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This is to inform all who may not know the law here in UAE.

Many people like to go to the Hole in the Wall - Ajman or the Baracuda Hotel UAQ from Dubai, to purchase Alcoholic products for personal consumption, thinking that it is OK to do so.

In so doing you have to transport the Alcohol back to Dubai, you must pass through Sharjah. If you have an accident or are pulled over by the Police and the Alcohol is discovered you will be arrested, charged, convicted and deported, Sharjah has ZERO TOLERANCE for this offense.

...true of course, but only for people without a liquor licence.
If you are non-muslim and own a liqour licence it is ok to transport booze in your car within/through Sharjah and even to consume beer/booze at your home in Sharjah.
It is even possible to get a liquour licence in Sharjah as a Sharjah resident.

It is an urban legend that there are no liquour licences in SHJ.

Ben

bschmidt wrote:...true of course, but only for people without a liquor licence.
If you are non-muslim and own a liqour licence it is ok to transport booze in your car within/through Sharjah and even to consume beer/booze at your home in Sharjah.
It is even possible to get a liquour licence in Sharjah as a Sharjah resident.

It is an urban legend that there are no liquour licences in SHJ.

Ben

yep and just for 50 Dhs!!! Line up!

bschmidt wrote:...true of course, but only for people without a liquor licence.
If you are non-muslim and own a liqour licence it is ok to transport booze in your car within/through Sharjah and even to consume beer/booze at your home in Sharjah.
It is even possible to get a liquour licence in Sharjah as a Sharjah resident.

It is an urban legend that there are no liquour licences in SHJ.

Ben

You are partially correct, you do however have to have a receipt from a legally registered liquor store like A & E, clearly indicating that that you have paid the Federal Tax of 30%, this is definately not available from Ajman or UAQ.
And yes you can get a liquor license from the Sharjah Police.

but if your muslim...your out of luck

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

You will not have a license

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

also by the name

bushra21 wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

also by the name

so if i want to bring some beers home , what should i do?

bushra21 wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

also by the name

Not necessarily I know someone named Christiana Mohammed what religeon is she?

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

also by the name

so if i want to bring some beers home , what should i do?

Are you a Muslim?

obiously sage he is, otherwise he wouldnt be asking dear

sage yes i'm and i have an arabic name cuz i'm from morocco , so what do you suggest

redmatrice wrote:sage yes i'm and i have an arabic name cuz i'm from morocco , so what do you suggest

Don't drink, it's bad for you

redmatrice wrote:so if i want to bring some beers home , what should i do?

As a muslim your options are:

1) Have a non-muslim friend who has a license buy for you
2) buy it from the airport duty free on your left after you are done with passport control however you will be limited to 4 cases of beer or 4 ltrs of spirits.
3) Go to Ajman/UAQ liquor stores however you will face the risks in the OP including lashing since you are a Muslim and Sharia law applies to you.
3) be a good muslim and dont drink

MaaaD wrote:

redmatrice wrote:so if i want to bring some beers home , what should i do?

As a muslim your options are:

1) Have a non-muslim friend who has a license buy for you
2) buy it from the airport duty free on your left after you are done with passport control however you will be limited to 4 cases of beer or 4 ltrs of spirits.
3) Go to Ajman/UAQ liquor stores however you will face the risks in the OP including lashing since you are a Muslim and Sharia law applies to you.
3) be a good muslim and dont drink

1) hope you'll do it

2) I'll try this

3) i don't know i'll wait till i get in dubai

4) for the last none is perfect

If you do not have a liquour licence, be very careful. A colleague of mine was caught out just before Ramadan and I am sure this scam will resurface.
On the way back from Ajman, he pulls in to get petrol then drives off. Just a few minutes from petrol station, a guy cuts him off and says that he ( my colleague ) hit his car at the petrol station. He then goes on to say that he knows he has booze in the car and that he will call the police unless he is paid.
My colleague told him to get stuffed and drove off but this guy followed him from Ajman to Satwa. Eventually they stopped at traffic lights, my friend's wife drove off with 'the evidence' while he delayed the guy at the lights. Without the evidence, the guy could do nothing.
This is not the first case I have heard of. So what to do? I guess get a licence or make sure you go to 'the hole in the wall' with someone who has one.
Keep checkin' your rear view mirror....................

sauron wrote:If you do not have a liquour licence, be very careful. A colleague of mine was caught out just before Ramadan and I am sure this scam will resurface.
On the way back from Ajman, he pulls in to get petrol then drives off. Just a few minutes from petrol station, a guy cuts him off and says that he ( my colleague ) hit his car at the petrol station. He then goes on to say that he knows he has booze in the car and that he will call the police unless he is paid.
My colleague told him to get stuffed and drove off but this guy followed him from Ajman to Satwa. Eventually they stopped at traffic lights, my friend's wife drove off with 'the evidence' while he delayed the guy at the lights. Without the evidence, the guy could do nothing.
This is not the first case I have heard of. So what to do? I guess get a licence or make sure you go to 'the hole in the wall' with someone who has one.
Keep checkin' your rear view mirror....................

Going to the hole in the wall with a license is not the answer, the problem with those liquor stores is that they do not charge the Federal Tax on Liquor, so if you are pulled over by the Police, you are in trouble license or not.

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck

How will they know if you're a muslim or not

also by the name

Not necessarily I know someone named Christiana Mohammed what religeon is she?

her religion is Rnb

hahahahha wat a pity i would go there amean fcuk dat pay me & ill get u wat u want hahahhahahahah


DON
ISH

dont drink and drive... just smoke and fly... and you will pass sharja with no problem hihih.. peace bro peace

looks like I'm gettin' me a liquor license soon

Party at my house

They are selling alocohol in sharjah airport duty free.
So if you are coming as a tourist buy one dring and leave the airport,
do you think they will arest you?

fritz7110 wrote:They are selling alocohol in sharjah airport duty free.
So if you are coming as a tourist buy one dring and leave the airport,
do you think they will arest you?

No idea, all I can tell you Sharjah is 0 tolerance, unless you have a liquor license.

All UAE 0 tolerance if driving.

My friend told me you could have a taxi deliver the stuff to your home in Sharjah? How true is that? Or were those only the good ol' days?

msafi wrote:My friend told me you could have a taxi deliver the stuff to your home in Sharjah? How true is that? Or were those only the good ol' days?

I believe that this would only be officially allowed if you were in the cab and in possession of a liquor permit.

Actually it is very to get a liquor license....the cdn embassy can arrange it for you...EVEN IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM......you have to sign a sheet saying you ARE NOT A PRACTISING MUSLIM....and bob's ur uncle.....I WAS TEMPTED....BUT DID NOT CROSS THAT LINE

CANADIANLEAFNATION wrote:Actually it is very to get a liquor license....the cdn embassy can arrange it for you...EVEN IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM......you have to sign a sheet saying you ARE NOT A PRACTISING MUSLIM....and bob's ur uncle.....I WAS TEMPTED....BUT DID NOT CROSS THAT LINE

Thanks for the great news. But I'm a non-Canadian, non-practicing Muslim. Will the Canadian embassy still help me do it?

Thanks,

You know, it isn't as bad as it was made out to be. I went to Ajman to buy alcohol the other day and brought it to Sharjah and I couldn't imagine anyone stopping me.

Among the customers was an elderly in a national dress and white beard. This was in day light!!

You know what's better? I found a taxi parked right in front of the entrance and he offered to deliver the stuff to my home for 40 dirhams. So if you're so scared, you could talk to the taxi driver and he'll take the risk for you (if there is any risk to begin with).

Long live the Sheiks and freedom

In 2004 I was living in Sharjah and didn't have a liquor license, so a couple of my flatmates drove to U.A.Q on a thursday night, bought 3 bottles of rum and drove back to Sharjah, on the way their was a police patrol doing some sort of check but they were waving through a lof of people, we didn't get caught and enjoyed our drinks back in Sharjah, it was risky but we didn't get caught.