiratis or citizens of GCC countries will cost Dh150 per year, while the charge for workers sponsored by foreigners will be Dh200. The visa for a domestic helper sponsored by an investor or a partner will cost Dh250.
The new measures will include the issuing of a new array of entry permits and visas, such as multiple entry permits for visit or work; the activation of study visas, and entry permits for medical care and attending conferences.
A multiple tourist entry permit will cost Dh200, while multiple entry visa for work will cost Dh2,100.
A visit visa for residents in GCC countries will cost Dh200, while its renewal will cost Dh700.
An entry permit for study or training will cost Dh550, while its renewal will cost Dh600.
An entry permit for medical treatment will cost Dh550, while a multiple entry visa for treatment will cost Dh1,400. The same fees will be applicable to patients’ companions.
The renewal of a visa for treatment will cost Dh500, while the charge for the companions will be Dh600.
The transit visa issued to travellers transiting through UAE airports for 96 hours and sponsored by an airline operating in the country, will cost Dh100.
A Dh5,000 refundable deposit will be collected for cancelling a sponsor’s residence visa without cancelling the visas of the sponsored family members, according to the decision signed by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The deposit will be refunded once the sponsor adjusts their status.
A Dh3,000 refundable deposit will be collected for sponsorship of each family member for a female investor, while a Dh5,000 refundable deposit will be collected for humanitarian cases determined by the Minister of the Interior.
The new Cabinet decision sets up a fund for the deportation of violators of the residency rules. Resources for the fund will come from deposits encashed after applicants fail to honour their obligations under the law.
A Dh100 fine will be imposed on users of residency department portals who fail to fill in applications accurately, according to the new rules.
Individual applicants who fail to honour any declaration or affidavit will be fined Dh500, while in the case of a corporate applicant the fine will be Dh2,000.
Companies that fail to adjust the legal status of their sponsored workers on time will be fined Dh1,000 for each worker, while failure to report any change in the company’s details to the ministry will cost Dh1,000.
A Dh5,000 fine will be imposed on those who misuse the residency system or submit bogus reports to the residency departments across the country.
Repeat offenders within a year will have their fines doubled, not exceeding Dh50,000.
Types of visas and fees
Effective on Friday, the employment visa for a worker sponsored by governmental bodies will cost Dh200 per year, while the visa charge for workers employed by the private sector or free zones will be Dh250 per year.
A new visa fee structure signed by Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, states that the residence visa for an investor or partner will cost Dh250 per year.
The residence visa for a family member of a worker employed by governmental bodies will cost Dh200 per year, while the charge for workers employed by private businesses and free zones as well as investors and partners of businesses will be Dh250.
Renewal of the residence visa will cost Dh200 per year for a family member of a worker employed by governmental bodies, private sector or free zones, while the renewal charge for investors and partners will be Dh250 per year.
The entry permit or its renewal for domestic workers sponsored by Emiratis or citizens of GCC countries will cost Dh150 per year, while the charge for workers sponsored by foreigners will be Dh200. The visa for a domestic helper sponsored by an investor or a partner will cost Dh250.
The new measures will include the issuing of a new array of entry permits and visas, such as multiple entry permits for visit or work; the activation of study visas, and entry permits for medical care and attending conferences.
A multiple tourist entry permit will cost Dh200, while multiple entry visa for work will cost Dh2,100.
A visit visa for residents in GCC countries will cost Dh200, while its renewal will cost Dh700.
An entry permit for study or training will cost Dh550, while its renewal will cost Dh600.
An entry permit for medical treatment will cost Dh550, while a multiple entry visa for treatment will cost Dh1,400. The same fees will be applicable to patients’ companions.
The renewal of a visa for treatment will cost Dh500, while the charge for the companions will be Dh600.
The transit visa issued to travellers transiting through UAE airports for 96 hours and sponsored by an airline operating in the country, will cost Dh100.
A Dh5,000 refundable deposit will be collected for cancelling a sponsor’s residence visa without cancelling the visas of the sponsored family members, according to the decision signed by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The deposit will be refunded once the sponsor adjusts their status.
A Dh3,000 refundable deposit will be collected for sponsorship of each family member for a female investor, while a Dh5,000 refundable deposit will be collected for humanitarian cases determined by the Minister of the Interior.
The new Cabinet decision sets up a fund for the deportation of violators of the residency rules. Resources for the fund will come from deposits encashed after applicants fail to honour their obligations under the law.
A Dh100 fine will be imposed on users of residency department portals who fail to fill in applications accurately, according to the new rules.
Individual applicants who fail to honour any declaration or affidavit will be fined Dh500, while in the case of a corporate applicant the fine will be Dh2,000.
Companies that fail to adjust the legal status of their sponsored workers on time will be fined Dh1,000 for each worker, while failure to report any change in the company’s details to the ministry will cost Dh1,000.
A Dh5,000 fine will be imposed on those who misuse the residency system or submit bogus reports to the residency departments across the country.
Repeat offenders within a year will have their fines doubled, not exceeding Dh50,000.
Types of visas and fees
- Employment Visa (Private Sector, Free Zones, Investors): Dh250
- Residence Visa (Government) Dh200
- Residence Visa (Private Sector, Free Zones, Investors): Dh250
- Employment Visa (Domestic workers sponsored by Emiratis, GCC citizens): Dh150
- Employment Visa (Domestic workers sponsored by residents): Dh200
- Employment Visa (Domestic workers sponsored by investors): Dh250
- Residence Visa for real estate owners: Dh1,100
- Multiple Entry Visa for work: Dh2,100
- Visa for medical treatment: Dh550
- Multiple Entry Visa for treatment: Dh1,400
- Residence Visa for study or training: Dh550
- Multiple Entry Visa for work or tourism: Dh1,
- Employment Visa (Government): Dh200
- 500
- Entry Visa for GCC State Resident’s Companions: 150
- Renewal of GCC State Residents Companions’ Visa: 250
- Entry Visa for GCC State Residents: Dh200
- Renewal of GCC State Resident’s Visa:Dh700
- Transit Entry Visa: 100
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