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Will I be arrested in GCC countries for my UAE credit card debt?
Greetings,
I was terminated by my company in May 2016 because they were cutting the number of staff. I had a credit card with 10,000AED that I used fully. I was unable to reach the bank and so far I have never received any call or email from them.
I was struggling with unemployment all this time and couldn’t pay my debt, I have no intentions to not pay because it’s Haram/prohibited in my religion. Recently, I got a job offer in another GCC country and I want to go there and pay my debt using my salary.
My question is, will I be arrested in that GCC country at the airport?
I don’t know if a police case has been filed against me or not, what I know is I am morally obligated to pay my debt and the only way I can do it is if I start that new job, my family is poor and my country has no job opportunities.
I’m afraid to be detained and sent to the UAE, this will not solve the issue, nobody will be able to pay for me and jail won’t solve the problem.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards.
Dear Questioner,
Answering your questions:
- You will be arrested at a certain GCC Country if you have a case against you there or if the verdict of the case in the UAE has been enforced in that particular country. Which does not seem to be possible if you never lived there or you are still new there.
I would advise you not to communicate with the bank informing them about your location of the new job until you are ready to pay.
Best regards,
Ahmed Elnaggar