Monday, August 19, 2024 In a significant move towards enhancing efficiency and reducing bureaucratic delays, the UAE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that travel bans in the UAE will now be automatically lifted once a legal case is resolved. This update eliminates the need for individuals to manually apply for the removal of the travel ban, marking a substantial improvement in the country’s judicial and administrative processes. Previously, individuals affected by travel bans in the UAE were required to go through a time-consuming process to have the bans lifted.
This process involved submitting clearance documents and other supporting materials, which could take an entire working day. However, with the new automation system in place, this procedure has been drastically simplified. The Ministry of Justice highlighted in a brief video that the required steps have been reduced from nine to none, allowing for the travel ban to be lifted almost instantly after a case is resolved.
This change is part of the UAE’s broader Zero Government Bureaucracy programme, which was launched earlier this year with the goal of streamlining federal government services by eliminating unnecessary administrative steps. By automating the process of lifting travel bans, the Ministry of Justice is making government services more efficient, faster, and more accessible to the public. The automation of the travel ban removal process has been implemented across the UAE, including in the judicial.