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3 available 3 • View allPolice record inspection after leaving the UAE with a small debt
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Q: Hi Hari
Please advise if you can assist me.
I would like to have a police check done. I was based in Dubai between 2008-2012.
I left with a small car rental debt (approx AED 9000), which I have subsequently paid back. The company assures me that they have cleared the police case. I have a letter from them confirming that.
How can I be sure of this? Can you assist? What are your fees for this?
We are due to travel to India in Dec, transit through Dubai, hence my request.
Regards

Nov 30, 2018
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Checking possible pending cases before passing through transit

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Q: I left the UAE in 5/16. I had a car that was supposedly sold by my company, also as part of my leaving package all my debt (credit cards) where to be met by my company.
Only recently I’ve found this not to be, they have moved the liability around. I am working in the US and need to travel to Dubai in a change-over stop. I lived there for 8 years.
Will I be held at the customs on the flight transition, or I will be able to travel through?
My company are not helping.
Can you please help me?


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Institution of bounced cheques criminal case and restriction on travel
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Q: My landlord filed a criminal case against me after my rental cheques bounced in Dubai, and police arrested me at Dubai Airport. Two days later, I was released from Dubai court after paying a fine.
The landlord filed a case again after two days because I had another bounced cheque. I have now to report my self to police, and after two days I will pay the fine and get released from Dubai court.
The question is if I pay the fine and no civil case filed yet, can I travel to my home country?
Please advise me as per my problem.
Thanks

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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.
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