Dubai: Running from unpaid debt in the UAE, even as far back as 10 years ago — whether intentional or not — can come back to haunt residents.
Philippine Consul-General Paul Raymund Cortes gave this warning to his compatriots after finding out that as many as 20 Filipinos had been detained due to unpaid debt in the first five months of the year. The Filipinos were former UAE residents who were travelling to and from Europe and other Gulf countries and were arrested while transiting through Dubai.
“The moment you fly via any airline that transits in the UAE or GCC country, you can get flagged by the Immigration. Your name is already in the system,” Cortes said.
“Just because you have a new passport does not mean your name is no longer in the system. Remember your details are still the same, your name, place and date of birth, face, [fingerprints], all of that are still the same.”
