Q: Hi I'm deported for a drug smoking or drug-using case and my judgement is DEPORTATION only. Please give me an advice regarding this, if I am banned or no. And if I am banned, how can I remove it? What is the procedure of this? How do I make a request to the public prosecutor? Please give me an advice thanks

Q: Possession of narcotic substances listed in Schedule No. (3) with the intent to promote. What are the consequences of that?

Q: Hi, My fiance was arrested due to drug possession. The prosecutor in Dubai dropped the charges and ordered deportation after 30 days being in jail, so he doesn't have an order for deportation from the court as he didn't go to the court. What are the chances for him to get back to the UAE as he has a good job offer and what is the procedure to do that? Thank you

Q: Good morning. My wife is Philippino national and I am a UK national working in Dubai. In March 2016, my wife was arrested and charged with the Abuse of Psychotropic Substances. She was sentenced to 1 year in jail. After 6 months she was deported back to the Philippines (September 2016) and is now on the immigration blacklist, I have had this confirmed. At that time she was single, we met later. I understand it is legally possible to get her name removed from the immigration blacklist, but my question is have the UAE courts ever lifted an immigration ban for someone jailed for a drug offense? I understand the law is rarely ‘black and white’ but would appreciate a legal view. Obviously, I would like my wife to join me here in Dubai and I’m just trying to understand if this is actually feasible or we should just accept that we will have to live apart while I work in the UAE.

Q: Looking to lift the deportation ban which took place in 2012 for possession and intent to use banned substances. Since 2021, the rules have changed and it is possible to file a plea of mercy and get the ban removed. I would like to know the charges of the same. Can we do it online?

Q: Hi, I was deported from the UAE last year on August 3. I am currently in India and looking for advice to cancel the deportation to come back to the UAE. I already wasted a lot of money on lawyers who didn’t help me well. I am just looking for a serious lawyer who can help me with this problem to cancel the deportation according to the new law on drug abusers. Thank you

Q: Dear sir/madam, Is someone with a drug-related case permanently banned from entering the UAE? Is there any chance to return to the UAE? Is there any way to check the ban on immigration? Thank you!

Q: I was deported from Dubai for possession of weed after serving 30 days of my sentence. It was for using weed three days before when they tested the urine, and it showed positive. So after 30 days, the judgment says deportation and a Dhs 5,000 fine. Can I travel to other GCC countries? Also, is there any chance to remove my name from the blacklist if it is there?

Q: How many days does it take for a mercy request to be completed in the public prosecution of Abu Dhabi?

An interview-format article covering the topic of drug use and rehabilitation in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.