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8 available 8 • View allDoes paying the fine for a bounced cheque substitute imprisonment and travel ban?
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Q: Hi.
If my rental cheque has bounced and I paid the fine in my primary case, do I get a jail term after that?
Can I travel to my home country?

Nov 29, 2017
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Does the fine payment for bounced rental cheques remove my travel ban?
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Q: Dear Sir,
I have a question regarding my rental cheques, where two cheques got bounced recently.
For the first cheque, I got arrested by the police at Dubai Airport. I paid the fine at Dubai Courts, then they released me.
After two days, one more cheque got bounced and I had already requested to negotiate with the management but they didn't listen. I cannot pay now because I don't have a job.
Now my question is, can I travel to my home country after paying the fine for my second bounced cheque?
Please advise as soon as possible.
Thank you.

Nov 30, 2017
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How to settle a bounced rental cheque case and lift travel ban
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Q: Hello,
There was a cheque bounce case for the rental of the company office we had with Tecom. The authority has banned my travel, and I'm in my home country right now.
My question is if I visit Dubai and settle this issue with paying the fine, will there be any further ban on my travel?

Jun 5, 2018
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Consequences of cheque bounce paid for rent
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Q: Dear Sir/ Madam
There is a 2 rental cheque bounce case amount of AED 16800 & 12500 in the police station and there is a travel ban.
My current condition is not able to pay it as I don't have a job and I'm looking for it.
So what are the worst consequences of it? And how will the travel ban be removed?
Please help me with info.
Thanks

Sep 29, 2018
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Resolving a police complaint for a rental bounced cheque
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Q: Hello Sir
Good evening.
Where do we need to pay fine for the rental cheque bounce in Dubai? Please suggest me what is the best time to visit the police station so that they will not put me in prison.

Oct 7, 2018
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The new regulations regarding bounced cheque cases
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Q: Is it correct that cheque cases today are no longer treated as criminal and are dealt with a fine according to cheque value?
Sincerely,
Dr A.K.

Mar 20, 2019
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Dealing with bank loans defaults as simple crime in the UAE
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Q: Dear Ma'am,
Need your advice.
I took a loan of AED 64000 more than a year ago and currently the outstanding amount is AED 51000. But as I don't have a job now, I am unable to pay the rest.
As I know from 2019, there is no imprisonment or criminal case but if the bank files a civil case against me the fine will be around 5000 AED imposed upon me by the court.
Currently, even I don't have a single penny and I am struggling for daily expenses.
Kindly let me know how much time will the court give me to pay the AED 5000 fine.
If I can't pay the fine within 1 month or 2 months time, what will be the consequences?
Also, let me know how I will be able to lift a travel ban if the bank imposes it on me somehow.

Apr 24, 2019
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هل تؤثر قضية شيك مرتجع على إصدار إقامة جديدة؟


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س: السلام عليكم،
تم رفع قضية شيك مرتجع ضدي. بعد أسبوع سألغي الإقامة وأصدر إقامة جديدة.
هل يؤثر ذلك على إجراءات الإقامة؟
وشكرًا لكم!



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