Questions & Answers
The impact of UAE debts on travelling to GCC countries
I have debt from the UAE and have a few bounced cheque cases against me. I left the UAE a few years back and have not travelled to the countries since then.
My question is if I travel to Qatar, Saudi or Kuwait, will those bounced cheque cases come to haunt me on those countries, even though I am just in transit of those countries?
Dear Questioner,
If there is an Interpol file opened against you, you may have problems.
Dear Questioner,
Do you need to settle those liabilities?
If needed, we can negotiate with the banks and ask for a settlement. Also, for the police cases, we can investigate to check your status in the country.
For more information, contact us by email.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Thank you for reaching out to me on this.
I believe your query has a very simple answer i.e. NO, you won't face any issues while travelling to GCC Countries.
The banks and their agents scare the defaulters that they will be banned from all GCC countries and actions will be taken even in their home country. All these threats are merely to scare you into settling with them.
However, as my colleague Raluca Gatina stated, if there is a file opened in Interpol against you, then you may face issues and this is not restricted to your GCC travel only but all kinds of travel.
I would advise that you conduct an inspection of police records in the UAE to understand if an Interpol file is opened against you.
Further, you may also explore the possibility of clearing the police cases by paying a fine (as opposed to paying the full outstanding liabilities).
It is always advisable to clear your criminal liabilities to stay off the radar.
I can certainly assist with inspecting your police records and potentially clearing the cases too.
You may get in touch with me on email or phone for further discussion and clarification.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana
