Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than a year back. He left the country without telling me and hasn't come back into the country so far. In the meantime, verdicts were declared for his cases and he has to go to jail. So, he refuses to come back or settle the case. I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

Q: Assalaam Alaikum, My name is Syed Majid, I want to know some details about one case. I have kept my passport as a guarantor for one person in a bounced cheque case, this person has got 2 months jail but he has already left the country for more than 1 year. He was in contact for few days but now he is not in contact. Now, my passport is in Dubai Courts and my visa is getting expired next month. I am stuck here and I want to go back my country. I am an educated person and have given my passport with a good intention to help. Can you please help or suggest me to get my passport back? Thank you

Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than two years back. He left the country without telling me and hasn't come back into the country so far. In the meantime, I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

Q: Hi, I have submitted my passport in Sharjah Courts in order to bail my partner (cheque return case), almost 6 months gone. I need to take out my passport to renew my visa. Looking for lawyer guidance.

Q: Hi Sir, I would like to ask for advice. My sister has a case with a bank in Sharjah and we found out when she came back to the UAE on a visit visa last year. She was detained in Dubai Airport and brought to Sharjah police on the same day and was released when I gave my passport in exchange. We tried to settle an amount yet again they keep asking for more and change the settlement amount and came to the point that my sister needs to leave the country leaving my passport still in Sharjah police custody. What do I need to do or bring to Sharjah court to release my passport? I would appreciate your kind advice.

Q: I have given my passport to release a friend last year in Sharjah municipality and he is not available inside the country. He moved to his home country. In that case, what do I have to do to release my passport? Now, my visa is going to expire after 2 months and I need to renew my visa. What can I do?

Q: Hi! Kindly help me with my brother's situation. My uncle is in Ajman jail right now and he will be deported soon. But my uncle submitted the passport of my brother to be his guarantor. My brother is planning to go home to the Philippines already soon. How can we get his passport? Kindly advise us, please. Thank you in advance.

Q: My passport is in public prosecution because of a construction site accident case. My marriage will be next month in India. How can I get my passport to go to India for a minimum of 15 days?

س: السلام عليكم، لدي قضية مالية مع بنك. حكمت المحكمة بدفع مبلغ 99 ألف درهم. طلبت التقسيط وتمت الموافقة. دفعت 7 دفعات ويوجد منع سفر. هل أستطيع السفر في إجازة لمدة شهر؟

Q: How to retrieve a passport that was submitted to the court as bail collateral for an individual's release due to the bank's unpaid loan amount? The court is unwilling to accept the borrower's passport, and there are no alternative parties willing to provide another passport as an exchange for the release of the initial one.

يلعب الشيك دوراً مهماً في الحياة اليومية سواء في ميدان المعاملات التجارية أو في ميدان المعلامات المدنية باعتباره أداة وفاء والتزام تحل محل النقود في التعامل بين الافراد. ونظراً لهذه الأهمية فقد أصبح أكثر الأوراق التجارية انتشاراً وتداولاً بين الناس، على الرغم من حداثته نوعاً ما. فالشيك لم يبق كما كان في بداية عهده أداة لسحب الودائع المصرفية لحساب الساحب ذاته، بل أصبح أداة وفاء تحل محل النقود سواء على النطاق الداخلي بالنسبة للمعاملات التي يقوم بها الأفراد داخل الدولة فحسب وزادت أهميته.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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