Hi
Has anybody heard of any changes to the tourist visa rules,believe u cannot avail the same anymore from the immigration at the Airport and have to be done only thru the hotels.
I went down to the building opposite the airport the other day to try and get a visa for the mrs. As i walked in I was surprised to find that there were only two people in there. When I went there in June the place was balls to the wall with bodies. Anyhow, I politely went up to the females who sit and process the visas, the freindly lady sent me over to the opposite desk to the not so friendly official who is suppost to stamp your form and check your documents. Now when i walked in the building this guy was obviously on the dog big time however, when I came walking over he was suddenly overcome with work and far too busy to be arsed with the likes of some expat who's looking to bring more expats in the country. So he looks at me with distain that would topple a camel and tells me the form that I've just 2 hours ago downloaded from the net is no longer valid and they've changed the rules. Obviously i should have known this information, he was somehow bemused that my world didn't revolve around the ever changing Qatar visa system and the fact that i didn't know the changes that had been implemented only last week he could not comprehend. He then bamboozled me with some number and name of a travel agent of the name he said so fast it sounded and i actually wrote down Quarabatra travel, it was only later after i repeated this to the woman at the end of the qtel directory enquiries that i found out he was actually saying Cleopatra Travel?? This company were even less helpful than the visa official. bottom line, if you want a visa you'll have to get one through the hotels but there is always a loop hole and being a Brit we always find em.. The hotel will get you a 30 day visa so if like me you want your tourist to stay at your place just get the hotel for a night. also that way the hotel gets to clean your bed sheets after you haven't seen the mrs for 2 months, its going to get sweaty.
Cheapest hotel i found was the Intercontinental QR1000 +19% bulls**t charge
Hey if this is true,Hotels are going to hike up the already very high rates and make a bounty at the cost of residents who want to get their relatives over here for few days,fail to understand we want to compete with UAE in all other matters but in this case we go in the opposite direction,this is not fair MOI is not helping residents but the hotels to do business at the cost of residents.
it's true, just went there yesterday. I need to get a tourist visa for my mom, anybody knows a hotel that i can get in cheap price? approximately how much?
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Tourist Visa headache.
I went down to the building opposite the airport the other day to try and get a visa for the mrs. As i walked in I was surprised to find that there were only two people in there. When I went there in June the place was balls to the wall with bodies. Anyhow, I politely went up to the females who sit and process the visas, the freindly lady sent me over to the opposite desk to the not so friendly official who is suppost to stamp your form and check your documents. Now when i walked in the building this guy was obviously on the dog big time however, when I came walking over he was suddenly overcome with work and far too busy to be arsed with the likes of some expat who's looking to bring more expats in the country. So he looks at me with distain that would topple a camel and tells me the form that I've just 2 hours ago downloaded from the net is no longer valid and they've changed the rules. Obviously i should have known this information, he was somehow bemused that my world didn't revolve around the ever changing Qatar visa system and the fact that i didn't know the changes that had been implemented only last week he could not comprehend. He then bamboozled me with some number and name of a travel agent of the name he said so fast it sounded and i actually wrote down Quarabatra travel, it was only later after i repeated this to the woman at the end of the qtel directory enquiries that i found out he was actually saying Cleopatra Travel?? This company were even less helpful than the visa official. bottom line, if you want a visa you'll have to get one through the hotels but there is always a loop hole and being a Brit we always find em.. The hotel will get you a 30 day visa so if like me you want your tourist to stay at your place just get the hotel for a night. also that way the hotel gets to clean your bed sheets after you haven't seen the mrs for 2 months, its going to get sweaty.
Cheapest hotel i found was the Intercontinental QR1000 +19% bulls**t charge
Hey if this is true,Hotels are going to hike up the already very high rates and make a bounty at the cost of residents who want to get their relatives over here for few days,fail to understand we want to compete with UAE in all other matters but in this case we go in the opposite direction,this is not fair MOI is not helping residents but the hotels to do business at the cost of residents.
so what happens if you have friends coming to visit and stay with you? They HAVE to stay in a Hotel?
it's true, just went there yesterday. I need to get a tourist visa for my mom, anybody knows a hotel that i can get in cheap price? approximately how much?
if true, good news. reduce some ques. he actual need will go to hotel.