Q: Dear sir, I need your services to check if there is any issue regarding my passport, like a travel ban, entry restriction, police case...etc. I want to know about Saudi Arabia, Dubai or any other Gulf country.

Q: Ms. Nikhat, I'm in India. Please advise on an ongoing issue with me for the last 2 years and for no reason, or you can say suffering without fault. I have issued cheques in a settlement for my cousin regarding his civil case. It was a claim of 2.2 Million with dividing the amount into 12 cheques of 20k each, and rest of the amount of AED 1.7 Million approximately in 13 months. Where it was clearly written in the agreement that as soon my cousin got his chequebook from the bank, all my cheques get replaced with the new one. As it took 2 months to get the new chequebook because of cousin's visa expiry, the other lawyer refused to replace my cheques and said if you want to replace they will keep my cheques as a guarantee. So we could not replace them with new cheques. He put my cheque into the bank and I left the country in August 2016. I'm still out and only my cousin is there in the UAE arranging the fund without any success. I lost my 12 years of Dubai experience and doing nothing. I don't know if I will face any issue in immigration for Qatar.

Q: Property under dispute: 1BHk, Legrand Chateau, JVC. Original value purchased in 2008: AED 1.3M. Loan amount, ADCB: AED 900,000 Downpayment made: AED 450,000 including all transfer and bank fees. In 2009-2010, the rental agreement and PoA were handed to the bank, since we were leaving the UAE. Mr.Vald, a Russian tenant, started defaulting on the rent after 3/4 of the year. We told the bank, you use the PoA in your power, and we look for an alternative tenant from India. We could not come as we have just restarted our career here. In 2010-12, the tenant has stayed free as the bank has not used the PoA to renew the rental agreement. In 2012, the bank put a Dubai Court seal on the flat. 6 months later in 2012 end onwards, the bank has deployed some other tenant started collecting rent on our behalf. Now, it's not incorporating the rental income in the outstanding (AED 792,000D). The annual rent then was AED 55k. An email sent by bank mentions potential travel ban. We want to know if this is valid already and inclusive of GCC, as we need to travel in the next 2 days. Can we get a status update on this?

Q: Due to a period of unemployment, I have been unable to clear my three credit card balances with banks in the UAE (around AED100,000 in total when I was unable to continue repayments). I am currently residing outside of the Middle East. A legal agent acting for one of the banks has sent me an email with the line: 'We are here advising you not to travel across the Middle East until the account is settled in full final.' Can someone please advise if the above is more than just a threat. What are the consequences if I were to accept employment in a Middle Eastern country other than the UAE?

Q: Assalamu Alaikum, How can I remove the ban imposed on me 7 years ago? Will this ban also restrict me in having employment in other gulf countries?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I got deported from the UAE in 2020. I want to know if I can go to other GCC countries for employment.

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.