The Debt Panel: ‘I left the UAE without paying Dh170,000 in loans but the banks won’t help me return’ – (THE NATIONAL)

The former Dubai resident went home to South Africa in 2015 after losing her job but despite receiving a job offer, she cannot take it up due to a legal case

I returned home to South Africa in February 2015 after being forced to leave Dubai by my former employer when my contract was terminated. At the time I was earning Dh15,000. I am trying to resolve my debt situation (I owe Dh170,000) from here but it seems that when a person leaves debt behind it is automatically assumed that he/she absconded and the banks refuses to negotiate an amicable solution.

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