Send me a pm...lol. Well if you really need it at some point and assuming am still in Dubai, can get someone to check it out for you...

they will pop in and visit you if you are in the jail!

oh yeah, this girl can never come back now after doing a legger.

they won't even do that ! trust me

OK - at the time you apply for a loan or when you open an account - they ask you for your home country address and telephone number. In some cases, name and telephone number of your relative in your home country. That's how...

Do they check that info to be legit though, i doubt it!

Yeah i gave them my mam's contact details and they did check to ensure they were real....

Oh well...

ive had a lot of dealing with them lately...useless

I know one family who left behind their cars and house in Arabian Ranches as they were (quite rightly) more worried about the husband being stitched up by the antiquated laws here.

You hear it more and more now that the chickens are coming home to roost - stupid rental prices coupled with one cheque meant a lot of people had little choice other than to take out loans just to survive here. If the same people are unfortunate enough to lose their jobs, what choice is there at the moment other than to do a bunk?

Lorraine is quite good so i am told , but there is a limit to what she will help with, I had a couple of friends who have had advice from her

Depending on the amount, some banks do, yes. It is commonly referred to as Home Country - Customer Verification

Sounds like the family I'm trying to help.......similar case

Never been asked for my home address! Is it a new regulation! My bank prob just couldn't be arsed i suppose

yeah you're right (am guessing it is one of the local AbDab banks?)

yep