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5 available 5 • View allHow can a child get UAE citizenship?
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Q: Hello! Man - a citizen of the UAE, and a woman - a foreigner. What conditions must they meet for their child to get citizenship of the United Arab Emirates?

Nov 8, 2016
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The legal and financial rights of a son from his father
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Q: Hello,
I'm enquiring about a law in the UAE. I'm a British citizen born in Shrewsbury, but my father is from Dubai.
Written in the law the firstborn Arab son is entitled to his father's fortune/ land. I've lived in England my whole life as I didn't have a choice when I was younger as certain events took place.
If you type this story on google you'll come across a story of me that made international news. This story made headlines as my father tried kidnapping me and taking me back to Dubai.
Basically, I want more information and my legal entitlements as I'm now 22 years of age.

Jul 2, 2019
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Suing the father for discrimination between kids of different wives
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Q: Hi,
I’m 19 years old from the UAE. My parents are divorced and my father is married to a 2nd wife. He has 7 children with her.
So basically back then when I was 14, my dad opened a bank account for my stepbrothers and stepsisters providing them 1500 monthly but not me.
He recently bought my stepsister a german car and provided me with a very low budget. He also owns a company which he hired all of my biological sisters and my stepsister which is also 19.
So my question is can I file a case against him? And if yes, what would be the outcome?

Jan 29, 2021
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How can the son of Emirati father & expatriate mother claim his UAE citizenship
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Q: Hi!
I am the son of a UAE citizen. I was born in the Philippines. My father never made time to register my citizenship.
Now, the immigration required him to register me for my citizenship. How long do l have to wait before l can get my citizenship?
I will also claim my alimony since my parents are divorced already.

Oct 26, 2020
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How to hold the father responsible to pay allowance for his family?

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Q: I am a 22-year-old UAE national university student, and my father is refusing to pay my monthly allowance.
I have no source of income and no insurance as I am still a university student.
Is there any course of action I can follow to force him to provide for me?
He claims to have "disowned" me for no proper justification.


Jun 28, 2021
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (28) of 2005 On Personal Status 24
UAE Personal Status Law (also known as Personal Affairs Law) governs marriage, divorce, inheritance and other personal affairs in the United Arab Emirates. The law equally applies to citizens of the UAE and non-citizens unless one of them asks for the application of his home country law.
Nov 19, 2005
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My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.
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How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property? 0
I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this.
I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property.
I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?
Oct 4, 2022
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The procedures for filing for divorce on mutual consent 0
Dear sir/madam,
I am separated from my wife due to compatibility reasons. We got married in the Indian consulate in Dubai on December, 23rd.
We would like to file a divorce on mutual consent as soon as possible. May I get some advice here on the procedures?
Sep 13, 2022
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My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation? 0
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity six months past now since I resigned, Is it possible to file a case against him after a 6 months period?
May 31, 2022
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done? 0
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
Jun 28, 2021
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