Types of Residence Contract in UAE

In UAE Labor Laws:There is two types of contract:

1. Limited Contract - where in employees has been offered a residence visa with a contract of 2 years that shall be completed accordingly with UAE labor laws procedures.
2. Un-Limited Contract - where in employees has been offered a residence visa with a minimum contract period of 3 years and so, that can be terminated both by employee and employer for a reasons or with no valid reasons.
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New Visa Rule in UAE

Dear All,

Starting 2011 of January, UAE Ministry of Labor started the New Rule for Employment Residence both for UAE national and Expatriate Employees. The Rule implies and be implemented as follows:

- New Visa will be 2 years instead of 3 years, for unlimited and limited residence visa
- There will be no banned anymore once employee finish the first 2 years contract; but
- If incase an employee has been resigned or terminated after 1 year of service, he will not have ban of 1 year if he got an offer letter from a company with salary starting from & between AED 5,000, 7,000 & 12,000 or more and he has a authenticated school credential to prove that he has a Higher Degree Certificate;
- Banned will be lifted if less than 1 year for professional in many conditions, e.g. salary should start from AED 5,000 with professional degree or higher education or license like Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers etc...

reading sources: UAE Labor Laws Updates

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