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I am on my husband's sponsorship and would like to work as a freelance researcher.

I am a resident of Abu Dhabi. My father died recently and there is no one to look after my mother in Pakistan. I am the only earning member of my family.

I am a 23-year-old woman. I have overstayed on a visit visa sponsored by my mother for a year. I want to emigrate to the U.S. What should I do?

My brother got married in India according to Hindu law to an Indian. Both of them are now in Dubai. His wife is on his sponsorship. They are not compatible.

I have a company with 100 per cent local sponsorship in Dubai. I want to make it a limited liability company (LLC) with another partner. Can we get a partner's visa from the Immigration Department?

Can an Indian financial company set up a branch office in Dubai as a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Indian company?

I am the owner of a foreign trading company in Abu Dhabi. Can I sponsor my husband and child on a residence visa?

I have been working for a multinational company in the UAE for four years. I was first posted in their Qatar operation and have since been transferred to Romania.

I worked for five months as a civil engineer in a construction company. The sponsor wants to close down the company and cancel my visa. Is there any chance of working in the UAE as a civil engineer?

I am a chartered accountant working in Jebel Ali. My boss has been harassing me to marry him. He is already married and is 15 years older to me. I told him I was not interested and was getting married.

Ask The Law- January 11, 2002

I was working with a local company for four-and-a-half years in the UAE.