Need advice : I want to bring my mom to Qatar

Thanks a lot for all the information given.

Certainly it's gonna be very useful for me.

Thanks again.

but is it 200 for week or 2 weeks.

my friend kept extending his wife's visa for 2 weeks, by paying that amount.

probably changed now.

but kellie, bottomline is, there shouldnt be a problem.

earlier they used to issue something called airport visa or qatarairways visa, for 2 weeks, that would be extended to 4 weeks by paying a fee.at the end of 4 weeks, exit the country and reenter on a new airport visa, so what most used to do was exit once the 6 months of visit visa was expired and re-enter on the airport visa. this entry-exit was valid for 2months, and then give a gap of one month and reapply for visit visa. there should be 3 months gap in between visit visa applications.

but i think they have stopped the airport visas, can someone confirm this?

either ways, your mom can stay for 6-7 months.

moreover if you have documentations stating that she is all alone and dependant on you, you can always try to get a permanent visa for her here. thats a long shot, its not easy, but its not impossible either.

one step at a time.

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Searcher_rob is correct. Its not a big deal Indian couple get their parents over quite frequently.

After 1 month you can extend it for (QR200/month for) 5 mths then QR200 for every week for another 4 week . So in effect you could get her here for a total of 7months.

Dear han19,

Thanks a lot for your information and concern.

This will be very very useful. I was so worried thinking

how am I going handle this, the response here has given me

courage. TQ.

Since your mother is below 60,you can easliy get a visit visa for her.She can come here under your husband's sponsership but your Husband has to get a NOC from his employer.Initially you will get a 1 month visa,which can be extended upto 6 months after the medical is done.I bought my Mother-in-law here in January.She is 57 Years old.I had no problems in getting the visa.Even if they reject your application,you can see the officer at the Immigration and request him to grant the visa specifying the reasons.I did that in case of my father in law who is above 60.

Hope the above information helps.

Good Luck.

hi my dear,

i can understand your concern.

as it stands right now, once you and your hubby have you reidence visa in qatar, you should be able to apply for her visit visa.

sinc she is below 60, it really shouldnt be a huge hassle getting her here. 60+ is a problem, but even then if you explain the case, they can be compasionate.

the visa is valid for one month but can be extended to 6 months. after that she has to leave the country for a period of 3 months. you think she can manage this?

this is what i know, unless the rules have changed in the last couple of months that i dont know of.

you will get the visa quickly too, within a day.

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Thanks a lot for your information. It will be very helpful for me to do more findings.

My mum is a widow. I'm from Malaysia. My mum is actually from India got married and came to Malaysia 40 years back. So all her family at India but she is not in a very close relationship with them since they were staying in different country. Furthermore I'm the only child.

I don't want to leave her alone at Malaysia.

Let's wait and see if there is anymore responds from other members.

I have a colleague in the same boat. Even though Shariah law should support your plan (assuming she's widowed and as you said, there are no other children), the state will likely ask if she has any brothers, nephews, or anyone else who can look after her.

It is possible however to bring her in on a visitor's visa, extend that visa to the maximum, then fly her to Dubai or Bahrain for a weekend and bring her back on a fresh visa.