Legal Awareness

  • “Be honest in providing any information requested by any department within the General Directorate of Residency 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 Residency 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.”