Q: Ms. Nikhat, I'm in India. Please advise on an ongoing issue with me for the last 2 years and for no reason, or you can say suffering without fault. I have issued cheques in a settlement for my cousin regarding his civil case. It was a claim of 2.2 Million with dividing the amount into 12 cheques of 20k each, and rest of the amount of AED 1.7 Million approximately in 13 months. Where it was clearly written in the agreement that as soon my cousin got his chequebook from the bank, all my cheques get replaced with the new one. As it took 2 months to get the new chequebook because of cousin's visa expiry, the other lawyer refused to replace my cheques and said if you want to replace they will keep my cheques as a guarantee. So we could not replace them with new cheques. He put my cheque into the bank and I left the country in August 2016. I'm still out and only my cousin is there in the UAE arranging the fund without any success. I lost my 12 years of Dubai experience and doing nothing. I don't know if I will face any issue in immigration for Qatar.

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.

Q: Greetings, I was terminated by my company in May 2016 because they were cutting the number of staff. I had a credit card with 10,000AED that I used fully. I was unable to reach the bank and so far I have never received any call or email from them. I was struggling with unemployment all this time and couldn’t pay my debt, I have no intentions to not pay because it’s Haram/prohibited in my religion. Recently, I got a job offer in another GCC country and I want to go there and pay my debt using my salary. My question is, will I be arrested in that GCC country at the airport? I don’t know if a police case has been filed against me or not, what I know is I am morally obligated to pay my debt and the only way I can do it is if I start that new job, my family is poor and my country has no job opportunities. I’m afraid to be detained and sent to the UAE, this will not solve the issue, nobody will be able to pay for me and jail won’t solve the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards.

Q: Dear Lawyers, I left Dubai in 2017 with an unpaid debt. How will I know if I got a travel restriction to the UAE? I got hired for employment in Qatar, would that affect my entry into Qatar? Thank you for whoever will answer.

Q: Hi Dear Lawyer, I am having a personal loan in the UAE in the amount of 73000 Dirhams. Immigration deported me without telling me any reason so of course, I lost my job. Now I am in my home country & I want to apply to other GCC countries. My question is that if I go to any other GCC country, what consequences do I have to face?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I got deported from the UAE in 2020. I want to know if I can go to other GCC countries for employment.

Q: Hello, I have a criminal case in the UAE on me. It is a defamation case and I have an arrest warrant. Can I travel to other GCC countries without any problem? Or will my case show in the airport and I will be sent back to the UAE?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If a creditor opens a lawsuit and asks for a travel ban against the debtor, is the travel ban for a specific Emirate or the entire UAE?

Q: Hi, My name is S. F. My husband has a life ban after he got deported to India from the UAE in 2021. Now he is trying to go to another GCC country but he is not sure if he can go or not. Please, can anyone tell me if he can travel to other GCC countries?

The UAE travel ban may be imposed on a person on various grounds, for instance, as the result of criminal offences, unpaid loans, breach of immigration laws or family matters. Implications of such a ban can be financially severe and daunting for the affected person. This article aims to give readers a clear understanding of what is the UAE travel ban, what are the grounds and procedures for its imposition and removal, how to check if the person is banned from travelling and other related topics.