Q: I have brought 0.5 grams of Marijuana to Dubai last year as a tourist. I was travel banned. I could stay for 20 days holiday. When I was leaving, they put me into the database, and never ever again I can enter the UAE. Now I want to visit Qatar. My question is, am I travel banned to all GCC countries? Like Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar, etc, or only UAE? Thank you!

Q: 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?

Q: I am a UK passport holder. Can you assist me? I worked in the UAE, Abu Dhabi. Two years ago, I lost my job and returned to the UK but I was unable to keep up payments on my loan and credit cards after my end of service money run out. The banks started hounding me when I could not keep up payments and threatened to raise a civil case and a GCC travel ban. I do not know if they went through with this or not and what the consequences would be if there are a travel ban and a civil case raised in the UAE or GCC countries. I now have the chance of a job in Qatar and a chance to make some money again to try and pay off my debt in the UAE. Can I enter Qatar? Would I be arrested? Am I at risk and should not take the job? What are my options? I can not start to pay back any UAE money until I get a job and start earning again. Please advise! Thanks!

The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.