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Employment Visa/Labour Card Renewal (Company Staff)-UAE

How can I renew my Employment Visa and Labour Card?

Required Documents for Visa Renewal: 

  • Online application (can be prepared from AMER center)

  • Passport copy of the sponsored employee

  • One photograph (white background) of the employee

  • Medical certificate copy

  • Copy of Emirates ID renewal form

  • Copy of the valid commercial license

  • Copy of valid Immigration establishment card

Fees & Collection 

Dh547 for 2 years Urgent mode. Normal Fees not available. Typing charge extra.

Payment: All fees and fine for Residence permits shall be paid at AMER center. 

No need to visit Immigration office if your application is typed with Normal fee.

Labour Card Renewal

Labour Card to be renewed within 60 days from the date of its expiry. 

You can renew Labour Card if its validity is less than 60 days.

Visa in Passport and Emirates ID should be renewed within 30 days from the date of its expiry.

Documents Required for Labour Card renewal at Tas'heel Centre

  • Passport Copy with Visa page 

  • Labour Card Copy

  • One photograph with white background, 

  • Labour Establishment Card Copy and 

  • Trade License Copy of the Company. 

If your company's License or Immigration Establishment card is expired, you cannot renew your visa and labour card. All systems are connected.

Tawjeeh centre: 

After typing the contract, employee should attend the awareness and guidance class conducted by Tawjeeh Centre. 

You can submit the contract then and there.  

LABOUR CARD RENEW FEES DETAILS: 

  

Company Category

1

2

3

AED 330

AED 1279

AED 3529

FINE: Dh200 per month up to a maximum of Dh2,000.


STEPS TO FOLLOW

Renew Labour Card from Thas'heel Centre by paying fees according to Company category. You can check your company category through www.mohre.gov.ae


Visa: You can submit Visa Stamping application through eDNRD website if your company has User ID and Password or submit through AMER center.

e-Contract and e-Labour card online Print: You can print copy of your Labour Card and Labour Contract from MOHRE website after 48 hours from the time of submission. Y

ou can get the print-out from typing centre also. 


Emirates ID will be the new identification document of employees. 

At the time labour inspection, only Emirates ID to be shown to the inspectors. 

 Age above 65 years: Labour Card can be renewed according to the the above mentioned fees till the age of 65. 

After that, normal fees + Dh5000 extra to be paid at the time of renewal. 

Labour Card validity will be for two years for each renewal. 

This renewal is unlimited till the company needs such employee's service.

Validity of Visa: If you are renewing before expiry of the existing visa, the new visa will start from the date of submission. 

If you are renewing after expiry of the existing visa, the new visa will start from the date of last expiry.

Address of Tas'heel Centers in Dubai

Al Nukhba Business Centre

Matar Plaza, Qusais, Near Mai Tower

Tel. 04-259 9990

Immigration & Economic (DED) Counters also available

Al Arabiya Business Centre

Damascus Street, Al Qusais, Tel. 04-323 9429

Smart Tasheel

#64, Damscus Street, Al Qusais Plaza

Tel: +971 4 6073 555

Estemarat Services

Muraqabat Street, Opp. Coral Deira Hotel

Tel. 04-704 4900

Economic (DED) Service also available

OnTime Business Solutions

Oud Metha Road

Tel. 04-397 7776

Economic (DED) & Ejari Service also available

Itqan Businessmen Services

Opp. Al Mulla Plaza, Tel. 04-232 7333

Economic (DED) Service also available

Tas'heel Business Centre

Ground Floor, Al Tawar Centre

Tel. 04-263 5588

Economic (DED) Service also available

Al Reaya Services

Near Oasis Centre

Sheikh Zayed Road

Tel. 04-346 7991

Mu'amala Businessmen Service Center

First Floor, Hyat Regency Hotel, Near Shindaga Tunnel, Dubai

Tel. 04-250 5566

DXB Businessmen Services

First Floor, Al Khail Mall, Al Qouze-4, Dubai

Tel. 04-321 3000

Boulevard Businessmen Services

Bay Avenue Mall, Business Bay, Dubai

Tel. 04-421 9030

Immigration, DED, Emirates ID Counters also available

EQC Government Enterprise Transaction Clearing Center

Toufiq-X Building -Manama st -Industrial Area 2-Ras Al khor - Dubai

Tel. +971 4 333 0102

Tasheel Alfaisal

Sheikh Zayed road heading to Abu Dhabi, Exit 41 , Al Thaniya Street.

Tel. 04 399 9993

Twasol Businessmen Services L.L.C

Al zaruni Bldg, Al Muraqqabat Road، Op Coral Deira Hotel Al Muraqqabat Dubai.

Tel. +97147044900, 
Web: www.twasol.ae

Tasheel, BURJUMAN

2nd floor, next to Sharaf DG


Tas'heel Centre Timing: Saturday to Thursday 7:30am to 7:00pm

Tel. 04-283 8800
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Tips to avoid job scams and Fakes Certificates

+ If anything about it (particularly salary and perks) is too good to be true, it probably is.

 + Watch out for red flags such as demand for money towards registration/processing fee/other charges.

 + Do your research. Look up the recruitment agent/ company online.

 + Be wary of offers made to you out of the blue.

 + Read the appointment/offer letter carefully and see if the language is sloppy.

 + Job related emails from free email accounts (gmail, yahoo, hotmail) instead of corporate email accounts should be a warning sign.

 + Trust your guts.

 + Watch out for fake URLs (websites). Scammers often use fake URLs to mask themselves as large well known corporates.

 How to spot a cruise ship job scam?
+ Jobs are advertised on free websites and social media.
+ Scammers would not pay advertisement for jobs that do not exist.
+ Emails are sent from free email accounts such as Yahoo and Gmail.
+ The correspondence is in poor English and very informal.
+ Scammers operate from countries such as Malaysia, Ghana, Nigeria, etc.
+ The job offers are usually very generous (high salaries, short working hours, long paid holidays).
+ There are no thorough interviews with candidates.
+ The job offer is for free, but asks payment for visa, training, or lawyer fee.

+ Payment is made through MoneyGram or Western Union.

Fakes Certificates from Degree Mill

What is a degree mill?
A degree mill is an unaccredited higher education institution that offers illegitimate academic degrees for a fee. These degrees may claim to give credit for relevant life experience, but should not be confused with legitimate prior learning assessment programmes. These education scams prey on consumer ignorance about terms like accreditation and licensing. Using such degrees in the UAE could land you in serious trouble with the law. 

ALERT: These universities exist only on the internet:

Rochville University

Belford University

Midtown University

Edgebrook University

Belltown University

Ashley University

Port Jefferson University

Paramount California University
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Career tips to find a job in the UAE

1. Get your 'branding' sorted
You are a product, and a resume is your advertisement. A great resume should summarise and highlight your strengths, skills and experience in a way that grabs the attention of the recruiter. He or she spends seconds skimming through hundreds of resumes - make sure yours can stand out in a matter of seconds.
Get a resume written by a professional agency or consultant, or take time going through various websites that give tips on getting it right. A resume is always a comprehensive summary of who you are as a candidate. Linking your professional LinkedIn account (which allows more room for details) in the resume can help the recruiter get more information if he or she requires.

Have your resume, copies of UAE attested certificates, experience certificates and other documents sorted through and ready to send out. While it may be obvious, what I’ve seen personally, are people waiting until the last minute to go through their resumes, change or remove things, or add haphazard explanations and summaries.

2. Registering on job sites
While it may seem futile - yes, I have been there - registering on job sites is a great way to get started on your job hunt. It is useful to know the requirements or vacancies that companies have and to understand if there is demand for your specific set of skills.
Some of my recommendations in terms of response, application tracking and information would be Bayt, LinkedIn, Internsme (they have listings for full-time, part-time and contractual jobs), Gulf Salary, Monster Gulf and Naukri Gulf among others. There may be suitable listings in the classifieds section of leading newspapers such as Gulf News or online on classifieds websites such as GetThat.

Not all listing have details such as salary and comanu names, so note those that do have these details. This will prove useful for our fifth tip.

3. Get active on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a great forum to look for positions and also to network with and follow people that are from your domain of work. However, if you aren’t active on there, you can quickly fall out of anyone’s radar.

Use the sections on there to create a strong profile. LinkedIn ranks profiles and the best you can get is the ‘All Star’ ranking. This is when you have filled in most of the information, and also attached related media or documents. For example, you can attach your resume in the summary section which makes it easier for a head hunter on LinkedIn to directly download and see your resume in one go without having to track you down through messages.

Use the Pulse blog forum to write about things that interest you professionally or creatively. Your photograph need not be uptight and sombre – smile a little, be approachable.

It is also very important to always try and connect with the job poster for the jobs you have saved or applied to. At the very least, it means you have done everything you could have - this can take off the edge on waiting for that call back.

4. Company websites
Large international and/or local companies including aviation firms such as Emirates and Fly Dubai or hospitality companies such as Marriot; media and advisory ones such as Reuters, or finance firms such as KPMG, Emirates NBD and PWC have a fully functional career portal within their website. 

This is much more direct than going through a third-party website such as LinkedIn. Most of these portals can take a bit of time to submit applications as you have to be quite detailed on your entries for work history or qualifications; but the best part here is that you can directly track your application.

You can also email the HR department with the job ID to ask for updates. They usually conduct initial tests on the website itself making it easier for you to get to the next level if shortlisted.

5. Create your contact list
So you’ve seen many thousands of job posts - I have, not even kidding - and you need to do something other than apply and wait. Here’s where getting the company’s name is handy.

While you should continue to apply to those ‘Confidential Company’ job posts, create an Excel sheet for the job posts that have company names listed. In LinkedIn, all job posts come with company names, job poster details and more.

What I did was create a database of all the companies I applied to, along with a phone number and email that I found directly from their website. I also added the date of application in a column to keep track of how long it had been since I applied.

6. Start punching in the numbers
A couple of days (ideally a week) after you apply on the job site, LinkedIn or company website, use your new phone book and make a series of cold calls to your favourites on the list. And a major thing here is – be prepared for insulting remarks and a plain old phone hang-up – phone operators, receptionists and even recruiters can be harsh. However, if you called 10, odds are that one of them would direct you to the HR team and they would note down your name.

The logic here is, when they do come across your actual application sent via normal forums weeks ago, they might remember your name and that call. That one second is all that’s needed for them to decide to look at your CV from the hundreds that came in. And from the first point of this article, if you did it right, they know you are good for the job in six seconds. 

One call is enough to land you your dream job, so keep trying.

7. Don’t waste your time
Personally, I spent more than seven months unemployed in Dubai – a highly expensive and unproductive phase of my life. Utilise that time to learn something you’ve always wanted to do, or learn things that could possibly help in your career. It really worked for me, making me able to talk intelligently about things I took an interest in. I even started a blog; so, new skills gained while also keeping me productive, or sane.

8. Do not lose heart
This is by far the most important of them all. Living in the UAE without a job is very hard and getting a job is also quite hard – but that is not, in any way, a reflection of your capabilities and skills.

In the big plan of life, there is always something good waiting around the corner. Cold call people cheerfully, if they smash the phone in your ear, think of how good it is that you aren’t working there and move on. Use your time to do things you love, for free or for less money.

In the big plan of life, there is always something good waiting around the corner. Sometimes taking a risk can pay off, but other times taking a step back and relaxing might be the best idea. Life is short and hard, but if you aren't happy, each day can seem harder than it actually is. Good luck!

This is a generic guide based on a personal experience. Use the tips as a guide and not the rule; Gulf News is not responsible for any damage or losses arising out of misuse or misinterpretation of these tips.

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UAE Employment Visa Rules and Regulations (FAQs) Know your rights

Things to remember as you take up a job in the UAE

1-Offer letter: It's mandatory for companies to issue an offer letter to you, mentioning the terms and conditions of the job. This has to be signed and accepted by you.

2-Ministry approval: The signed offer letter should be submitted by the employer to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for approval.

3-Work permit/residency visa: The employer will procure your work and residency permits

4-Health screening: Your medical tests will be conducted at government-approved health centres in the UAE. You will be tested for communicable diseases/conditions

5-Certificate attestation: If you hold a degree from outside the UAE, you must get it certified from the UAE embassy or consulate in your country and also from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your home country

6-Keep your passport: Remember! One of your important rights is entitlement to the possession of your passport

 Employee; Know Your Rights
• You are entitled to keep possession of all your personal identification documents once your residency permit is issued
• If you are asked to sign a contract with different terms and conditions, even if you are advised that the changes are of advantage to you, report immediately to the nearest Labour Office, as contract substitution is illegal
• If your employer fails to present you with a contract or provide you with work, the Labour Office will assist you in finding alternative employment
• If your employer fails to present you with a work contract within one week of your arrival, report to the nearest Labour Office
• To avoid violating the law, do not accept other employment without first reporting to a Labour Office
• UAE law requires your employer to pay the costs of your recruitment and deployment including residency permit
• Your contract must match your job offer, and you should keep a copy of your signed contract
• You have the right to leave your job at any time, but be aware of your contractual obligations
• The termination of your contract can be ended by the employer or the employee, and it can be by mutual consent
• It is important for employees to follow the required legal steps for terminating a contract, as the Labour Office can help recover any dues that are owed to the employee and arrange placement in alternative employment if eligible to obtain a new work permit

The relationship between employers and employees is governed by Federal Act Number 8 of 1980 and its amendments. The Act is applicable to all employment relationships when engaging an employee, whether a UAE citizen or a foreigner. It is not applicable in the case of employment by a government authority.

A work permit is issued by the Ministry for two years, subject to renewal for similar periods. Employment contracts may be for a limited period specified in the contract or for an unlimited period, in which case the employee will continue working with his employer until the contract is terminated.

Working hours

Working hours are eight hours a day or 48 hours a week. However, for persons or employees in trade, hotels, and restaurants, the daily working hours may be increased to nine hours. For overtime work, the employee is entitled to an amount equivalent to the wage paid for ordinary working hours, plus 25 per cent. Overtime may not exceed two hours per day unless necessary. An employee is entitled to an annual leave of 30 days, and maternity leave and sick leave are not part of the annual leave.

Act Number 8 stipulates certain provisions for the employee’s health and safety and for workmen’s compensation against work accident. The employment contract may be terminated by mutual consent of the parties or on expiry of its duration. Any dispute arising between the employer and the employee will be resolved by the Ministry of Labor, which must make a recommendation within two weeks from the date the application for a dispute settlement is filed. If the parties fail to settle the dispute as recommended by the Ministry, the matter should be referred to the courts. The time limit for a lawsuit relating to an employment contract is one year from the date on which the amount claimed or entitlements become due. Employees are exempted from court fees before the court of first instance and court of appeal.

As per the UAE Labour Law, employers have to bear the cost of visa fee of the employee and the health insurance coverage of the spouse and two dependents below 18 years of age, and all the other costs, visa fee for children and their other document processing fees like national identity cards (Emirates ID), are paid by the employee.

 How old must you be before you can work?
According to Article 20 young people of both genders under the age of 15 may not be employed in the UAE.

If you are between the age of 18 to 21 years, you can start working, however you must adhere to the following rules.

Documents you need
Article 21: You must submit these documents to your future employer if you want to work in the UAE:

1. A birth certificate or an official extract thereof, or an age estimation certificate issued by a pertinent doctor and authenticated by the competent health authorities.

2. A certificate of health fitness for the required job issued by a competent doctor and authenticated.

3 - A written consent of the guardian or trustee of the youth.

Article 22: The employer must keep in the work location a special register for the youth comprising the name and age of the youth, the full name of the guardian or trustee thereof, the place of residence, date of employment and the work for which the youth is employed.

Frequently Asked QuestionsEmployee can work for sponsor only
Q: I have been working with a company in Dubai for more than six months on a limited contract. Now, I want to avail power of attorney of my mother’s company in Sharjah.
Since it’s a family business, my mother wants me to take care of some parts of the business and for that she is willing to give me power of attorney to legally run her business. Is it legal to work for my mother’s company under a power of attorney approved by the Sharjah Court though I am working for another employer?
A: According to Article 67 in the third chapter of the federal law number 6 for the year 1973, a sponsored person is under a duty to not work except for his sponsor. Similarly, the sponsor is under a duty not to employ who is not sponsored by him. Hence, if your mother’s entity is not sponsoring you, you cannot take a role in it and this will be considered as a breach of the law.

Breaching any of these obligations and working in an entity where you are not sponsored put all the parties in a risk of being prosecuted and hence, subject to a minimum fine of Dh50,000 each or imprisonment and the same amount of fine (KT).

 Q: How much does a recruitment agency in UAE charge for job applicant?A: There should be no charges from the applicant. The sponsor or employer has to pay the agency for all the expenses that may occur.

Q: What are the basic rights of foreign workers in UAE?
A: For professional, skilled and semi- skilled: 

 • The employer should apply for Medical, Emirates ID, Labour Contract and Resident visa within 60 days from the date of worker's entry. Visa is valid for two years.
• A copy of the Employment Contract  must be given to the worker.
• There should be one day-off for the employee.
• The regular hour of work is 8 except for Hotel, Restaurant and Sales where the working hour is 9.
• Overtime must be given to the worker beyond 8 hours and 9 hours respectively.
• Gratuity or service benefits should be given to the employee upon completion of contract agreement.

Household Service Workers: 
• Household Service Workers (HSWs) should have Emirates ID, Immigration contract and residence visa for 2 years. If the sponsor is a foreigner, then the residence visa is valid for 1 year only, renewable yearly. Medical test is must for first visa stamping and renewal. Sri Lankan and Indonesian housemaids should do Medical test from their home country also.
• One day day-off should be given to a domestic helper, as per agreement between the employer and employee.
• No overtime pay for HSWs.

Q: Is it legal to take part-time job?
A: No. An employee can only work with his/her sponsor whose name or company’s name is written in the residence visa. But some categories can apply for part-time work permit.

Q: What is the meaning of Overstaying?
A: An employee is considered “overstaying” if her/his residence visa is already expired. A grace period of one month will be given to the employee after the cancellation of his/her visa.

Q: What is the currency of UAE and how much is its equivalent in US$ Dollars?A: The currency of UAE is Dirhams (AED) and equivalent to US$ 3.68.

Q: What is the dominant language/dialect in UAE?
A: Arabic is the native language. English is widely used for business and everyday communication.

Workers' rights stipulated by the law: UAE
> Remuneration (salary) within first 10 days of a month

> One day of rest every week, including service workers

> Employing a worker less than 18 years is illegal

> 30 days paid annual leave and decent accommodation.

> Medical insurance at the expense of the employer

> A return ticket at the expense of employer once in every two years

> Right to receive treatment and compensation due to occupational hazards

> Non-employment of a worker in an area that is different from the nature of his work

> Right to keep his or her identity documents including passport and Emirates ID

> Right to obtain a copy of employment contract

> Right to sick leave.

> Right to end of service gratuity   read more

Know the types of visa bansHere are the dos and don'ts to avoid them.

If you are working in the UAE, it is crucial for you to know the different types of visa ban rules that apply to the region.

A visa ban prohibits a person from entering the country or taking up a new job. It is important to know the dos and don'ts to make sure you avoid getting a ban.

Permanent residency ban:
This type of ban is applicable to any serious labour offense considered illegal or absconding. The federal department keeps record of banned individuals (fingerprint and scanned sample).

Labour Ban
Labour ban is only executed under the following situations:

> On the expiry of contract, when on action is taken by the present employer's end in relation to your employment.

> In case, if no new application is applied by different employer.

> Termination of unlimited labour contract before completing 1 year service.

> Termination of limited labour contract before date of expiry.

Immigration ban
This ban denies the entry of the employee in the UAE. The reason depends. It may be a criminal offence, bad debt, bounced cheque, rape violence, rash drinking, drinking, theft, inappropriate relationship, etc. Immigration ban is also applicable when you have broken government rules and regulations.

Employment ban
This type of ban is also called work permit ban. You can work in the UAE for a limited period of time, but can be applicable for 6 months or permanently.

Six-month ban
Candidates who left their job without legally binding reasons may be given a 6 month ban by the employer. This is imposed by the Labour ministry on the employee's labour card or work permit.

Howsoever, this ban does not affect your entry in UAE. You can easily enter UAE on tourist or visit visa.

One-year ban
When you resign any job prior to its completion of limited contract, this is enforced. When you lose your case filed against labour ministry, this rule comes to exist. In this case, the employer needs to start the proceeding of work permit even before the expiry of the visa. The ban gets automatically activated, if new application is not forward well before expiry of work permit or visa.

How to avoid getting a visa ban?
First thing that you need to assure is that your current employer has executed proper action for extension of your employment contract, even before it expires. The employer needs to go to the Ministry of Labour. If changing jobs, you need to be sponsored by the new employer or else your labour card gets banned. Lastly, knowledge is power. Always keep up to date with the latest rules about Dubai visa and employment issues, as well as amendment to labour laws. read more

7 reasons why your UAE visa application may be rejected
Below are the most common reasons:

1. If you held a residence visa previously and left the country without cancelling the UAE visa. To get an approval, the PRO will have to go to the immigration department and clear your previous residency visa.

2. Hand written passports will automatically get rejected by the UAE Immigration.

3. Visa applicants with previous criminal offence, fraud or misconduct committed in the UAE.

4. Previously applied for tourist visa but did not enter the country. In order to get an approval, PRO of the travel agency or sponsor must go to the immigration to clear the previous UAE visa.

5. Applicants who applied for employment visa via a company (prospective employer) but did not enter the country. To get an approval, the PRO of a travel agency or sponsor must go to the UAE immigration and clear the previous employment visa.

6. Visa application with typo errors of name, passport number, and profession code will see a delay in getting approval, or result in rejection of the passport.

7. When photo of the passport copies are not clear or blurred when applied in the online UAE immigration system, the approval might get delayed or rejected.

NOTE:
Visa rules are subject to changes. Follow UAE embassy in your country or the relevant authority in the UAE.

 Marital status not criterion for employment visa
Q: I work for a private company in Dubai, and I am sponsored by the company. I am not married and I hear there is an age limit for non-married ladies to get an employment visa. Can you please tell me up to which age a lady who is not married can work on an employment visa in UAE?

A: It is understood that you are an unmarried lady working in a private company at Dubai and your employer provides your employ-ment visa. Further, you understand that there is an age limit for unmarried ladies to be under the employment visa provided by the employer.

Pursuant to your question, it may be noted that an individual's marital status is not the criteria for issuance of employment visa, in accordance with the prevailing laws of the UAE. It is understood that since January 2011, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiritisation (the "Ministry") of the UAE is accept-ing requests for work-permits of individuals up to the age of 65years. As per the prevailing prac-tice, for all employees working at private sector entities, the retirement age is deemed extended up to 65 years. However, the upper limit of 65 years on the retirement age may be further increased in consider-ation of the individual's nature of work, his or her credentials or ex-pertise which is important for the entity he or she is working for. Further to this, employment visa may be issued to an employee annually after the em-ployee attains the age of 65 years, subject to the approval of the ministry. (KT).

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Timing: Saturday to Thursday 7:30am to 7:00pm
Call Centre: 80060 Website: www.mohre.gov.ae
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