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9 available 9 • View allReturning to Dubai where there are unsettled loans

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Q: I have lost my job in February 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic with a 38k auto loan and 21k as a credit card.
Now I want to come back to Dubai.
What consequence I have to face?
Do I need to pay a fine to avoid detention or need to pay bail after arrest?


Apr 11, 2021
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Lifting 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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Checking an arrest warrant or case before returning to the UAE

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Q: I had lost my job in the UAE. Due to some unavoidable circumstances, I had to return to India and was unable to pay my credit card dues (AED $9,700.00).
It has been 4-5 years now. I would like to know if there is a travel ban/court case/arrest warrant against me as I would like to travel to the UAE for some urgent work.
What is the time frame to check the status and clear all legal issues before I can travel?
I would like to make sure everything is clear before I can travel.


Apr 30, 2019
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Will you get a travel ban for failing to pay credit card debts?
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Q: Hi Sir/Madam,
My name is L. I had 3 credit cards debts and I was terminated from my job in Dubai in 2020 because of Corona.
Since then I went back home but was still making the minimum payments to the banks until July 2021. Until now I am getting calls from those banks saying they will bounce the cheque and file a case against me.
Since the new law has been passed, I know the bounced cheque can be directly be used as an execution deed without the need to go through a long civil case.
My question is when I am back in Dubai, will I get a travel ban and/or jail term?
If yes, then I am assuming it is for not honoring the judgment order, then what is normally the term?
Kindly advise

Feb 27, 2022
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Returning to the UAE while there is a rent case


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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I have a rent case in Dubai but I was in India due to Corona and now I want to come back.
Do I get arrested at the airport?



Apr 16, 2022
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I lost my job and left Dubai without completing the payment of my loan. How can I come back?


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Q: Hi Sir.
My name is K. A. D. P. I have been working in Dubai since 2005. But unfortunately, in 2017 I lost my job and the company closed.
So I didn't know what to do because my family is with me and I have a flat with 2 cheques pending that I can't pay. My personal loan balance is 17000 thousand.
I have no other option I took my family and moved back to Sri Lanka to drop them but the situation stopped me from coming back to Dubai now.
I need to come back but I believe I have these 2 cases against me. Before I come I need to know any fine I have to pay or any other punishment I got.
Please, Sir, do let me know. I need help from the Dubai police.
Kindly help me.
Thanks



Jul 1, 2022
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How can I get back to the UAE after I lost job and got overdue payments?
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Q: I’m an Indian from Kerala. Due to the job loss and after getting in to fake company job, I’m forced to quit the UAE.
After that, my dues prolonged and I was not in a position to get back to the UAE without clearing my dues.
For the past 5 years I was totally collapsing and no good movement in my life and career. I want to come back for employment visa as I got an offer also.
Before entering the UAE, my police case has to be revoked which is in Albarsha police station and don’t have enough money for paying dues also.
My credit card outstanding is AED 17800 with a bank. Request your guidance and advice to settle my dues with small amount and revoke my police case before my visa gets stamped.
Thanks
S.

Jul 4, 2022
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Traveling through the UAE while there is a bank loan unsettled


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Q: Good day,
l used to have a credit card with a bank then l moved out of the UAE but continued paying although sometimes l delayed payments due to the transfers from one country to another.
Then one time 5 years ago, l was in transit through Dubai airport, and l was arrested and detained for a whole night. But at the police station, they asked me to pay AED 20,000 if l wanted to be released from prison and continue with my journey.
l asked family members to assist me. They paid the amount that was required and l was released. Only to find out when l got to my destination that the bank was still sending more emails for me to keep paying.
From that time, l tried to inform them that l paid money to be released and the amount that l owed the bank was only AED 40,000. Now my question is:
Will l have any issues again if l try to visit the UAE or just use it as a transit country?



Jan 3, 2023
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How can I check and settle unpaid loan and credit card cases before returning to the UAE?



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Q: I have a loan and credit card payment against a bank.
As I had to go back to my home country and couldn't go back to work for 5 months, I lost my job, hence I couldn't pay back the balance amount.
Now I want to go back to the UAE and get a job and would like to pay back the loan. What are the legal consequences I have to face?
Is it possible to go back to the UAE?




Mar 28, 2023
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