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4 available 4 • View allThe right response to the wife who is refusing to be with the husband


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Q: Hello/Salam
I am a British citizen with a UK passport and married a UAE resident with a Pakistani passport in March 2020. Due to Covid restrictions, I could not see my wife until travel re-opened.
At this time, I tried to apply for a UK spouse visa for my wife, but it was not approved on Jan 21. I then waited for things to re-open and visited my wife on Nov 21 and decided to move ahead with our Rukhsati and Walima in Jan 2022.
I then applied for her UK visit visa, but again it was not approved. I then traveled to Dubai in Mar 2022 to live in Dubai with my wife, but she did not see me, has not responded to my messages or calls, and blocked me on social media.
I was able to see her family but they were very disrespectful to me and threw me out of their house. I have returned to the UK now.
What can I do to approach the UAE authorities that my wife's family has defrauded me, taken all the gifts and gold, and are now ignoring us?
Please advise what can I do to save my marriage?
Thanks/Jzk



Apr 13, 2022
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Can the wife request a travel ban to prevent the father from leaving with the child?

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Q: My divorce case is going on in Dubai court, my ex has my child passport.
In this case, can I put a travel ban on my child since I fear he will run away with the child when the case is ongoing?


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زوجة ترفض العيش مع زوجها. ما الحل؟


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س: زوجتي ممتنعة عن الفراش لأكثر من سنتين، ومنذ أكثر من أربعة اشهر ترفض السكن معي تحت سقف واحد والآن تطلب أن أطلقها رغم أنني حاولت إصلاح الأمور ولكن دون جدوى.
كيف يمكن أن نتقدم بموضوع الطلاق؟
وما حقوقها في هذه الحالة؟
علمًا بأننا منفصلين كليًا منذ أكثر من ثلاثة أشهر ولكنني أجّرت لها شقة مع ولدي بعمر ٢٤ عام ويعمل حاليًا.



Nov 16, 2021
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زوجة ترفض مغادرة الدولة مع زوجها بعد فقد عمله

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س: السلام عليكم،
فقدت عملي داخل دول الإمارات منذ عدة أشهر ولدي الرغبة في مغادرة الدولة.
زوجتي ترفض العودة إلى بلدنا الأم منذ ذلك الحين وتُصر على البقاء داخل دول الإمارات وتطلب الطلاق وحضانة الأبناء طبقًا للقوانين الإمارتية.
أرغب في مغادرة الدولة مع الأبناء وإثبات عدم طاعة الزوجة في رفضها مرافقتي.
كيف يمكن عمل ذلك؟


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