Legal Awareness

“Be honest in providing any information requested by any department within the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs, otherwise you shall be held liable.”

“Always hire staff under your sponsorship to avoid AED 50,000 fine.”

“Recruiting foreign expat without giving him a job or allowing him to work for others illegally shall incur a fine of AED 50,000."

“Report your sponsored staff if he abscond to avoid applicable fines".

“Make sure you don’t work except for your employer.”

“Report to the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs, or nearest police station, about any absconding staff, who abscond for any reasons within (10) days as of absconding.”

“If you cancel your staff’s residency, he must leave the country within maximum of (30) days and you must provide prove of his departure.”

“Obtaining valid residency permit protect you from deportation.”

“You are Welcome to our Country and you shall have all rights as long as your visa, entry or residency permits are valid.”

“Please abide by the laws and regulations to avoid legal consequences, including deportation.”

“Filing a false absconding report against your staff incur a AED 5,000 fine.“

“Avoid AED 100 fine monthly for not renewing your establishment card.”

“You should inform the General Directorate in case of any change in your personal information and your workplace information”.

“You should leave the country when your visa validity is expired or cancelled, unless you had obtained residency visa permit”.

“Don’t practice any activity or work unless in accordance with the legislation applicable in the UAE”.

“Remember that an fine will be imposed on you for every day you overstay illegally in the UAE ”.

“To avoid the fine you should expedite to renew your visa or residency permit in the permissible situations or leave the country within the grace period”.