Q: Removing a UAE ban after recovery from TB medical condition: I have visa ban in the UAE due to TB during my medical fitness test. So, I Left the UAE one year before and now after treatment, I'm ok with the problem but I'm having TB scars.

Q: I am N.R. and I was working in the UAE as a staff nurse in a hospital in Dubai. Now, I am in India due to deportation from the UAE. I joined the hospital on Aug 4 and went for a medical clearance. After a few days, they called me for repeating the medical as my X-ray shows patch. I went for the medical at al Mohaisanah but they didn't take the X-ray. Directly, they asked me for sputum examination for three days and PPD test. I spoke with the doctor that I got pneumonia in 2013. He told me to check the sputum and PPD test. I've done this and the result came negative. However, after a few days, I got a report as an old TB and they deported me to India. I checked in India but all the reports are negative and I lost my job. I need to go back to the UAE as my husband is there. Can you please suggest a solution for this?

Q: Dear Maam, Good day! I am from the Philippines. I would like to seek legal advice regarding my situation. Last March 2015, I went to Dubai to look for a job and fortunately I was hired by one of the companies in Dubai but unluckily the result of my medical exam was unfit to work due to my lung scar. I was able to talk to the PRO of the company and ask him that if I can still apply for a new visa and he said YES. So I exited to Qesm, but before I exit to Qesm I did an iris scan. That bothers me because the passport doesn't have a stamp of life banned. Since the PRO told me that it's ok to apply for a new visa I resumed to exit Qesm and wait for my new visa. But what happened to me is a mess. The PRO told me on Viber that I was already banned in Dubai. Is there any remedy to lift my ban? I really want to go back to Dubai. I hope you can help me, Ma'am. God bless and more power.

Q: Hi Ms Rajasree, I need to know if it is possible to lift an employment ban due to old TB scars which are totally inactive. The person got the ban in the year 2012 and had to leave after an eye scan. Appreciate your assistance

Q: Hello Sir, My name is M. I got a job offer in Dubai, but I have an old TB scar in my chest. Please suggest, am I eligible to take the offer or not?

Q: During the medical test in Dubai in 2015, chest x-ray failed & then I had declared that I underwent TB treatment for 1 year in 2013. Cancellation Notice of my Visa reads: Cancellation Reason: Health Reasons Ban 9: Permanent. During the exit on immigration, the fingerprint or eye scan were not taken. Can I enter the UAE on a visit visa?

Q: Hi, I went to the UAE in 2019 on a work visa along with my husband. During my medical fitness, they found scars on my lungs. I got a Quantiferon gold test done privately, however they didn't give me a chance to discuss and I was asked to leave the country within a month's time post a retina scan. Considering that I couldn't stay in Dubai and didn't have a job in hand because my employer was insisting on leaving UAE in 4-5 days else their trade license could get revoked, I came back and re-settled in my home country India. I came back to India and got all my tests done. I've never had TB - active or inactive. The lung scars are due to a completely unrelated condition called Sarcoidosis which is a non-communicable, auto-immune disease. I am getting now job offers from Dubai again. If I want to apply again and try and apply for a work visa again, would the process be given that there has also been a rejection once?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have applied for a maid visa for my maid 1.5 years ago and it got rejected mentioning that she has scars on her lungs and she will be banned. Then we got her checked in India and all the doctors mentioned that she is not having TB; neither active nor sleeping. Please let me know if it is possible to get her ban removed and how much will it cost?

Q: Dear Lawyers, What are the requirements and procedures to lift a ban due to medical reasons? My spouse was deported last year due to a scar found on his lungs during an X-ray. Also, what is the estimated cost for processing this?