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: Hi. My daughter was arrested from our residence in Dubai on 29 August for drugs. We had just got back from vacation two weeks prior, where she had smoked weed. She has spent a month in jail and yesterday was her hearing. She is sentenced to AED 5000 and deportation. We will appeal on Sunday. Question is, what are the charges for us to get her out on bail? Can the deportation be cancelled? We have been living in Dubai for 30 years and have nowhere to send her.

Q: Dear sir/madam, I was born and brought up in the UAE and lived there for 18 years. My family owns 2 properties and a business in Sharjah and Dubai. In 2017, I was deported for a mistake I made because of a bad influence, and my future was ruined. It was a genuine mistake of using illegal substances (Marijuana) in Sharjah. While I was imprisoned in Sharjah, I did not get any proper representation or chance to speak to a lawyer or the judge and was directly deported on a special pardon in October 2017. My parents have tried removing the ban from MOI Abu Dhabi with a special pardon but have got rejected every time and now we lost hope and ask you to help in this situation. I have not done any criminal activity or illegal activity before this. My records are clean. I really wish to get back to my family. Please help me in removing the ban. I have recently heard of the new law which has been imposed since January 2022 with no mandatory deportation. Will this help my case in any way?

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: Hi I want to file a request for mercy to cancel my deportation order for drug possession. Can someone please assist me with what documentation should be attached to the legal memorandum? I have studied in the UAE and stayed in the UAE for 23 years. Please help to assist with what other documents are required with the legal memorandum. Thanks

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?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My brother has applied for a mercy petition to lift the judicial deportation. He completed a 1-month jail sentence for forgery. The petition has been approved at the initial stage by the Dubai public prosecution office, but we are told that the final committee meets only twice a year to make the final decision. My question is, does any reliable source know when these meetings typically occur in a year? Thanks!

Q: Good day, I would like to ask how to apply for a mercy petition for my partner who has been detained for almost a year inside the UAE. He recently received a judgment and unfortunately, he was sentenced to a lifetime imprisonment. Please advise me on how to apply for a mercy petition and how possible it is to be approved.

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.

A legal concept upheld by the Federal Supreme Court states that drug use is not prosecuted by UAE courts if the offense occurred abroad. A positive drug test is accepted as proof of drug use, but it does not reveal whether the drug use occurred domestically or abroad. It is necessary to establish the crime's location in order to decide if the UAE courts have the authority to investigate it or if foreign courts should have jurisdiction over it.

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.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).