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Hiring a Maid, Nanny or Domestic Worker in the UAE: The Complete 2026/27 Guide

Legal sponsorship, real costs, contracts, rights, insurance, agencies and cancellation, checked against UAE law.

Relocate2UAE Editorial Team Last reviewed: 7 October 2026 Next review due: 1 February 2027

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Legal routes

AED 25,000

Income to sponsor directly

AED 200,000

Top fine for an illegal hire

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Domestic professions

The short answer

You can hire a maid, nanny, cook or driver in the UAE in three legal ways: sponsor the worker yourself, take a worker who stays on a licensed agency's sponsorship, or book help by the hour through a licensed company. Sponsoring a worker yourself generally requires a household income of at least AED 25,000 a month if you are an expatriate resident. OFFICIAL The agency and hourly routes have no such income test, because the agency is the legal employer.

Everything else in this guide follows from one rule: a domestic worker may only work for the person or licensed company that holds their work permit. Paying a "freelance" maid who is on someone else's visa, on a visit visa, or who says she has "her own visa" is the single most common and most expensive mistake newcomers make. The law sets the fine at AED 50,000 to AED 200,000. LAW

Key facts at a glance

Question Answer Source tier
Which law applies? Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022 Concerning Domestic Workers, with Cabinet Resolution No. 106 of 2022 LAW
Who regulates it? Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) LAW
Income needed to sponsor directly At least AED 25,000 a month for expatriate residents OFFICIAL
Contract length Two years, renewable, on MOHRE's standard form LAW
Probation Up to six months LAW
Weekly rest One paid day off LAW
Daily rest At least 12 hours, 8 of them consecutive LAW
Annual leave At least 30 paid days a year LAW
Sick leave Up to 30 days a year: 15 on full pay, 15 on half pay LAW
Flight home Return ticket paid by the employer every two years LAW
Minimum age of worker 18 (MOHRE also applies an upper limit of 60 for new permits) LAW OFFICIAL
Who pays recruitment fees? The employer. Charging the worker is prohibited LAW
Typical monthly salary About AED 1,200 to AED 3,000, depending on role and experience MARKET
Fine for using an unauthorised worker AED 50,000 to AED 200,000 LAW
MOHRE helpline 80084 (labour claims and advice), 600 590000 (general, report unlicensed recruiters) OFFICIAL

How to read the source tags

We tag every time-sensitive claim so you can see how much weight it will bear.

Don't rely on a number without checking. Government fees, agency prices and insurance premiums change, and immigration practice differs between emirates. Confirm the current figure with MOHRE, your licensed agency or the relevant immigration authority before you pay anything. Where a point matters legally, Davidson & Co. are worth speaking to.

What counts as a "domestic worker" in UAE law?

A domestic worker is anyone employed to work in or for a private household, and UAE law recognises 19 such professions. LAW The ones families most often hire are:

Housemaid
Nanny or babysitter
Housekeeper
Cook
Private driver
Gardener
Home caregiver or private nurse
Private tutor
Private trainer

The full list in Cabinet Resolution No. 106 of 2022 also covers guards, farmers, sailors, falconers, shepherds, parking attendants, household labourers, personal assistants and private agricultural engineers. LAW

This matters because domestic workers are not covered by the general UAE Labour Law that governs your own job. They have their own law, their own contract and their own dispute process, all run by MOHRE. Rules you know from your own employment contract, such as end-of-service gratuity, do not automatically carry over.

The three legal ways to hire

MOHRE recognises three service models, and the choice between them decides who the legal employer is, what you pay upfront, and how easy it is to change your mind. OFFICIAL

Direct sponsorship
"Traditional package" 		Agency-sponsored
"Temporary package" 		Hourly / flexible
"Flexible package"
Who holds the visa and permit? You The licensed agency The licensed agency
Income test for you? Yes: AED 25,000 a month for expatriates No No
Typical arrangement Full-time, usually live-in Full-time, live-in or live-out By the hour, day, week or month
Upfront cost Highest: recruitment fee plus visa costs Low: usually a monthly fee None: pay as you go
Ongoing cost Lowest: salary plus running costs Higher monthly fee that includes the salary Highest per hour worked
Who handles visa, medical, insurance, renewals? You, or an agency on your behalf The agency The agency
If it does not work out Refund or replacement rules apply in defined cases Ask the agency for a replacement Book someone else
Best for Families settled for two years or more who want one trusted person New arrivals, households under the income threshold, anyone wanting flexibility Couples, small apartments, anyone who needs cleaning rather than childcare

Route 1: Direct sponsorship

You become the worker's legal employer and sponsor. You pay a recruitment fee if you use an agency to find the worker, plus the government costs of the permit, residence visa, medical test and Emirates ID. In return your monthly cost is just the salary and the worker's living costs.

Who can sponsor directly? MOHRE lists UAE citizens, GCC citizens, diplomats, Golden Visa holders and resident employers or investors. Expatriate residents must show a monthly income of at least AED 25,000 through a salary certificate or bank statement. OFFICIAL

Route 2: Agency-sponsored worker

The worker stays on the agency's sponsorship and is placed in your home, normally under a two-year arrangement. The agency is the legal employer, so it carries the visa, medical, insurance and end-of-contract obligations, and you pay a monthly fee that includes the worker's salary. MOHRE describes this as a trained worker available within 24 hours. OFFICIAL This is the practical route for most newly arrived families. You do not need to pass the income test, the agency handles the paperwork, and you can ask for a replacement if the fit is wrong.

Route 3: Hourly and flexible help

A licensed company sends a worker for the hours you book. MOHRE's flexible package covers hours, days, weeks, months, six months or a year, with replacements on request. OFFICIAL Most cleaning apps and maid-service companies operate this way. It is the simplest route and the only sensible one if you want a few hours of cleaning a week. It is rarely the right answer for regular childcare, because you may not get the same person each time.

Which route fits your family?

Start with how long you will stay and whether you meet the AED 25,000 test; the rest follows.

  1. 1Do you only need cleaning, a few hours a week? Use hourly help. Stop here.
  2. 2Have you been in the UAE less than six months, or are you unsure you will stay two years? Use an agency-sponsored worker. You can move to direct sponsorship later.
  3. 3Is your household income under AED 25,000 a month? Use an agency-sponsored worker or hourly help. Direct sponsorship is unlikely to be approved.
  4. 4Do you want one consistent person for childcare over two years or more, and meet the income test? Direct sponsorship usually costs least over the full contract.
  5. 5Do you not have a separate room for a live-in worker? Look at agency live-out arrangements or hourly help.

The interactive Domestic Help Toolkit below walks through these questions and estimates your costs for each route.

Relocate2UAE toolkit

UAE Domestic Help Toolkit

Four quick tools to go with the guide to hiring a maid, nanny or domestic worker in the UAE. Works offline. Nothing you enter leaves this page.

Which legal route fits your household?

Answer five questions. The result follows MOHRE's three service models.

What do you mainly need?
How many hours a week?
Household income per month
How long do you expect to need help?
Do you have a separate room for a live-in worker?

Whichever route you choose, the worker may only work for whoever holds their work permit. Paying a worker on someone else's visa carries a fine of AED 50,000 to 200,000 under Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022.

What will it really cost?

Every figure is editable. Defaults are illustrative market estimates, not quotes. Replace them with your own written quotes.

Direct sponsorship

Agency-sponsored worker

Hourly help

Two-year comparison

AED Direct sponsorship Agency-sponsored Hourly

Excludes the cost of a larger home for a live-in worker, leave cover, and any deposit. Hourly help covers only the hours booked, so it is not a like-for-like substitute for full-time help. Year 52 weeks; VAT 5% applied to hourly help.

Agency refund calculator

Uses MOHRE's published formula for workers recruited through a licensed office under the traditional package: recruitment cost ÷ contract months × months remaining.

The office must refund within two weeks of the worker being returned or reported absent. If it does not, call MOHRE on 80084. This is a guide to the formula, not a ruling on your case.

Hiring checklist

Tick as you go. Use your browser's print function to save a copy.

Important. This toolkit gives general estimates for planning. It is not legal, immigration or financial advice. Fees, prices and rules change and differ between emirates. Confirm current figures with MOHRE or your licensed agency before paying anything. Relocate2UAE does not accept liability for decisions made in reliance on it. Figures last reviewed 7 October 2026.

How much does it cost to hire a maid or nanny in the UAE?

Budget for four things: the salary, one-off recruitment and visa costs, insurance, and living costs such as food and the flight home. Only the legal entitlements below are fixed. Every price is a market figure that you should confirm with written quotes.

Monthly salaries

There is no statutory minimum wage for domestic workers in UAE law. The salary is whatever the contract states, and it must be paid within 10 days of falling due. LAW

Role Typical monthly salary (AED) Tier
Housemaid 1,200 to 2,200 MARKET
Nanny 1,600 to 3,000 MARKET
Cook 1,500 to 4,000 MARKET
Home caregiver 1,800 to 3,000 MARKET

These ranges come from UAE agency salary surveys published in 2026. They are indicative only, and experienced English-speaking nannies with strong references are often paid above them. Some labour-sending countries set their own minimum wage as a condition of letting their citizens take up domestic work abroad. The best documented is the Philippines: its Department of Migrant Workers kept the floor for Gulf countries at USD 400 a month (about AED 1,470) after raising it to USD 500 elsewhere in 2025. REPORTED Minimums quoted for other nationalities come mostly from agency websites and we could not confirm them against embassy sources. VERIFY

One-off costs for direct sponsorship

Cost Indicative amount (AED) Tier
Agency recruitment fee (if you use an agency to find the worker) 2,500 to 16,000, varying widely by the worker's home country MARKET VERIFY
Work permit, residence visa, medical test and Emirates ID, two-year basis 8,500 to 17,000 REPORTED
Refundable deposit or guarantee, where required Around 2,000 in some cases REPORTED VERIFY
MOHRE service centre commission Capped at 72 OFFICIAL

Agencies must charge the service package prices approved by MOHRE and display them. LAW We could not find a published national price table, so ask any agency to show you its approved price list before you sign. If the price you are quoted differs from the price on display, that is a red flag.

On visa length. The employment contract is for two years. LAW Press reporting conflicts on whether the residence visa for a worker sponsored by an ordinary resident is issued for one year or two. VERIFY Ask your service centre which applies to you, because it changes your renewal costs.

Monthly cost of an agency-sponsored worker

You pay one monthly fee to the agency that covers the worker's salary, visa, insurance and the agency's margin. We could not find a reliable, current published price range for these packages, and prices from before 2022 are no longer a safe guide. VERIFY Get three written quotes and check each one states what is included: salary, health insurance, annual leave cover, replacement terms, and the notice you must give to cancel.

Hourly rates

Booking Typical rate (AED per hour, before 5% VAT) Tier
Two-hour session Around 50 MARKET
Three-hour session Around 40 MARKET
Four hours or more Around 35 MARKET
Cleaning materials supplied Add around 10 per hour MARKET

Rates are Dubai marketplace prices as updated in February 2026. Expect a two-hour minimum.

Running costs people forget

Worked examples

These are illustrations with stated assumptions, not quotes.

Example A: direct sponsorship, live-in nanny. Salary AED 2,000 a month, recruitment fee AED 8,000, visa and government costs AED 10,000 for two years, health insurance AED 600 a year, food allowance AED 300 a month, return flight AED 1,800 in year two.

Year 1 (AED) Year 2 (AED)
Salary 24,000 24,000
Recruitment fee 8,000 0
Visa and government costs 10,000 0
Health insurance 600 600
Food allowance 3,600 3,600
Flight home 0 1,800
Total 46,200 30,000

Over two years that is AED 76,200, or about AED 3,175 a month. The first year is heavily front-loaded, which is why direct sponsorship only pays off if the arrangement lasts.

Example B: hourly cleaning. Four hours, twice a week, at AED 35 an hour plus AED 10 for materials, plus 5% VAT: AED 378 a week, or about AED 1,640 a month.

For how this sits in a full household budget, see our UAE Cost of Living Guide and the family budget tool in Moving to Dubai With a Family.

How to sponsor a domestic worker: step by step

Direct sponsorship takes roughly two to four weeks from application to Emirates ID, and since October 2025 most of it can be done in one online application. REPORTED

  1. 1Confirm you are eligible. Check the AED 25,000 income rule and that you can provide suitable accommodation.
  2. 2Choose a licensed agency or find a worker yourself. Use only an office on MOHRE's approved list. MOHRE had about 138 licensed domestic worker recruitment offices in mid-2026. REPORTED
  3. 3Interview properly. Ask about experience with children of your children's ages, first aid, cooking, swimming supervision, and previous UAE employers. Speak to at least one reference yourself.
  4. 4Gather your documents. See the checklist below.
  5. 5Apply for the work permit. Through a MOHRE service centre, the MOHRE website or app, or Tawseel. MOHRE gives a processing time of two working days for the permit itself. OFFICIAL
  6. 6Sign the MOHRE standard contract. It must set out the job, wage, rest, leave and probation, and the worker must receive a copy. LAW
  7. 7Entry permit or status change. If the worker is abroad, the agency arranges entry. If already in the UAE, the previous visa must be cancelled first.
  8. 8Medical fitness test and Emirates ID biometrics.
  9. 9Health insurance and worker protection insurance. Both are needed before the permit and residency are finalised.
  10. 10Residence visa issued. Keep copies of everything. Give the worker their passport and Emirates ID to keep. LAW

Since 13 October 2025, MOHRE's domestic worker services run on the Work Bundle platform at workinuae.ae, which combines permit, residency, medical test and Emirates ID in a single application with one payment, using UAE PASS. REPORTED

Document checklist

From you, the sponsor OFFICIAL

  • Passport copy, including the page showing your unified number
  • Emirates ID
  • Proof of marital status and your spouse's residence visa, if applicable
  • Proof of housing: tenancy contract (Ejari in Dubai) or title deed
  • Salary certificate or three months of bank statements

From the worker OFFICIAL

  • Passport copy
  • Colour photograph
  • If already in the UAE: current visa and proof the previous residence visa was cancelled

For how this fits with your own residence visa and family sponsorship, see the UAE Visa and Immigration Guide.

The contract: what it must say

The contract must be in writing, on MOHRE's standard form, for a fixed term of two years, renewable for the same period. LAW It has to state:

Anything you agree on top of this, such as duties, a curfew for a live-in worker, phone use during working hours, or overtime rates for babysitting in the evening, is best written down in a simple house agreement that both of you sign. It cannot give the worker less than the law does.

Working hours, rest and leave: the worker's rights

UAE law does not set a maximum number of working hours for domestic workers. It sets minimum rest instead: 12 hours a day, 8 of them consecutive, and one paid day off a week. LAW

Entitlement What the law says Tier
Daily rest At least 12 hours, including 8 consecutive hours LAW
Weekly rest One paid day. If the worker works it, a substitute rest day or an extra day's pay LAW
Annual leave At least 30 days paid per year. Two days a month if service is between six months and a year LAW
Unused leave Paid out in cash when the contract ends LAW
Sick leave Up to 30 days per contract year with a medical report: first 15 on full pay, next 15 on half pay LAW
Flight home Return ticket every two years, paid by the employer LAW
Wages Paid in dirhams within 10 days of the due date LAW
Deductions Capped at a quarter of the wage, and only for damage or a court-ordered debt LAW
Accommodation, meals, work clothing Provided by the employer for full-time workers LAW
Medical care Paid by the employer, or covered by health insurance LAW
Identity documents The worker has the right to keep their own passport and Emirates ID LAW
Recruitment costs Never charged to the worker LAW

End-of-service gratuity. The 2022 law does not itself set a gratuity. It says only that the Cabinet may approve a gratuity system, and the executive regulations do not contain one. LAW At least one UAE law firm has said courts are not awarding gratuity to domestic workers under the current law. REPORTED Many contracts and many employers still provide an end-of-contract payment, and some agencies describe it as standard. If the amount matters to you or to your worker, this is a point where Davidson & Co. are worth speaking to.

What the worker owes you

The law also sets duties on the worker: to do the work personally and carefully, follow reasonable instructions, look after your property, respect the privacy of your household, and work only for the employer named on their permit. LAW

Good practice beyond the legal minimum

The families who keep the same nanny for five or six years tend to do the same few things: a fixed day off that is genuinely free, salary paid on the same date every month by bank transfer, a clear end to the working day, a private lockable room, and a pay rise on renewal.

Paying wages: do you have to use the Wages Protection System?

The Wages Protection System (WPS) is compulsory for five domestic professions and optional for the rest, including housemaids and nannies. LAW

One MOHRE employer leaflet can be read as listing these the other way round. We have followed the wording of Ministerial Resolution No. 675 of 2022 and MOHRE's own 2023 clarification. VERIFY

Whatever your worker's profession, pay by bank transfer or through WPS rather than in cash. If there is ever a dispute, a payment record is the only reliable proof that wages were paid on time.

Insurance: what you must buy

A sponsor needs two policies: health insurance for the worker, and MOHRE's worker protection insurance.

Policy What it covers Indicative cost Tier
Health insurance, Dubai Basic cover under Dubai's mandatory health insurance law About AED 550 to 650 a year for the Essential Benefits Plan REPORTED
Health insurance, Abu Dhabi Employer must provide cover under Abu Dhabi rules Varies by plan REPORTED
Health insurance, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah Basic cover, a condition of issuing or renewing residency since 1 January 2025 About AED 320 a year REPORTED
Worker protection insurance The worker's unpaid wages and dues up to AED 20,000, and repatriation of remains. Required for the work permit Not confirmed for the domestic category OFFICIAL VERIFY

The basic plans are deliberately limited. If your nanny will travel with your family, or you want cover that matches the care you would expect for anyone living in your home, compare an upgraded plan. Our partner Pacific Prime can quote, and the UAE Healthcare Guide explains how the plan tiers work. If the worker is on an agency's sponsorship, the agency holds these policies. Ask for the health card.

Recruitment agencies and "Tadbeer": how to choose one

"Tadbeer" was the brand for government-run domestic worker centres. From March 2022 these were replaced by privately run recruitment offices licensed by MOHRE. REPORTED Many offices still trade under the Tadbeer name, so the name alone proves nothing. What matters is whether the office appears on MOHRE's current list of approved domestic worker recruitment offices, published on mohre.gov.ae.

Enforcement is active. MOHRE fined 42 agencies for 135 violations in the first half of 2026, most of them for late refunds to families, and closed about 200 unlicensed social media accounts advertising domestic workers. REPORTED

What a licensed agency must do LAW

Ten questions to ask before you sign

  1. 1Can you show me your MOHRE licence and your approved price list?
  2. 2Which package is this: traditional, temporary or flexible?
  3. 3Whose sponsorship will the worker be on?
  4. 4What exactly is included in the price, and what is charged separately?
  5. 5What is the worker's actual monthly salary out of what I pay?
  6. 6Has the worker paid anything to anyone to get this job? (The answer must be no.)
  7. 7What are the replacement and refund terms, in writing?
  8. 8Who pays for health insurance, annual leave and the flight home?
  9. 9What notice must I give to cancel, and what will I owe?
  10. 10Can I speak to two families who have hired through you this year?

Red flags

  • Workers advertised through personal social media accounts or messaging groups
  • A request for cash with no receipt or contract
  • A worker who is in the UAE on a visit visa and "can start tomorrow"
  • An office that will not name the sponsor
  • Prices far below every other quote

Live-in or live-out?

Live-in is the default under direct sponsorship; live-out is easiest through an agency.

Live-in Live-out
Usual route Direct sponsorship or agency Agency-sponsored or hourly
Accommodation You must provide a suitable room Agency usually houses and transports the worker
Cost Lower monthly cost, but you need more space Higher monthly fee
Flexibility Early mornings, evenings and travel are easy to arrange Fixed hours, overtime by agreement
Privacy Less, for both sides More, for both sides
Watch for Blurred working hours. Agree a clear end to the day Transport time and who pays for it

If you sponsor directly and your worker lives out, you are still responsible for ensuring they have suitable accommodation. LAW How a housing allowance should be documented is a point of practice rather than black-letter law, so write it into the contract and confirm it with your service centre. VERIFY

When choosing a home, check whether the "maid's room" in a listing has a window, air conditioning and its own bathroom. Our Dubai Area Guide and Abu Dhabi Area Guide flag which communities have villas and townhouses built with staff accommodation.

Is it legal to hire a part-time maid in the UAE?

Yes, but only through a licensed company that sponsors the worker and bills you for the hours. It is not legal to pay a worker who is sponsored by another family, who is on a visit visa, or who is on a "freelance" arrangement outside a licensed agency. LAW The penalties fall on you as well as on the worker:

Lending is covered too. You cannot send your nanny to clean a friend's apartment for payment. The regulations allow a narrow exception for relatives up to the second degree, with the worker's consent. LAW

Problems, cancellation and ending the contract

If it is not working out in the first six months

If you hired through an agency under the traditional package, you are entitled to a refund in four situations. OFFICIAL

  1. 1The worker is professionally incompetent or their conduct is poor during probation.
  2. 2The worker leaves or ends the contract without a legitimate reason.
  3. 3The worker does not meet the conditions you agreed with the agency.
  4. 4The worker is found medically unfit during probation.
When Refund
In the first month Full recruitment cost
Medically unfit during probation Full recruitment cost plus government fees
After the first month Pro rata: total recruitment cost ÷ contract months × months remaining

MOHRE's own example: AED 12,000 ÷ 24 months × 10 months remaining = AED 5,000. OFFICIAL The agency must pay within two weeks of the worker being returned or reported absent. LAW If you found the worker yourself and the agency only processed the paperwork, the refund rules do not apply.

Ending the contract

A contract ends automatically when it expires without renewal, by mutual agreement, or in defined cases such as the worker being absent without excuse for 10 consecutive days. LAW Either side can also end it if the other breaches their legal duties. LAW When it ends:

The worker also has the right to leave: after two weeks' notice to MOHRE if you cut their wage or breach the contract, and immediately in cases of assault or abuse. LAW

If your worker stops coming to work

You must notify MOHRE within five days of an unexcused absence. LAW In Dubai, press reporting indicates absence reports are filed through the immigration authority's Amer centres rather than MOHRE. REPORTED VERIFY Never file a report you know to be untrue: a malicious report carries a fine of AED 5,000 and can suspend your sponsor file. LAW

Disputes

  1. 1Talk first. Most problems are about hours, days off or money, and can be settled.
  2. 2Complain to MOHRE on 80084, the MOHRE app or the website. A court will not hear the case unless MOHRE has tried to settle it first. LAW
  3. 3MOHRE can issue a binding decision on claims up to AED 50,000. LAW Either side can appeal to the Court of Appeal within 15 working days.
  4. 4Larger or unresolved claims are referred to the Court of First Instance.

Claims must be brought within three months of the working relationship ending. LAW

What has changed recently?

Date Change Tier
H1 2026 MOHRE fined 42 agencies for 135 violations and closed about 200 unlicensed social media accounts REPORTED
13 October 2025 Domestic worker permit, residency, medical and Emirates ID services moved to the Work Bundle platform (workinuae.ae) REPORTED
August to September 2025 The Philippines raised its overseas domestic worker minimum wage to USD 500 but kept USD 400 for Gulf countries REPORTED
1 January 2025 Basic health insurance became a condition of residency for domestic workers in the five northern emirates REPORTED
1 January 2024 MOHRE gained the power to issue binding decisions in domestic worker disputes up to AED 50,000 (Federal Decree-Law No. 21 of 2023) LAW
1 April 2023 WPS became compulsory for five domestic professions LAW
15 December 2022 Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022 came into force, replacing the 2017 law LAW REPORTED

We found no amendment to the domestic worker law or its regulations in 2025 or 2026 as of the review date.

Alternatives to full-time help

Not every family needs a live-in nanny. For children under four, a good nursery gives structure, qualified staff and other children. Our early years partner Little Land Nursery is one option, and the Moving to Dubai With a Family guide compares nursery, nanny and mixed arrangements against school and work hours. Many families settle on nursery or school in the morning and an agency-sponsored nanny for the afternoon.

Ten common mistakes

  1. 1Paying a worker who is on someone else's visa.
  2. 2Choosing an agency because it has "Tadbeer" in its name, without checking MOHRE's list.
  3. 3Paying cash with no record.
  4. 4Holding the worker's passport.
  5. 5Committing to direct sponsorship in your first month, before you know your routine.
  6. 6Comparing agency quotes without checking what each includes.
  7. 7Forgetting the first-year front-loading of costs.
  8. 8Leaving working hours and the day off vague.
  9. 9Assuming your own Labour Law rights, such as gratuity, apply in the same way.
  10. 10Letting the visa lapse instead of cancelling it properly.

Frequently asked questions

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Important information

This guide is general information for people planning a move to the UAE. It is not legal, immigration, tax or financial advice, and it does not create an adviser relationship. Rules, fees and procedures change and are applied differently between emirates and between individual cases. Relocate2UAE has taken care to check this guide against the sources listed, as at the review date shown, but does not accept liability for decisions made in reliance on it. Before you sign a contract, pay a fee or sponsor a worker, confirm the current position with MOHRE or the relevant authority, and take advice from a qualified UAE lawyer where the point matters. For employment and immigration questions, Davidson & Co. are worth speaking to.

Some organisations mentioned in this guide are Relocate2UAE partners. Partners are named only where their service is relevant to the decision being discussed, and no recruitment agency has paid to appear in this guide.