Homeless in Dubai: One man's story

[Liberal_in_LA]

Homeless in Dubai: One man's story

Nicholas Warner is British and sleeping on the street in Dubai. He got into a dispute with his bank, Emirates NBD, initially over whether his credit card repayments had been made.

He went on holiday at Christmas and the bank says that by leaving the country without its permission while they were in a dispute, he got reclassified as a so-called "debt skipper" - one of the many expats who leave Dubai in a hurry with large debts, never to return.

When he arrived back at Dubai airport, he was arrested. His passport was seized by police on the authority of the bank.

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Emirates NBD is refusing to let his passport be released until the debts are paid. Nicholas has no way of paying them without a job. And he cannot get a job without being able to show he's in the country legally. For that, he needs his passport.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10665047

[virgogal]

1. Just a good old Catch 22..

[T Wolf]

2. Saw a BBC show about Brits getting screwed "financially" by dealings in Dubai. It is a

shining example of fascism (government-business marriage) run amok. Those in power and connected are making the robber barons of America look like amateurs - only with more savage laws.

Anyone having anything to do with that cesspool of corruption need to have their head examined.