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3 available 3 • View allMy friend is willing to act as a guarantor to lift my travel ban. Is he eligible?




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Q: Good morning, everyone!
I have a cheque execution case with a travel ban (although the ban doesn't show in the DC case data). I'm a salaried employee with a monthly income of 10,000.
My best friend, who runs a business in Dubai, is willing to act as a guarantor for my travel. Is he eligible for this role, or should I find someone who is also salaried, like me?
I don't have any blood relatives here. How long does the approval process usually take?





Feb 14, 2024
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I have a misdemeanor case. Is it possible to get a guarantor and leave Dubai?




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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a misdemeanor case, and the lower court has already given a verdict in my favor. Now the case is in the upper court.
Is it possible to get a guarantor and leave Dubai? As of now, I only have a travel ban, and I am on a visitor visa.





Jan 22, 2024
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Traveling to the home country when a bounced cheque case is pending
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Q: Hi sir,
There was a cheque bounce case in Sharjah police station a few months before the police catch me.
My passport was kept there and I get a kafala. Right now, I need to go to my country for an emergency.
Is it possible to replace my passport? What are the maximum days it will take?

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Failing to Honour Bounced Cheques in Loans and Other Transactions 8
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2 available 2 • View allFederal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.
Dec 15, 1985
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Federal Decree-Law No. 50/2022 Issuing the Commercial Transactions Law 0
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