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Q: Hi! My brother is in UAE. He was in the prison for the last 8 months for cheque cases. Now all his cases are finished. But his VISA is expired in April 2015. He doesn't have his passport with him.
What to do for bringing him to India?

Mar 5, 2017
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Releasing the passport after a legal case is closed
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Q: Dear Sir/ Madam,
I had a case on me, but now the case is finished and I need to get my passport back.
I don’t know what to do. Any advice, please? If I did not return back to the UK I will lose my job.
Thank you

Jan 11, 2018
6030
Retrieving the passport while a labor case is running
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Q: Sir,
I want to go back my country.
I have a case in the labour court for retrieving my passport, original degree and salary. But I can't wait.

Sep 18, 2017
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How to retrieve passports from the police after interrogation
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Q: My family's passports are detained. Three months ago I have been brought in for questioning on whether my children are mine at Al-Muraqqabat police station in Dubai. Afterwards, the government took our DNA.
A few weeks later, the government asked for our passports and took them. Since then, we have not received any updates on the case.
Is there anything we can do to resolve this case?

Sep 28, 2017
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Claiming your passport from the public prosecution after bailing a friend
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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?

Sep 19, 2017
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Procedure for releasing the passport of a guarantor from Dubai Courts
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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

Feb 22, 2018
6863
Retrieving a passport deposited in the court to bail a person
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Q: I submitted my passport as a guarantee of one person I know. But he ran away and the court announced a 6-month jail term for him.
Now, I don't know where is he. So, please tell me what can I do. I need my passport.

Apr 3, 2018
1773
Retrieving passport from the court after being found not guilty
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Q: Dear Sir,
My brother was involved in an incident at his company that claimed two lives (the victims died in a sewage tank).
During this process, my brother happened to be a safety officer in that company but the supervisor and the managers assigned those workers who died during the cleaning of the sewage tank without informing the safety department.
During the police investigation, my brother's passport was seized by the police and the case was referred to public prosecution.
After the final investigation, my brother (safety officer) was not guilty as the public prosecutor decided, but the supervisor was guilty since he gave the order to those workers to carry out the unsafe work without informing the safety department for proper risk assessment.
The supervisor was given a 5-month jail term. Concerning my brother, his case ended at the public prosecution office since he was not guilty, but since then, his passport is still held with the court.
Please, I need advice.
Thanks
Taka Farhad

May 1, 2018
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Visa renewal while the passport is in custody of police
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Q: Hello
I have an issue with my sister's boyfriend (Emirati man). My nationality is Croatian.
My sister stays pregnant with him in a non-marriage relationship. He rejects her and he stops any contact with her.
One time I called him to ask why he does that. After few days, the police called me and told me how he opened a case against me. He told the police I want to kill him through the mafia.
I spent 3 nights in custody, I spoke with the public prosecutor, with a judge. They keep my passport and now after one month, I don't know what is the result of all that case. My residence visa expires, I want to solve this.
Please advise me.
Regards

May 23, 2018
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code 42
The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.
Feb 24, 1992
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