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Work visa rules, immigration changes, labour law and worker rights updates.
Every key UAE Labour Law rule in one place: working hours, overtime, annual leave, probation, notice, gratuity, salary dates, ILOE and how to complain to MoHRE. With links to detailed guides.
The UAE job seeker visit visa needs no sponsor and lasts 60, 90 or 120 days. You need a bachelor's degree and a skilled job level, or a recent top-500 university degree.
A proposed US rule would make officers review every work visa extension from scratch, even with the same employer and job. Here is what H-1B, L-1 and other workers should know.
Since 1 July 2026, the minimum salary for most Australian employer-sponsored visas is AUD 79,423, and AUD 146,576 for the Specialist Skills stream.
The EU has adopted Regulation (EU) 2026/1047 creating the EU Talent Pool, a platform where non-EU workers can register and be found by employers. Here is how it will work.
Under MoHRE Resolution No. 340 of 2026, private-sector wages in the UAE fall due on the first day of each month. Here is what it means for workers, plus who is exempt.
Nationals of Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa living in the US, UK, EU and other listed countries can get a UAE visa on arrival.
Saudi Arabia's HRSD has given employers until the end of 2026 to fix the status of expat workers whose permits expired over a year ago or were never issued.
Secretarial, translation, data entry and administrative support roles in 69 professions are now 100% Saudized in the private sector. Here is what that means for expat job seekers.
Qatar's Minister of Labour Decision No. 50 of 2026 sets the 1st of each month as payday for monthly-paid workers and gives employers 7 days to pay through the Wage Protection System.
The UK's latest Statement of Changes (HC 584) takes effect mainly from 8 October 2026, with new visitor activities, Skilled Worker updates and higher student maintenance funds from 30 November.
Oman's Ministerial Decision No. 390/2026 bans recruitment fees for workers, requires a written job offer before recruitment and sets fines for agencies from 1 January 2027.
Bahrain's LMRA Resolution No. 2 of 2026 allows authorised foreign workers to be assigned to another employer for up to three months, with the worker's written consent.
From 3 November 2026, Express Entry gives extra CRS points for Canadian experience or a job offer in high-wage occupations, and these job offers no longer need an LMIA.
Under Ministerial Circular No. 1 of 2026, Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower allows expats to update their recorded qualification or job title to match the work they actually do.
Many people travel to Dubai on a visit visa to look for work. Here is what a visit visa allows, what it does not, and how the switch to a proper work permit should happen.
