Q: My wife worked in the UAE in 2013 for 2 months and had a medical issue so the company send her back to her country. Now, after 4 years I'm going to issue her visit visa but there is a problem with issuing a visa for her. Travel agent says she is blacklisted in the UAE. So how can I remove her from the blacklist?

Q: Good evening, sir! I am Filipino. I got deported last Friday (Oct/18) due to my nine-day overstay and got deported to the Philippines. After my cancellation from my previous company (Sept/5), I found a recruitment agency that wanted to hire me as a shadow teacher for special needs and promised to process my visa so they took my passport. But they just kept my passport and didn't process my visa until I became overstay. Last Sunday (Oct/13), I was caught by the CID on the bus and they directly put me in jail. The next morning, they brought me to Um Al Queen Emigration and took the eye scan. I was trying to explain my side but they didn't listen. I didn't get any justice. I'm just a victim of the company which didn't keep its words. I still believe that there is someone who can help me to fix my problem and come back again to the UAE.

Q: I have immigration ban in the UAE. I want to solve this problem. Can you advise how can I do that?

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 the travel ban and reasons leading to it in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.