Does your employer take your passport in Dubai?

In view of these legal provisions, your employer doesn’t have the right to seize your passport for any reason — even if you owe him money or as collateral for any debt that you may have with the company.

Does Dubai confiscate passports?

The act of confiscating passports is illegal and against UAE law.

Can my company keep my passport in UAE?

According to a decree issued by the UAE Ministry of Interior, the passport is a personal document for the owner to keep and show when required by government authorities. Unless a passport is detained with a judicial order and according to the law, keeping someone else’s passport is considered an illegal action.

Can an employer keep your passport?

Employers must provide you with a contract in a language that you understand. Make sure that you know the terms of the contract and do not sign a document if you do not know what it says. An agreement by your employer not to keep your passport, employment contract, or other personal property from you.

How can I get my passport from employer in UAE?

Dubai court will issue an order for police to take the passport from your Boss. For Court Order, you can follow up with the typing centre from where you typed the abovementioned request. Once you get the Order, call Dubai Police on 999 and give the same order to Police. The police will get your passport.

How can I get my passport back from Dubai court?

You may file a request in the court to release your passport since the person is in the country and let him submit his passport to the court. You may try this. Rest of the decision lies with the court.

Can my employer keep my Emirates ID?

Companies are not allowed to withhold the Emirates ID cards of their employees or their customers and visitors. Individuals working in the UAE also have the right to keep their passports to themselves as it should not be with their employers in the first place.