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11 available 11 • View allLifting a travel ban in credit card case by the bank
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Q: Dear Tony,
My friend was working in the UAE and had to leave in 2009 as he lost his job during the recession. He had a credit card payment of approximately AED 14000 in total with 3 different banks.
Now, he intends to come back to the UAE. I believe there is a police case and he will have to pay some court fine. We need help in identifying where is the police case logged.
How we can we pay the court fine and get the police clearance certificate and remove any kind of travel ban so that he can travel freely without any issues?
Regards
A.

Dec 18, 2019
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The penalty and clearance of a bounced rental cheque
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Q: Good evening Sir,
I have a rental cheque of amount 30k bounced by my landlord due to insufficient funds. I lost my job and had to come back to my country.
Now, I have a new job opening in Dubai. When I checked the immigration system, it showed that I have a case against me for the same amount of AED 30k.
How would I be able to come back to Dubai as they will stop me at the airport?
I’ve got people saying that as per the new law, I will have to pay a fine up to AED 2000 for a bounced cheque of AED 50k. Is this true? How do I deal with this?
Thanks so much in advance. Your legal help is really helpful for all the residents of the UAE.

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Settling a case for defaulting on a personal loan with the bank
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Q: I took a personal loan from a bank in Dubai, 130000 total. Now, my pending is 99300. I lost my job and now I got another job but salary much less, so some dues came.
Now, the bank deposited my guarantee cheque and it bounced. They filed a case against me for cheating the bank.
How can I solve this by paying a fine?
I am not able to pay now monthly.

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How to clear a possible travel ban for credit card dues and return to the UAE?
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Q: My short visit visa has got rejected. I have worked in Dubai from the period between 2014 and 2018.
When I left the UAE, I got my working visa canceled before my exit. I couldn't pay my credit card bills at that time.
Can that be the reason?
My credit card outstanding amount is AED 10,000.

Jan 26, 2022
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Returning to the UAE on a family visa and lifting a ban issued due to overstaying
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
A woman overstayed, got outpass, and exited. I went to her home country and we officially got married.
Is there any possibility to ask for a ban uplift and come on a family visa (under my visa) since we're officially married?

Oct 30, 2022
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How to come back to Dubai after deportation and ban for visa overstay?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My wife was working in the UAE from 2016 to 2018 and completely finished her contract. She got the cancelation of the papers from the company then she moved to another company.
But the new company visa process got late from the date of the paper cancelation. So it expired and she did not exit the country at that time for more than 1 month.
She went to her home country and she faced immigration at Dubai airport. They deported her for absconding and gave her an immigration ban. I tried in 2021 to get her a visit visa but that was also rejected.
My question is how to come again to Dubai?
Any possibility to check that at immigration?

Nov 14, 2022
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Returning to the UAE after leaving without paying the overstay fine


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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My brother has overstayed his visit visa for over a month. We don't have any means to pay the fine and renew his visa.
We are planning to send him on outpass.
We just want to know if there will be a lifetime ban on him or if he can come back again to the UAE.
Thank you!
Regards,



Nov 17, 2022
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Returning to the UAE after paying the overstay fine and leaving on outpass

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
If a person has already paid his overstay fine and because of the new rules he also left the country on outpass, can he come again to Dubai because he has already paid his fine?


Jan 19, 2023
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Can I travel outside the UAE if I have unpaid credit card dues for the bank?


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Q:
I have a credit card issue of around 16000 and for the last two months, I am jobless. I didn't pay the credit card monthly bill.
After the bank employee guided me, I paid 1650 two times and have a fine now. My visa grace period is finished.
Can I exit the country if I have any travel ban?



Apr 24, 2023
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My brother has a check bounce and he is not in the UAE. Can I get a police report?




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Q: My brother has a check bounce. He is currently out of Dubai. He is willing to come to Dubai.
Can I get a police report?
Will I have a problem if I go to Dubai Police?





Sep 13, 2023
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How to return to Dubai after leaving with unpaid credit card and possible absconding?




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Q: Hi
I have queries related to my residence visa and re-entry. Under some circumstances, I had to leave Dubai, while I was on a resident permit.
I could not return back to the country due to some personal emergencies back home. I had some credit card dues and dues with bank charges.
It's been almost 2 years and I want to return back to Dubai through a visitor visa.
How would I know if I can apply for a visitor visa?
If yes, then what would be the consequences for me to get my visa canceled?





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