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7 available 7 • View allAvoiding deportation from the UAE for using marijuana

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Q: My brother is caught along with his friends by the CID for using marijuana, and the urine test came out positive.
He is a college student in the UAE, and our dad passed away in UAE and buried here himself.
Is there anyway I can release him without deportation?


Jul 7, 2018
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Removing a deportation order for possession of drugs
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Q: Hi,
My fiance was arrested due to drug possession.
The prosecutor in Dubai dropped the charges and ordered deportation after 30 days being in jail, so he doesn't have an order for deportation from the court as he didn't go to the court.
What are the chances for him to get back to the UAE as he has a good job offer and what is the procedure to do that?
Thank you

Jan 5, 2019
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Checking travel ban without the original passport or UAE visa
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Q: Sir,
I no longer live in the UAE and I have lived in Abu Dhabi for many years. I would like to check for an arrest warrant or travel ban.
I do not have the original passport or the original UAE visa. However, I do have my new passport.
Can you use my passport to gain access to any criminal warrants or travel bans that are 15 years old?

Feb 6, 2019
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Repercussions of leaving one GCC country to another with bounced cheques
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Q: Hi,
I need advice.
I was in Oman and wrote some cheques which were bounced. I exited the country properly after cancelling my work visa.
Now I want to travel to Qatar, so need to know whether I can travel safely or will be arrested at the airport!!

Jan 22, 2020
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Possibility of being arrested in Qatar Airport if there is an unpaid loan in the UAE
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Q: Hi everyone,
I have left Dubai 10 years ago with unpaid loans in the UAE worth around 1 million AED,
I know for a fact that I have a police case against me, but there is no Interpol red notice issued. My question is that if I have a connecting flight through Qatar, will I get arrested at Qatar Airport during layover/connection for my police case in the UAE?

Sep 9, 2020
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هل يؤثر الإبعاد الصادر في الإمارات على دخول السعودية؟
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س: تم ترحيلي من الإمارات بسبب تعاطي المخدرات وأخذ بصمة العين.
هل الإبعاد يمنعني من دخول دولة السعودية زيارة لوالدي؟

Oct 19, 2019
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Can I go to GCC countries if I was deported for the possession and facilitation of drugs in the UAE?


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Q: A friend got a judgment of deportation and a fine in a case of drug possession and facilitation of psychotropic substance abuse for others.
If he is deported from the UAE, can he go to other GCC countries to look for a job?
Will he be banned in other GCC countries too?



Nov 3, 2023
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1 available 1 • View allLaw on Drug Use & Rehabilitation in the UAE 5
An interview-format article covering the topic of drug use and rehabilitation in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
May 9, 2021
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • 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
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Federal Law No. (35) of 1992 Concerning The Criminal Procedural Law 13
The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.
Jun 15, 1992
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Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law 0
The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).
Sep 20, 2021
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