Last reviewed: July 2026
Visa Advice Hub is an independent editorial research site. We read official documents — UAE Labour Law, MOHRE guidelines, ICP visa rules, court-published decisions, and government portals — and translate them into plain, readable English for migrant workers, expats, and visa holders across the UAE and the Gulf.
We are not a law firm. We are not immigration consultants. We are not financial advisors. We have no regulatory licence and do not provide legal, immigration, or financial advice. If your situation involves a significant amount of money, an active court case, or a decision with serious legal consequences, please consult a qualified UAE-licensed professional before acting on anything you read here.
Who Runs Visa Advice Hub
Visa Advice Hub is founded and run by Wookyung, an independent publisher who researches and documents visa, labour, and money matters affecting migrant workers and expats in the UAE and the wider GCC. Every guide on this site starts from official government sources — MOHRE, ICP, GDRFA, and the UAE legislation portal — and is written to answer the practical questions workers actually face.
Wookyung works with AI-assisted research and drafting tools to keep guides current, then reviews each article for accuracy against official sources before publication. Corrections and reader questions are always welcome at our contact page.
What we actually do
Most official information about UAE worker rights, visa rules, and labour procedures exists in the right places — on MOHRE’s website, in the Federal Labour Law, in ICP guidance notes. The problem is that this information is written for administrators and regulators, not for a logistics worker from Kerala who has been waiting three weeks for his salary and needs to know what to do today, in a format he can actually understand.
We bridge that gap. We research each topic by reading the primary official sources directly — laws, ministerial decisions, official government portals. We link to every source we use so you can read the original yourself. We write in plain English, and we test our guides against the question: if someone acted on this information today, would it be accurate and clear enough to be useful?
This site is built specifically for:
- Private sector employees in the UAE dealing with unpaid salary, visa cancellation, or end-of-service disputes
- Migrant workers from the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Egypt, and other countries navigating UAE labour and immigration systems
- Expats and visa holders with questions about grace periods, residence permits, and official procedures
- Workers in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia facing similar situations in GCC labour systems
Why this site exists
We kept seeing the same pattern in expat communities across the UAE: workers who did not know they were owed gratuity. Employees who accepted non-payment of salary because they thought the complaint process was expensive or complicated. OFWs paying AED 200 per month in remittance fees when the same transfer could cost AED 15. People signing visa cancellation forms without claiming what they were legally owed because no one had explained that they had the right to file first.
The information that would have helped these workers exists. It was just buried in government portal language, not written for someone who is stressed, time-pressured, and navigating a system in their second or third language.
What we cannot do
- We cannot give you legal advice. We can explain the general rules; we cannot tell you how those rules apply to your specific contract, employer, or case history.
- We cannot guarantee accuracy at the moment you read this. UAE labour law and visa rules change. We review and update guides when rules change, but always verify important facts directly at the relevant official source before taking action.
- We cannot represent you or take action on your behalf. We are a research resource, not a service provider.
- We cannot predict MOHRE or court outcomes. Our guides describe how processes work based on published rules, not what will happen in your specific case.
How we produce content
Every guide on this site is built around primary official sources: UAE Federal Law, MOHRE, ICP, GDRFA, and equivalent GCC government portals. We use AI-assisted tools to help structure and draft content. All content is reviewed by Wookyung, the site’s founder and editor, who verifies accuracy against the official sources cited, removes claims we cannot source, and checks that the practical guidance is clear and actionable. The human editorial review — not the AI drafting tool — is the final check before any guide is published.
We do not publish salary estimates, processing timelines, or legal thresholds unless they are documented in an official source we can link to. When a rule is uncertain or varies by emirate, employer type, or contract date, we say so explicitly rather than giving a single answer that may not apply to you.
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Corrections and updates
We want every guide to be accurate. Laws change, government portals update their requirements, and fee schedules are revised. If you find an error, an outdated figure, or a broken link in any of our guides:
- Use our Contact page to send a correction note — include the page URL and what you believe is incorrect
- We aim to review correction requests within 5 business days
- Guides that have been reviewed or updated will show a “Last reviewed” date at the top
We take corrections seriously. If official rules have changed and we have not yet updated a guide, please tell us — it helps every reader who finds that page after you.