I am working in Dubai and getting a new visa processed in a few months as I am moving jobs. I received a fine/record for having alcohol a few months back and was wondering if this will hinder the visa application?Will it be rejected or not? Anyone have any experiences of this please share/advise.

Thank you

this sounds interesting...tell us what when down?

Hmmm, is there something you haven't told us about?

hahaha - no habibi of course not...i'm not that stupid
I am just intrigued to know what happened with the OP

Basically I got into a taxi on my own quite drunk and fell asleep. The taxi driver couldn't wake me up and took me to the police station. I wasn't sick or refusing to pay the taxi but was still arrested. I had to pay a fine and go to court. So to me this is not a serious crime and visa should be granted however I have read that people with records will be rejected. Surely people living here have criminal records not everyone can have a clean record or they'd just deport the person if they didn't want people with a criminal record.

Thoughts??

Basically I got into a taxi on my own quite drunk and fell asleep. The taxi driver couldn't wake me up and took me to the police station. I wasn't sick or refusing to pay the taxi but was still arrested. I had to pay a fine and go to court. So to me this is not a serious crime and visa should be granted however I have read that people with records will be rejected. Surely people living here have criminal records not everyone can have a clean record or they'd just deport the person if they didn't want people with a criminal record.

Thoughts??

Once maybe, twice is unforgivable.

Nothing to worry about

that isn't too bad....am surprised you got arrested for that though.