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NOTE: In Dubai, If you are canceling
employment visa after the grace period, you
should pay Dh200 extra for out pass at the time of visa
cancellation plus Dh25 fine per day. Then you should exit within one week and enter on new visa
if you have got new visa. There are 29 days grace period from
the date of visa expiry.
+ If you are overstayed after
canceling the previous visa or overstayed on
visit/tourist
visa, you must exit to Oman / Kish or home country and enter on
new visa.
Status change is not allowed for overstayed people. There
are 29 days grace period from the date of cancellation.
Visit/Tourist Visa
How much is the fine if I overstayed on Visit/Tourist Visa?
+ Fine for
Visit visa/Tourist
Visa over stay.
Dh200 for the first day and Dh100 for each consecutive day. This fine to be
paid at
Immigration or at the airport when
the Visitor exits.
Personal Sponsorship:
Incase the visitor overstays, you should
pay fine as mentioned above and you will lose the deposit amount
(Dh1000/2000).
Residence/Employment Visa
How much is the fine if I overstayed after cancellation of my
Residence Visa?
+ Fine for
Residence Visa,
Employment Visa
overstay: Dh25
per day for first Six months. Dh50 per day fine for second Six
months. Dh100 per day fine after one year. Fine will be calculated after 30 days of grace period. This
fine to be paid at
Immigration at the time of renewal or
cancellation. If your overstay period is more, you should approach
Aweer Immigration office to complete the procedures.
+ Overstay after
cancellation of
Residence Visa and
Employment Visa: Dh25
per day fine to be paid at the airport while going out.
If your overstay period is more, follow the
above steps.
Labour Card/Labou Contract: New
Q:
How much is the fine for new Labour Card/Contract if I
delay to submit before 60 days from the date of
of entry/status change?
A: Dh100 for each month of delay up to a maximum
of Dh2,000.
Labour Card/Labou Contract: Renew
Q:
How much is the fine for Labour Card/Contract if I
did not renew after expiry of two years?
A:
Dh200 per month up to a maximum of
Dh2,000.
Occupational Health Card
How much is the fine for Occupational Health Card after its
expiry?
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Employee has to apply for this Card within 30 days from the
date of his arrival/ Status Change. If delayed, Dh310 will be
fined. Card must be renewed within 30 days from the date of expiry. Incase of
delay fine Dh310 to be paid.
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If the employee is outside the country and his/her
Occupational Health Card is expired, then he/she must renew the card
within 5 working days from the date of entering the country.
Vehicle Registration
Certificate / Mulikiya
How much is the fine for
Vehicle Registration Certificate late renewal?
Fine for Mulkiya late renewal: Dh20 per month to be paid at RTA
at the time of renewal.
Mission Visa
If an employer fails to provide the ministry with a mission work
permit labour contract within a period of 30 days from the
worker's date of entry, the fine is Dh100 per day up to a
maximum of Dh2,000.
Failure to renew the mission work permit labour contract
within a period of seven days from the expiry date will see a fine of
Dh100 per day up to a maximum of Dh2,000.
Q:
Is there any fine if the
Mission
Visa holder did not exit on expiry of his Visa?
A: Visa holder has to enter UAE within 14 days from the date of Visa
issue. Within 30 days from the date of arrival,
Medical and Labour Card
processing must be completed.
In case of failure to complete the said procedures within 30 days,
fine for delay will be calculated at Dh100 for every day. Same
fine will be charged for each day incase failed to renew labour card
on completion of 3 months.
Upon the expiry of the renewal period of the mission visa, the holder
has seven days to leave the UAE. In case of delay, Dh100 will
be calculated for every day.
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Emirates ID
How much is the fine for late renewal of
Emirates
ID?
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Grace period: 30 days from the
date of expiry
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Fine Dh20 per day and maximum
Dh1000
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ID Card must be replaced within 30
days incase of changes in sponsor or Profession.
Driving License
Is there any grace period after expiry of
Driving License?
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Grace period: 10 days from the
date of expiry
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Fine Dh10 per month
Trade License (Department of Economic
Development)
How much is the fine charged by DED for late
renewal of
Trade License?
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Grace period: 30 days from the
date of expiry
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Fine: Dh200 per month
Immigration Establishment Card
Is there any fine after expiry of
Immigration Establishment Card?
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Grace period: 30 days from the
date of expiry
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Fine: Dh100 per month
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To prepare Visa,
Medical, OHC, Emirates ID, Immigration Card applications; Call
Qusais
(Al Nahda-2): 04-239 1302,
055 273 2295,
050-313 7307
Bur Dubai: 04-358 6215
Hor Al Anz: (Deira): 04-265 8373,
050-715 0562
Qusais
(Damascus St): 04-258 6727,
054-300 5931
Oud Metha: 055-277 1838
Employing unsponsored / illegal worker
What is the penalty If a person caught working with a company other
than his sponsor?
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Financial penalty for employing
unsponsored / illegal worker: Dh50,000 and deportation
with life ban for the worker. A proposed employee should not work with
a company before getting work permit approval in his name. Relative
sponsored ladies should not work with a company before getting work
permit approval in her name from Ministry of Labour.
Fine for Ministry of Labour Transactions
Effective from 04/01/2015
Labour Card: Delay in submitting new labour Contract or
renewing for more than 60 days from the date of the worker’s
entry into the country or the date of adjusting the worker’s legal
status or expiry of the card will invite a fine of Dh500 per
month even if the delay is only for less than a month.
Mission Visa: The fine for failure
to get a mission contract issued within 30 days from the date
of the worker’s entry and the failure to renew it for seven days after
its expiry is Dh100 per day.
Companies that falsify Emiratisation records will invite a fine of
Dh20,000 per worker and Dh5,000 will be levied from the
companies for providing incorrect information in the Wage Protection
System (WPS) to evade or manipulate the regulations per case. The
maximum fine in the last case will be Dh50,000.
Non-settlement of employee’s wage for 60 days will attract a
fine of Dh5,000 per worker with the maximum of Dh50,000
if the case includes more than one worker.
Companies forcing employees to sign forged documents showing that the
payment of their dues was made will have to pay Dh5,000 as fine
per worker. Dh20,000 is the fine per case for non-compliance
with the workers’ accommodation regulations and for not employing the
worker for a period exceeding two months.
Deducting Visa Fees: Charging the
worker for the visa and employment fees or deducting such fees from
his wage without any legal reason will attract a fine of Dh5,000. This
fine is Dh20,000 at present.
The fine will be Dh20,000 if the company fails to comply with
the Emirati employment policies or doesn’t respond to the Ministry of
Labour’s summons within the time frame specified by the ministry.
Fake Abscond Report: Failure to
report absconding workers in compliance with the relevant rules and
filing a malicious absconding report will also attract a Dh20,000
fine per worker.
The company will be fined Dh5,000 if it flouts the midday break
rule per worker. The maximum fine will be Dh50,000 if the case
includes more than one worker.
Submitting forged documents or incorrect information to the ministry
will attract a Dh20,000 fine per case.
The failure to subscribe to the wage protection system, adhere to the
professional health and safety standards, report work injuries,
occupational diseases or a worker’s death to the ministry, and/or
failure to follow medical hazards and emergency procedures will
attract a fine of Dh10,000 per case.
Failure to remove accommodation violation on time will attract
Dh10,000 per case.
Failure to renew licence of a brokerage agency within 60 days
from the date of expiry will attract Dh1,000 per month, while
the fine for failing to renew a recruitment agency within 60 days from
the date of expiry will be Dh2,000 per month.
Labour Card Fee: The fee for work
permit card for a period of two years will be Dh300 for the
first category. The fee for second category employees, which include
three levels, will be Dh600, Dh1,500 and Dh2,000
respectively.
The fee for the third category will be Dh5,000 for renewing
their work permits.
A fee of Dh5,000 will be applicable for issuance of work
permits for those more than 65 years with a validity of two years.
Fines accumulated for failure to
obtain or renew labour cards on time, before this resolution takes
effect on January 4, will be a maximum of Dh1,000 per worker, provided
that payment is made within six months from 4 January 2015.
A Dh500 fine will be collected for delay of payment per month.
For clarifications, you can contract following
numbers:
Labour Call Centre: 800 60
Immigration Call Centre: 800 5111
Municipality Call Centre: 800 900
RTA Call Centre: 800 9090
Emirates ID Call Centre: 6005 30003
Economic Department (DED): 7000 40000
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