Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My friend is facing deportation due to a minor criminal case, specifically a misdemeanor resulting in a one-month jail sentence and deportation. Can you explain the deportation process and how long it will take? Does he need to have his passport with him? Is he required to pay for his ticket? Additionally, can he travel to a country outside of the Middle East? I hope you can provide answers to these questions. Also, is there an option for him to make an appeal after the public prosecution has denied his online request for an appeal six times?

Q: Hi, I have been sentenced to a 5k fine and deportation. However, the law has changed now and I would want to remove my deportation as it is my only case in the UAE since 7 years. Can I appeal the case if it was in 2020 not now?

Q: Hi. My daughter was arrested from our residence in Dubai on 29 August for drugs. We had just got back from vacation two weeks prior, where she had smoked weed. She has spent a month in jail and yesterday was her hearing. She is sentenced to AED 5000 and deportation. We will appeal on Sunday. Question is, what are the charges for us to get her out on bail? Can the deportation be cancelled? We have been living in Dubai for 30 years and have nowhere to send her.

Q: Hi, Is it possible to request the deportation to be canceled if one still has a civil case pending, so the deportation is complicating things and not making it flexible to try and clear the civil case?

Q: Dear Lawyers, What are the penalties for the crime of theft or attempted theft? Is it possible to lift a travel ban if you have a police case?

Q: Hi. Can a lawyer speak with the public prosecution and ask to dismiss the case of theft on behalf of the defendant before the public prosecution date?

Q: Hello, Will someone with an existing deportation order be deported from the UAE even if they have another pending case for which a jail term has been sentenced?

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).