Travel With Caution
You are at low risk of arrest if you enter the UAE.
You could be facing charges without even knowing it.
People are subjected to criminal cases in Dubai for often surprising reasons. It could be a financial or business or employment dispute, a fine, a landlord or rental car claim or something more serious.
The motivation for opening a case can be inspired by personal grievances, spite, revenge or to financially extort someone. The crime does not even need to be committed in the UAE. It could even be over a social media post or fundraiser operated from abroad.
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British citizen Laleh Shahravesh was arrested and charged on arrival in Dubai over a Facebook post she had made from the UK five years before visiting. A simple police check would have showed the arrest warrant which was issued by a vindictive local resident.
ARRESTED OVER FB POST
CASE STUDY
Miami bodyguard Cornell Whitfield, was arrested in Dubai when he accompanied his client, Trey Songz, to the UAE. A police complaint had been made after he defended his client during a previous visit. He mistakenly believed the issue had been resolved but the complainant deliberately waited for him to be outside of the country and unable to defend himself. A police check would have prevented his arrest and subequent lengthy travel ban and criminal trial.