# Living & Working > Visas, Emirates ID, labour law and the cost of living: plain-English guides for people working in the UAE. - URL: https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/ - Publisher: Dubai Business Insight (https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/) ## Topics - [Cost of Living](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/cost-of-living/): What it costs to live in the UAE, by household type. - [Jobs & Labour Law](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/work/): Your rights and your employer's duties under UAE labour law: gratuity, leave, notice, MOHRE and ILOE. - [Relocation](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/relocation/): Moving to the UAE: visas, housing, schools and first steps. - [Visas & IDs](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/visas/): Visa status, Emirates ID and fines: how to check, renew and fix them, step by step. ## Guides and articles - [ILOE insurance UAE: how to pay, check fines and claim job-loss pay](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/iloe-insurance-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/iloe-insurance-uae.md)): ILOE job-loss insurance costs AED 5 or AED 10 a month and pays 60% of your basic salary for up to three months. How to pay, check fines and make a claim. - [How to calculate gratuity in the UAE (with examples)](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/how-to-calculate-gratuity-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/how-to-calculate-gratuity-uae.md)): UAE gratuity is 21 days' basic pay a year for the first five years and 30 days a year after that, capped at two years' pay. The formula, worked examples and the rules on resignation. - [How to check your UAE visa status online](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/check-visa-status-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/check-visa-status-uae.md)): Check any UAE residence or visit visa online in two minutes with your passport number, file number or Emirates ID, using ICP for most emirates and GDRFA for Dubai. - [Emirates ID status check: how to track your card online](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-status-check/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-status-check.md)): Track a new, renewed or replacement Emirates ID online with your application number or Emirates ID number, and find out what each status means and how long it takes. - [Emirates ID fine check: how much you owe and how to pay](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-fine-check/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-fine-check.md)): The Emirates ID late renewal fine is AED 20 a day after a 30-day grace period, capped at AED 1,000. Here is how to check what you owe, pay it and ask for a waiver. - [MOHRE enquiry services: check work permit, contract and application status](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/mohre-enquiry-services/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/mohre-enquiry-services.md)): Use MOHRE's free online enquiry services to check your work permit, application status, job offer, contract and company details, and learn how to raise a labour complaint. - [Freelance visa in Dubai and the UAE: real costs, routes and requirements](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/freelance-visa-cost-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/freelance-visa-cost-uae.md)): A freelance visa is really two things: a freelance permit and a residence visa. In Dubai, GoFreelance charges AED 7,500 a year for the permit, AED 2,000 for the establishment card and AED 5,042 for a two-year visa. - [Overstay fine check UAE: how much you owe and how to pay](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/overstay-fine-check-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/overstay-fine-check-uae.md)): The UAE overstay fine is AED 50 for each day you stay after your visa or grace period ends. Here is how to check the amount on ICP or GDRFA, pay it, and ask for a waiver. - [UAE labour card: what it is now and how to check it online](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/uae-labour-card/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/uae-labour-card.md)): The UAE labour card is now an electronic work permit from MOHRE. Here is how to find your labour card number, check its status, print a copy and spot fake lookalike websites. - [UAE labour law explained: your main rights at work in plain English](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/uae-labour-law/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/uae-labour-law.md)): A plain-English map of the UAE labour law, Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021: working hours, leave, probation, notice, dismissal, gratuity and how to make a claim, with article numbers. - [Annual leave in the UAE: how many days you get and how it’s paid](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/annual-leave-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/annual-leave-uae.md)): UAE workers get 30 days' paid annual leave a year after one year of service, and 2 days a month between 6 and 12 months. Here is how leave pay, carry-over and payment for unused days work. - [Sick leave in the UAE: days, pay and the medical certificate rules](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/sick-leave-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/sick-leave-uae.md)): After probation, UAE private-sector workers get up to 90 days of sick leave a year: 15 days on full pay, 30 on half pay and the rest unpaid. Here is how it works and what proof you need. - [Resignation and notice period in the UAE: the rules in plain English](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/resignation-notice-period-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/resignation-notice-period-uae.md)): The UAE notice period is 30 to 90 days, as set in your contract, and it is the same for you and your employer. Here is how to resign, what you get paid and when you can leave without notice. - [Termination benefits in the UAE: what your employer must pay you](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/termination-benefits-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/termination-benefits-uae.md)): If you are let go in the UAE, you are owed unpaid salary, notice pay, unused leave and gratuity within 14 days. Up to 3 months' wages is extra, and only if a court finds the dismissal unlawful. - [Probation period in the UAE: length, notice and resigning early](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/probation-period-uae/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/probation-period-uae.md)): Probation in the UAE can last up to 6 months, only once with the same employer. Here is the notice each side must give, what happens to leave and pay, and who pays recruitment costs if you move. - [Emirates ID renewal: fees, documents and how to renew online](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-renewal/) ([Markdown](https://dubaibusinessinsight.com/living-working/emirates-id-renewal.md)): Residents pay AED 100 for each year of the new card plus a AED 100 smart fee. Here is who can renew, what you need, how long it takes and what to do after the new card arrives.