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REASONS FOR THE TRAVEL BAN IN UAE

There are several grounds on which a travel ban may be imposed. The most common ones include:

  • An ongoing criminal investigation
  • Violation of immigration laws
  • Unpaid financial debts
  • Rent disputes
  • Employment without a valid work permit
  • Overstaying on the visa
  • Leaving the country without notifying your employer and cancelling the work permit
  • A global outbreak of a disease
  • An individual who has been deported previously by a competent authority
  • An individual who has faced a travel ban from GCC countries;
  • An individual who is involved in the activity reported by Interpol


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Bounced cheques can result in criminal charges, including fines and imprisonment, in the UAE under the following circumstances: The account is intentionally closed, or the funds are withdrawn to prevent the cheque from being paid.

In this instance, you can avoid further criminal and civil cases for a bounced cheque in the UAE by approaching the police or the public prosecution with proper documentary evidence of said payment. This will end the legal proceedings against you.

A cheque bounce is an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“Act”) punishable with a fine which can extend to twice the amount of the cheque or imprisonment for a term not more than two years or both.

The law requires the drawee to partially fulfill the cheque's value, provided that partial payment is endorsed on the back of the cheque. Additionally, the cheque holder must be given the original cheque and a certificate indicating partial fulfillment, enabling the holder to claim the remaining amount from the drawer.

Is a bounced cheque a criminal offence? If a cheque is dishonoured due to insufficient money in India, the person who issued the cheque will have committed a crime. Cheque bounce offences are punishable by up to two years in prison, a fine equal to twice the value of the check, or both.

How do you disprove a cheque bounce case? To disprove the case, you need to convince the court that the essential elements of Section 138 are not met. This means demonstrating the following: There was no intention to defraud: You had a reasonable expectation that the cheque would be honoured upon presentation.

To avoid these fines, you can set a future date on the cheque and ensure that there are adequate funds in the account to prevent a cheque bounce. However, another option would be to carry out your transaction via online payments or NetBanking.

The amount of fine varies between AED 2,000 and AED 10,000 depending on the cheque value.

In the UAE, if you get a bad cheque, you can now appeal directly to the judge. The old procedure has been streamlined. And since most instances are now decriminalized, police intervention is no longer required. The fines or penalties depend on the amount written on the bounced cheque.

In this instance, you can avoid further criminal and civil cases for a bounced cheque in the UAE by approaching the police or the public prosecution with proper documentary evidence of said payment. This will end the legal proceedings against you.