When things go wrong in the UAE
Pick what happened. Each page lists the steps in order, who has to act, the deadline counted from your own dates and the law it comes from. We publish a situation only once its deadlines are checked against the law or the authority's own page.
Ten situations
2 are published. The others are being checked against primary sources.
- Fired or made redundant in the UAE: what happens on which day
- Salary not paid in the UAE: what happens on which day
- Resigning and changing employer in the UAE: deadlines Being verified
- Visa cancelled: your grace period and overstay fines Being verified
- Absconding report filed against you: what it means Being verified
- Debt, bounced cheque or travel ban in the UAE: the deadlines Being verified
- Deposit, rent dispute or eviction notice: deadlines in Dubai and Abu Dhabi Being verified
- Leaving the UAE for good: a countdown Being verified
- A death in the family in the UAE: the steps Being verified
- Arrested or detained in the UAE: the legal timeline Being verified
General information, not legal advice. If you are detained, facing a criminal case or a travel ban, contact a lawyer and your embassy.
What changed on this page
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Published the list of ten situations. Two playbooks are live; the others are being verified.