UAE Travel Ban Lifted Automatically: What You Need to Know
The automatic lifting of the travel ban to the UAE represents an important step forward in improving government services, benefiting residents and visitors alike, as the Ministry of Justice announced immediate measures to automatically lift the travel ban.
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UAE Travel Ban Lifted Automatically
The UAE Ministry of Justice announced that there is no longer a need to submit a request to lift the travel ban, as the process of lifting the ban will be done automatically. The ministry confirmed that the initiative comes within the framework of the zero-bureaucracy government program launched by the UAE earlier, under the slogan of raising the level of effectiveness of government procedures in all federal entities by removing bureaucratic obstacles.
How does the new travel ban lifting system work
The new ban lifting system reduces the process from nine steps to zero, meaning people no longer need to submit a separate application to lift a travel ban, which used to take a full day, but it is now automatic once the case is settled, with the ban lifted in just a few minutes.
Travel Ban Causes in the UAE
The reasons for imposing a travel ban to the UAE are as follows:
- Debts due: If a person defaults on three consecutive installments or six non-consecutive installments of an active loan or credit card with outstanding dues.
- Criminal Cases: Committing any type of crime leads to a travel ban to the UAE.
- Family issues.
- Violation of immigration rules: such as overstaying the permitted period.
Conclusion
The automatic lifting of the ban is part of the UAE’s broader vision to make the government services experience more efficient and seamless, Judicial authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have automated the lifting of travel bans once outstanding fines are settled.
Questions & Answers
A travel ban is a legal restriction that prevents an individual from traveling across the borders of the United Arab Emirates by any means of transportation, and prevents the person from entering, exiting or re-entering the country.
Yes, the travel ban is automatically lifted once the criminal case is resolved or a final judgment is issued
The time required to lift the travel ban to the UAE has been reduced from 24 hours to a few minutes.
The travel ban shall be dropped if any of the conditions required for the travel ban order are not met.
The procedures for lifting the ban vary depending on the reason for the ban. In the case of criminal cases, the case must be resolved, and in the case of financial cases, the outstanding debts must be paid.
The child ban is lifted by submitting an application to the court with strong justifications, and the decision is usually made within 24 hours of submitting the application.
Travel ban restricts the movement of individuals across the UAE's borders, while deportation is a permanent or temporary expulsion from the UAE.
The ban period in the UAE is one year.
Yes, the UAE recently announced a reform to its judicial system, whereby travel bans are automatically lifted immediately after legal cases are resolved.
The travel ban is lifted after resolving the issue that led to the ban, by visiting the police station or the competent department.
You can check if there is a travel ban in the UAE by usin Dubai Police e-services, through the Dubai Police website, or by downloading the Dubai Police application on mobile phones, and writing down the ID number to check if there is a travel ban.
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