Chaperone advice
Hello group,
My partner has today moved to Doha in Qatar. She's gone out ahead of her 12 year-old son to sort out residency and a place to live. In December, once she is settled, I will be following her for a holiday but most importantly, I will be her sons chaperone whilst he makes the trip to join her.
I'm looking for information regarding what his mother and I need to do to ensure there is no issue with me accompanying her son on the trip. He is going as a resident, but I will be obtaining a holiday visa upon arrival. His mother is very nervous that we will be separated going through the airport, etc. Can anyone give me advice about what preparations we need to make so as to not have problems upon arrival in Doha.
We're thinking a letter from his mother but anything else that might be of use will be good to know!
Hopefully, I will find work over there very soon thus paving the way to join them! Getting him there is currently my priority though.
Many thanks.
s_isale - no, the boy isn't mine!
I will get a letter from his mum though. Better to be safe than sorry I think. And she will be meeting us at the airport so if there are any issues, at least she is there to asssist!
From what I've heard though, there shouldn't be any problems. I'm quite confident of that now.
better ask that mother to write a letter and take attessation from her embassy over here, then no problem and more safe too. i done before like this.
the kid is not yours right?
buzzbox..Yes unfortunately thats is a hurdle a lot of Expats face who are in similar situation as you.
Good luck to your immediate travels and long term plans.
Ah cool. Thank you very much for the quick response! So, the hardest part of all this is going to be finding a job for myself! I am determined to join them both. It's hard going already and it's only been a day.
I understand the legal issues around people co-habbting whilst not married but I suppose we will have to cross that bridge when we come to it!
Thanks again.
Al Maha can be booked on line www.al-mahaservices.com and she can even pay for your visa in cash if she books al maha at the airport. Just remember if you pay for the visa you have to pay by card.
As he is 12 he has paid an adult fare so is not an unaccompanied minor, so no Chaparone required. You're a family friend who has escorted him out to make sure he didn't end up in the wrong place and increasing his baggage allowance as he will be staying a while.
If you want you could have a letter from his mother stating she has asked you to accompany him and has given permission for her son to travel in your company, but I don't think it's necessary but may worth as a back up and only used if they are difficult which they usually aren't, but I assume she will meet you at the airport.
Should not be any problem. The son will have a visa already if his mother has managed to get one for him for his Residency. You will need to buy your visa on Arrival. You both can go the same counter at the Immigration counter. You can just say that the boy is a friends son.. (not Girl Friend) and you are accompany him to Qatar.
Should be OK. If you want fast track service then your partner can organise Al Maha escort service from the Airport for you and her son.