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 3 bank debts in UAE and they already filed the case against me. Is there any possibility that arrest will happen in any other GCC countries? Right now I am working in Qatar.

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: 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: Hello, I have 3 credit card debt & personal loans from UAE banks. Recently, I lost my job and I returned back to India. Now I'm planning to go to Qatar and search for a job so I can repay the amount. I want to know if the UAE banks filed cases against me, then can I enter Qatar to search for a job or not?

Q: Hi there, In 2014 I had been to Qatar on a "Work-Business" visa valid for 30 days. Before my visa expiration, I fled from Qatar back to India without informing the sponsor or office management. After I returned to India, I received an email from HR stating that the Qatari sponsor has filed an absconding case, a civil case, and a criminal case against me with the Ministry of Interior in Qatar. Now my question is, can I travel to Dubai on a work visa? Will there be any issue entering Dubai assuming that the Qatari sponsor has filed the said cases against me? Awaiting your response, H. Currently staying in India.

Q: Hello, I have an unpaid loan and credit card. I left the UAE in 2014. Now I found a job in Qatar. Would I have a ban in Qatar? Is it possible to remove the ban before paying back the debts in the UAE because I will have to do connecting flights and transit in the UAE? Thank you!

س: السلام عليكم، هل يمكن القبض عليّ في قطر إذا كانت هناك قضية بنكية مالية في الإمارات؟ شكرًا!

Q: I am out of the UAE, and 6 months short of payment on AED 50k credit card, which after interest accumulated to AED 60k. Will there be any issue transiting in Qatar?

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.

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.

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.