REPAYING DUBAI DEBT TO RETURN

Rose4276

Hi, I wondered if anyone could share some advice. I left Dubai a few years ago with 5k credit card debt. I have since been contacted by IDRWW multiple times about repaying debt. I shouldn’t have left with this debt but due to circumstances, I had no choice. Anyway I’ve been in contact with the company and have decided to repay the debt, they have been in contact with the banks and organised a repayment schedule. Once all debt is replayed I would like to return if possible and wondered if anyone had done the same and traveled back to Dubai with success? Thanks in advance for any help. 

MasterG83

Sounds risky !!

powellypowelly

I haven't been in the situation you're describing but a quick chat with a Dubai lawyer might be a good idea, I'm sure this is a fairly comment scenario now. 

runforlife

With Dubai's abhorrent record on women's rights, it's a no from me. 

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Rose4276 said:

Hi, I wondered if anyone could share some advice. I left Dubai a few years ago with 5k credit card debt. I have since been contacted by IDRWW multiple times about repaying debt. I shouldn’t have left with this debt but due to circumstances, I had no choice. Anyway I’ve been in contact with the company and have decided to repay the debt, they have been in contact with the banks and organised a repayment schedule. Once all debt is replayed I would like to return if possible and wondered if anyone had done the same and traveled back to Dubai with success? Thanks in advance for any help. 

Do you know if the banks kept this as a civil matter or if they made it a criminal one?

trex227

Ive just done some Googling and apparently not paying debt in Dubai is automatically a criminal matter.
https://www.detainedindubai.org/post/the-truth-about-leaving-a-debt-behind-in-dubai

If you really want to return get the debt paid off then seek advice from a Dubai lawyer and maybe even UAE immigration to see if it’s possible to return.

Rose4276

Thanks for all your help. I have now contacted a lawyer in Dubai so will see what comes from that. I'll post on here so hopefully it helps others in my position in the future. 

DebtHurricane

Don’t use a lawyer based in the UAE. This quote from the website mentioned above by someone else tells you everything you need to know (this is one of many examples of why I’d never, ever set foot in the UAE):

‘I have an offer of another job in the UAE, is it safe for me to return and work something out with the banks when I get there?  Surely they will be glad that I am ready to pay again?

• Absolutely not.  If you return to the UAE or even another GCC country, you risk being arrested as you arrive at the airport, and jailed until you have the whole amount ready to pay.

• Even if the bank has said they will drop the case in order for you to return, it is not certain that they are being truthful.  Many debtors have returned to the UAE, feeling safe because the bank told them this, but were in fact arrested as soon as they reached Dubai’

DebtHurricane

Just to add- that website has free advice : The good news is that as long as you are outside of the UAE and wider GCC, and in a country with debt protection laws, your situation can be safely fixed. For further, confidential advice, email our debt team on: info@detainedindubai.org