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President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates has just announced a national $2,722,600,000 fund for low-income debtors to use to settle their debts with a number of UAE and Dubai lenders. This fund will allow people to be able to settle their debts rather than face prosecution and [...]

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Hi steve, I have debt in dubai of 10,000 AED and has now accumulated to 36,000 AED (because of interest) I have just recieved a letter from a UK company acting on behalf of UAE to recover debt. Is their anything the UK can do to me? Or any legal advise I should get? They [...]

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me and my husband used to have a company in Dubai, however the company bankrupt and we canceled it later on, there is this one cheuqe written in my husbands name and the receipt was in my name the man after he got paid and me and my husband left Dubai placed the cheuqe at [...]

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My father has been trying to run a trading company in UAE for the past 15 years. Things have always been tough but have become a real mess after the recession. To help me out , my father had added my name as a partner in the trade license (17% share). This helped me with [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Will I Go to Prison in Dubai for My Father’s Debt? – Noor

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Hi.. I am Joseph. I seek your good advice to know something about dubai credit card debt. I use to work in dubai from 2006-2008 and while this tenure I hold a credit card of a local bank and as the world knows in the financial crisis of dubai most of the indian and other [...]

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My tenant in Dubai is in the middle of a one year tenancy agreement under which four post dated cheques were issued. Only one cheque has been honoured and two have bounced. I have sent him numerous polite requests to pay in cash. No answer. I am an absentee UK landlord of an apartment in [...]

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Hello Steve, I know you have been flooded with similar questions. But still I need your advice. I had Personal Loan in Dubai amounting AED 60000 and I lost my job. I returned to India then after a year I was chased by Recovery Agents. Since its a large amount there is no way i [...]

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“Dear Steve, I am an American who was working in the uae for six months and in that time I accrued credit card debt in the approximate amount of $10,000USD. This is probably an overestimate, but definetly not an underestimate. I could not stand the working conditions in the UAE so I fled the country [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: American With UAE Dubai Credit Card Debt is Worried About Interpol. – Lisa

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hi, i’m lucia im a run away housemaid. I left my employer cuz they are not good. My employer hurting me thats whay i run away. I would like to ask some questions. I start work june 2010 its 2 yrs contract so june 2012 finish but i only work 3 months and i run [...]

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My friend ask me to help him loan a car from our company. we are getting some discount if we purchase car from our company. I helped my friend because he is a good person and trusted as well. He is from India and I am from Philippines. in 2008, we took a car and [...]

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I happen to have written quite a bit about debt problems in Dubai. It originally caught my eye because it’s one of the only places I am aware of where people have no access to bankruptcy and face actual extended jail time for unpaid bills. You can see the past Dubai and UAE stories here. [...]

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“Dear Steve, I am an Indian citizen presently permanent resident in Australia. I visit india every 2-3 years. i was working in Dubai UAE from March 2003 till June 2005. In 2005 i cancelled my visa and left dubai for good. before leaving dubai….. i had credit cards from RAK bank and HSBC bank i [...]

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“Dear Steve, I am a UK national and recently left the UAE after working for 18 months, due to Emitarisation, which made my position incredibly unstable and other personal matters, leaving me with the prospect of imprisonment for none payment of debt. I left the country with debt in the Region of AED 600k, to [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I’m British With UAE Debt But Living in China. – Aaron

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“Dear Steve, I am a single, living wt my mum in India.My bf and I split up in dec last yr after finishing all my money. I have been tryin to find work for the last couple of months ( almost 10 months) however wasnt successful. Recently I found myself a job as a teacher [...]

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“Dear Steve, -Please advise me… I have a loan with Emirates NBD, 3 years to pay AED 180k (this is just the principal and mentioning aside interest) and supposed to finish by July 2011. -Lost my job in Dec 2008 and found a job in Nov 2009. My monthly installment is almost AED 6k as [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Have a Loan in Dubai I Can’t Pay. – Helpme

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“Dear Steve, My son was working in Dubai. He had a bank debt (credit card and personal loan). He paid back some of the money. On health ground he had to leave Dubai without paying back the debt fully. Now he is in India. But some people makes calls to our home phone and mobile [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Creditors Are Calling Me for My Son’s Money. – Alexis

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“Dear Steve, After loosing my job in UAE, I left the country to be back in my HOME country. After 6 months, I received many SMS or email taht a police case was open against me. Finally I find a job in China and will fly to Beijing but with connection flight in Abu Dhabi. [...]

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“Dear Steve, i have been working in Abudhabi ( Al ain ) for almost 2 years , i left on september 2010 , cause i got an offer in ksa , i had a credit card from rak bank , and i have to pay about 42000 dhs, but my company cancelled my iqama , [...]

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“Dear Jon, I am in uk rightnow,i was worked in dubai,last 2 years back,now i got a good oppertunity in dubai,i want to go back again,will that be a travell problem? Rendeep” The Answer: Rendeep, Did you leave unpaid debts or loans back in Dubai? If so do you know of the status of those [...]

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“Dear Steve, My friend is in dubai court because of processing my police certificate I am presently in Canada under a temporary visa and right now I will be applying for my permanent residence. So I sent my fingerprints to a friend in dubai to process my police certificate. I was able to get a [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Dubai Police Blacklisted My Friend Because of My Debt. – Nett

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“Dear Steve, A single mom with kids. Started life in dubai since 1999, met the father of my kids and misplaced him for almost five years now. Did try to live normally here with the help of my salary and bank credit cards. I was jailed,a guarantee cheque I issued for a friend who leave [...]

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I have been scammed by a friend to open a business in Dubai. When we found out, he promised to return it along with the charges or interest I get from the bank (like a loan or credit card purchase). It’s been 2-3 years now and he is no longer cooperating.. since he is not [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Was Scammed By a Friend I Lent Money to Open a Business. – Jen

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“Dear Steve, I left Dubai this past April because I lost my job and could not pay my loan or credit cards. I was threatened with a travel ban and police case when I could not pay. I tried to find more work but because of economy no one was hiring. Time ran out on [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Will I Be Arrested and Taken Back to Dubai Because of My Debts? – Christopher

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“Dear Steve, I had a Citibank Credit Card. Last year in december, I went to their collections office in Dubai and told them that I wanted to pay off my dues and close the card for good. After taking their time, a woman came out of her cabin and told me to pay 4207 Dirhams [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Citibank in Dubai Lied to Me About Settling My Debt

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“Dear Steve, I worked in Dubai from 1995 to 2005. I was terminated from my employment in the year 2005 and I was sent home to my home country. Few days before I was terminated I got a personal loan from Dubai CITIBANK. During these times as I remember I was carried away by my [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Got a Loan From Citibank Dubai Days Before I Was Terminated. – Jim

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“Dear Steve, Dear sir, My name is ismail, i am an india working past from 2 years in dubai. I am working in [XXXXX]. as an Auto Cad draughtsman. I was terminated from my work on 10 th of Dec 2008, On my working days i had taken a loan & credit card from salary [...]

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A businessman who experienced the highs of property boom in the Middle East is now adjusting to life on social welfare in Wexford after his Dubai dream quickly turned into a nightmare with the arrival of the economic downturn. Brendan Coote recently ended up in prison in Dubai following a dispute with his landlord and [...]

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“Dear Steve, I’m working on an engineering consultancy as autocad draftsman, im already 2 years but til now, our company didn’t got any new projects for the whole years. I got another job in Saudi Riyadh and theyre still waiting for my report and ready to start anytime.so i planning to file resignation and going [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Will I Be Allowed to Leave Dubai Even Though I Owe Money? – June

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“Dear Steve, I was in dubai for more than 15 years, and had to leave dubai in pain and on sad grounds due to sever financial hit and serious family matters. I had bank loans and credit cards which I could not manage to pay for 6 monts nnow and tha banks kept on calling. [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Will I Be Arrested in Dubai For My Debts? I Have a Flight Connection to Make There? – Sheikh

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“Dear Steve, Hi actually this is a long story but i will try my best to scan in short.. i was working in dubai since 8 years…but as this recession cam in 2008 july for me i was kicked from my job which was related to reatil banking, after that i got job in MAF(OCTOBER [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Have Been Blacklisted in Dubai. – Mani

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“Dear Steve, Had been studying in dubai for over 4 years. One evening right outside my college I see a number of Emirates Bank Salesman giving away Applications forms for a Student Credit card. All they needed was a passport copy and I had a credit card with a spending limit of 3000 Dhs… I [...]

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“Dear Steve, I came here to Dubai from 5 years , like all the people i was working normally, i had loans ( hsbc, standard ) (personal loans ) and some credit , in January the work closed and i went out my country , i came back in last sep on a visit visa, [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I’m Trying to Get a Visa in Dubai But I Owe Money. – Mike

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“Dear Steve, I have credit cards and personal loans in Dubai and I am paying them in bits and pieces every month. My monthly payments is exceeding my curent income and due to the late payments and back log which I have it is so difficult to get them back in control. I can’t see [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: How Can I Make Sure There is No Travel Ban to Prevent Me Leaving Dubai? – Aftab

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“Dear Steve, I have read a lot of of your advices from different problems. I am based in Dubai and my case is almost similar to those who have problems with the banks, but it’s not actually me but my brother. The situation is, he and his manager went to the banks to settle his [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Brother is in Jail in Dubai for Debts. – Jiv

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“Dear Steve, Having left the country due to losing my job in the early part of the year (a common occurance in Dubai!). However I had left about 40,000 AED of debt on my Citi Bank credit card. I managed to make payments till July but had not paid for 3 months. Fortunately I have [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Citibank in Dubai Wants Blank Cheques From Me to Repay Debt. – James

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A recent New York Times article on the perils faced by debtors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. More needs to be written about the impossible situation in Dubai when it comes to resolving debts faced by even your average person. I certainly have answered my share of debtor questions from people worried about their Dubai [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Bouncing a Check Can Put You Behind Bars For Years in Dubai

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