Dubai deports Swedish woman with expired passport due to misbehavior

A Swedish national, Ellie Holman, was deported after she attempted to enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an expired passport and misbehaved toward an immigration officer, the Dubai government's media office said on Saturday.

According to the statement on the media office's website, Esam Issa Al Humaidan, Attorney General of Dubai, confirmed that the Dubai Public Prosecution has completed investigations and closed the case involving Holman who traveled with her four-year-old daughter from London to Dubai on an Emirates Airline flight.

Charges against Holman for verbally attacking and photographing an immigration officer were eventually dropped and she was deported.

"She attempted to enter the country using a Swedish passport, which had already expired on June 10, 2018," said the statement.

The report by the Attorney General of Dubai stated that the accused passenger "then produced an Iranian passport, and was informed by the officer that she could enter the country by issuing a new temporary visa, which allowed a 96-hour stay, and had to change her departure flight according to the new visa."

However, the report claimed that Holman "refused angrily" due to the additional payment fees the process would require, and proceeded to verbally insult the immigration officer and take photos of the officer via her phone.

The Dubai authorities issued a legal claim against Holman with charges of "profanity and photographing a government official at the border crossing," a restricted area. The woman and her child remained together at the airport security office for less than 24 hours while services were provided to them.

The Dubai Media Office report said that authorities were taking "into full consideration of her daughter."

"The daughter's father received her immediately upon his arrival and they subsequently left the country," said the statement.