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5 available 5 • View allCan I work in other GCC countries if I have unpaid bank debts in the UAE?
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Q: Greeting!
My name is Fazil Hussain,
I was working in the UAE for past 5 years, I have a personal loan of 80,000 from ADCB Bank in Dubai. I never missed a single EMI to the bank and had good records. But I lost my job, so had to come back to India.
I wanted to go back to Dubai and search for a job but the bank said they have blocked my visa and I cannot get a job there. I replied to the bank by email that if they block my visa then how can I find a job in Dubai and how should I pay my outstanding balance on the personal loan. I can pay my loan only if I get a job in the UAE...
Please help me with your advice, I can pay the outstanding only if I work in GCC. I can't afford to pay from India. I want to pay my outstanding and clear it.
Can the bank give me NOC to work in Dubai and pay their loan? And I want to know, is it possible if I go to Saudi Arabia and do a job and pay my installments to the bank in the UAE?

Nov 17, 2017
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Defaulting on bank payments and consequences in the GCC
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Q: Dear Madam,
I have a pending personal loan of AED 18000 + pending credit card payment AED 27000 & my company terminated me last week.
I don't have the cash to settle these debts. Im planning to visit the bank with termination letter also my company is pushing me to leave the country end of this month.
I'm planning to seek jobs in other GCC countries. Will I get arrested in a GCC country? Can I go transit from any GCC country?

Jul 3, 2019
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Can I be caught in GCC countries for my UAE bank debts?
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Q: I have a loan with UAE bank: 1 credit card outstanding value is 22,000 AED & one personal loan around 85,000 AED. I lost my job on Jun 2016. From there I unable to pay my EMI (6 months). Bank is not agreeing for settlement plan as per my request. Now they are saying they are going to file a case.Now my doubt, if I get a job in GCC other than UAE, will police catch me in the airport in any GCC? OR arrest is possible only if they file a case in that particular country?Please, advise.

Jan 11, 2017
50143
Will the loan and credit card in the UAE affect my entry to Kuwait?
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Q: I took a loan of 60000 and a credit card from a bank in 2014. Due to the loss of my job, I left the UAE without paying it.
Now I received a job offer from Kuwait. Will there be an issue if I travel to Kuwait and the bank files a case against me in the UAE?

Mar 30, 2022
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Can I pass in a GCC airport for transit if I have a debt in the UAE?
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Q: Hi Rajasree,
I lived in the UAE and then came back to my home country. I have 3 credit cards outstanding around AED 25K with UAE banks and now I want to travel to the UK.
So the question I have is whether transiting via Doha airport is safe or not.
Do they arrest or detain me in Doha for the outstanding I have with UAE's bank credit card?

Mar 18, 2022
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • View allFederal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
Dec 8, 1987
47952
Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.
Dec 15, 1985
148526

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