Tag Archives: uae

I’m Ready to Settle My Debt in Dubai. I Live in India. – Niki

“Dear Steve, i used to live and work in dubai. In 2009 after the market crashed, i had lost my job and had to come back to india. In dubai i had credit cards from different banks. Few cards i had used in dubai and after coming back to india my financial situation was not [...]

How Can I Settle My Debts in Dubai?

“Dear Jon, I had lost my job in dubai, and now wanted to back to dubai, but I cannot as I had debts in dubai banks i used to live and work in dubai. In 2009 after the market crashed, i had lost my job and had to come back to india. In dubai i [...]

Will Interpol Arrest My Fiancé for Her Bad Debt? – Steve

“Dear Steve, My Fiancee worked in the UAE a year ago and for family reasons left to come back to US in March 2011. She had 10,000 (us currency) debt on a CC she left and never paid. In Feb 2012 she took a job in Maylasia and she is getting very threating letters. She [...]

Government Debt Settlement Fund to Release People From Jail Over Debts

Previously I published information about the new government sponsored debt settlement fund in the United Arab Emirates. New information has come to light that will be very helpful for people currently being held in jail because of financial problems. GulfNews.com is reporting: The initiative aims to settle the personal loans of less than Dh1 million [...]

How Can I Settle My Debts With My Banks in Dubai – UAE? – Tanya

I have few credit cards from different banks and a loan from another bank, now my salary is AED 12000 almost and not enough to cover the loan amount plus the min monthly dues for my cards, from another side I could consolidate the debt with Abu Dhabi Islamic bank lets say, however my company [...]

How Can I Get My UAE Bank to Give Me More Time to Settle My Debts? – Sahil

I have a personal loan from a bank and credit cards from two different banks. All the payments are due for the last couple of months due to my change in job. I am still in UAE and the bank is following me to pay the due amount. I need another month to settle the [...]

American With UAE Dubai Credit Card Debt is Worried About Interpol. – Lisa

“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 [...]

Debt Problems in Dubai UAE Get Better and Worse for Consumers

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. [...]

I’m British With UAE Debt But Living in China. – Aaron

“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 [...]

Can the Banks Send Faxes to My Work About My Debt? – Lito

“Dear Steve, I have indebted myself with credit cards and bank loan due to the education of my children here in Abu Dhabi, UAE. My obligations with the banks were in control in the beginning until some tragedies in the family forced me to set aside regular banks payments and now I become a default [...]

Will I Be Arrested on My Flight to China Through Abu Dhabi? – Robert

“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. [...]

I Want to Know If I’m Blacklisted and Can’t Get Back In the UAE. – Ahmed

“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 , [...]

I Left Dubai In Debt. I Want to Go Back to Dubai. – Rendeep

“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 [...]

Dubai Police Blacklisted My Friend Because of My Debt. – Nett

“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 [...]

I Want to Avoid Jail in the UAE for My Debt. – Patrick

“Dear Steve, Recently terminated from my job as a university professor in Dubai due to false accusations by director. Been in UAE for two years. Have a loan and multiple credit cards debt. Bear a Middle Eastern Passport and a Canadian citizen. UAE visa stamped on Middle Eastern Passport. For the very short period I [...]