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Article Content: Rina asked the following question. “Dear Steve, I am currently on visit visa here in UAE as i have resigned salary from my previous job and got my employment visa cancelled as I got a better employment offer from another company but unfortunately it took them more than three months to start the employment visa processing. Leaving my old job, they asked me to pay the visa expense which caused two months salary. I have some credit cards which I defaulted on paying my monthly minimum amount because my previous company delays our salary which is the reason I look for another employment. My new company took at least three months to start off processing my employment visa, thus leaving me jobless and without visa…I was forced to buy a visit visa in order to stay in UAE and wait for my new company to finish the visa processing. Now I am almost 5 months past due with all my credit cards and one of the banks already forwarded my case in alwasl legal advocates. I am wondering if it will have any effect on my employment visa application which my new company is processing now. Please help me get out of this situation, as I am alone here in UAE, no family, no relatives to help me. Rina” Dear Rina, If you are already the subject of legal action and an arrest warrant is out for you them it may impact your ability to get the visa. But looking at the standard UAE Visit Visa Application Form I can’t see anything asked that directly applies to your financial status. As you may be aware, owing debt in the UAE and letting it go unpaid can result in imprisonment. I hope you can get your work situation resolved quickly so you can begin to repay your debt. secured debt