Q: I am the managing director of a company. A creditor is threatening to put a travel ban on me. I have not issued a cheque to this creditor. Can he really put a travel ban on me?

Q: Sir, I would like to know if there is any issue for travelling, how can I check the travel ban?

Q: I am facing a threat of divorce from my wife who lives in the UAE. She is an Indian citizen living in the UAE and I am a Canadian citizen living in Canada. We have a young daughter born on May 25th, 2019. I would like to get possession of my daughter and relocate her to Canada (my daughter is Canadian). Also, I would like to check if there are any pending cases filed against me by my wife in the UAE that would prevent my travel into the region to visit my daughter. I also paid in total 78,000 AED for rent and furniture for the apartment where my wife and my kid live in Dubai. I paid for this before my wife decided to separate from me. I have recovered 35,000 AED from her father who is generous and decided to pay me back the money since I never even got to stay in the apartment I had paid for.

س: تحصلت على عقد عمل بصفتي معلمة بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (إمارة أبوظبي) بموجب الاتفاق المبرم مع الوكالة التونسية للتعاون الفني. تم الاتصال بي من طرف الوكالة لإتمام إجراءات السفر بعد الحصول على شهادة إثبات صادرة عن الإدارة العامة للإقامة وشؤون الأجانب بأبوظبي. عند تقديم الملف النهائي للسفر للوكالة التونسية للتعاون الفني فوجئت برفضه بسبب أنني ممنوعة من دخول دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة بدون ذكر الأسباب. وعندما استفسرت عن هذه الوضعية لدى السفارة تم إفادتنا بأنني قد زرت دولة الإمارات في السابق وبأنني ممنوعة من دخولها لاحقًا باعتبار وجودي على القائمة السوداء للأجانب الغير المرغوب فيهم والحال أنني لم أزر البتة دولة الإمارات ولو لمرة واحدة.

س: السلام عليكم، كنت أعيش في الإمارات واستخدمت البطاقة الائتمانية بقيمة 20 ألف درهم. حاول البنك التواصل معي ولكنني غيرت رقم هاتفي والآن أنا خارج الإمارات. سؤالي: هل أستطيع الدخول إلى الإمارات أم سيكون هناك حظر؟ مع العلم أني خارج الإمارات منذ 6 سنوات.

س: السلام عليكم، كيف أستطيع أن أعرف إن صدر ضدي حظر أو منع سفر في الدولة؟

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of divorce for expatriates in the UAE and seeking to apply the laws of their countries. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.