The UAE Government has adopted a new entry visa system to introduce a 10-year residence visa to attract and retain investors and top talents. The UAE Government shall also allow 100% ownership in companies established in mainland. The goal is to attract and retain talents in the UAE for a long period of time. This […]
A landmark event, the Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, issued two decrees supporting employees with disabilities. The first decree is to give equal employment rights/opportunities in the labor market in Dubai. Disabled employees may not be terminated nor forced to retire, especially if they sustained the disability after they were
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The Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) recently launched a portal through the DIFC Wills Service Centre, called the Business Owners Will, where business owners may register their Wills for various shareholdings they hold in companies formed in the Emirate of Dubai or the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. A business owner can now submit the
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The UAE will liberalise domestic gasoline and diesel prices from August 1, the energy ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM on Wednesday, 22 July 2015. Domestic fuel prices are currently among the lowest in the world because of heavy state subsidies. Allowing prices to move more freely would reduce pressure
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In an effort to stimulate business growth and economic development, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are exempting companies from administrative fines imposed by Department of Economic Development. The ruler of Dubai has issued a decree waiving fines imposed on businesses whose licenses have expired until the end of 2018. This decree is a positive step in
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The UAE Cabinet has issued a decision to extend the visa of the widowed or divorced women residing in the UAE and their children for one year from the date of the divorce or the death of the spouse. It grants widows and divorced women and their children a one-year residence without the need for
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UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018, which was issued on 3 May 2018 and formally promulgates a new arbitration law for the UAE, has finally been published. The new law repeals the previous provisions contained within UAE Civil Procedures Law No. 11 of 1992 and shall apply to all arbitral proceedings that are ongoing
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Starting in July, Dubai radars will be able to catch tailgaters. The Dubai Police launched its annual ‘Keep a safe distance’ traffic campaign, quoting tailgating as the third-leading cause of traffic deaths.
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Starting February 4, 2018, all new employees to the UAE (including domestic workers) are required to produce a “Good Conduct and Behavior Certificate” from their home countries, or from the countries in which they have lived and worked in the past five years. The certificates must be legalized up to the UAE Consulate in the
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From October 1, 2017 the new Excise Tax law of the UAE was introduced. Certain goods which are harmful for human consumption or environment are selected for imposing Excise Tax. Carbonated drinks, energy drinks, and tobacco are selected; and excise tax for carbonated drinks shall be at the rate of fifty (50) percent, and for
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