Global immigration law firm Fragomen is staging a two-session virtual briefing on 5 March to help employers navigate rapidly changing mobility rules across the Gulf. The 90-minute event – offered at 14:00 Dubai time and repeated at 21:00 Dubai time – brings together partners from Dubai, Doha and London to dissect how visa processing, compliance obligations and duty-of-care exposure have shifted since the regional conflict escalated. Key agenda items include work-permit backlogs caused by the temporary closure of UAE and Qatari consulates, alternative consular posts still issuing entry visas, and remote-work options when employees cannot return to their host country. Speakers will also address the ICA’s overstay-fine waiver and how companies should document interrupted assignments to protect sponsorship licences. With many HR teams scrambling to track employees who diverted to third-country safe havens, Fragomen’s consultants will outline best-practice communication protocols and record-keeping standards that satisfy both UAE and home-country regulators. Participants can download jurisdiction-specific checklists covering salary-payment arrangements, tax-residency triggers and insurance coverage. The webinar is free, but registration is mandatory; places filled rapidly in the first hours after announcement, underlining demand for authoritative guidance. Employers unable to attend live will receive a recording and Q&A digest – a valuable resource as policies continue to evolve day-by-day. Although pitched as a regional overview, the session devotes a full segment to UAE rules, reflecting the Emirates’ centrality to global assignment planning. Mobility leaders are advised to cascade the insights to travel, tax and security stakeholders so that contingency plans remain aligned.
Source: Fragomen
