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4 available 4 • View allI left the UAE with pending car loan and phone bill. Can I come back to find a job?
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Q: Hi,
I used to work in the UAE for almost 9 years.
Unfortunately, I got pregnant and flew back to my home country to give birth in 2019. Now I'm planning to visit the UAE again and hopefully, I can find a new job as well.
Now my worries are, before leaving the UAE, I had a car loan from a Dubai bank in which my boyfriend is paying the monthly bill and using the car. Unfortunately, the pandemic happened, and wasn't able to pay for 8 months more I think.
In February 2021, the police took the car and according to my boyfriend, they let someone use the car and just continue to pay. I'm still receiving the monthly bills in my email.
What would be the effect if I applied for a tourist visa?
I have an unpaid bill as well in Du (AED 1,800) and Etisalat (1,700) that I didn't use.
Thanks!

Mar 17, 2022
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Will you get arrested in GCC if you leave the UAE with a pending loan?


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Q: I got terminated from employment because I was arrested in 2015 and jailed for 30 days for purchasing alcohol without a police alcohol license for individuals.
I had a credit card loan in the amount of AED 130,000 dirhams which I was paying on a monthly basis until I lost my job. After I was released from jail, my passport was held for 3 months with the Dewan.
When I got my passport, I immediately left the UAE without paying the loan or canceling my visa.
I keep getting threats via email from collection agents in Sharjah/Dubai for which I explained I have no means or any income or barely any income to pay not even 100 AED/ month.
Now I have a job offer in Qatar and I am worried to go to Qatar for the first time in my life and start a new life and hopefully be able to start paying the 2015 debt left in Abu Dhabi with the Bank.
The Debt is around 300,000 with interest + late fees +over credit limit fees + so many added fees + Etisalat around AED 270.
Will I get arrested at Doha airport and extradited to the UAE?



Jun 6, 2021
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Leaving the country without settling debts
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Q: Hello Sir,
I would like to move to Qatar very soon, however, I have credit card debts in the UAE.
Please give an advice that I can move without settling credit card debts.
If so, will I be arrested in other GCC countries due to the non-settlement of debts in UAE?

May 14, 2019
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Can I travel outside Dubai if I have unpaid Etisalat money by postpaid subscription?


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Q: I owe Etisalat money by postpaid subscription.
Will I be able to leave Dubai for an emergency vacation or will I be held at the airport?



May 17, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.
Dec 15, 1985
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