Giving the answer as it were after having asked the question.Didnt turn out to be difficult after all.Took a Salary letter and NOC from my Employer and along with passport and RP and ID copy of my wife and me ,filled up the form outside the Immigration Office( QR 15 only)and then submitted the form.Takes a couple of hours of waiting but that is because the lines are long.The attempts at getting Tourist Visa were not necessary, besides it would have cost a whole lot more.
Giving the answer as it were after having asked the question.Didnt turn out to be difficult after all.Took a Salary letter and NOC from my Employer and along with passport and RP and ID copy of my wife and me ,filled up the form outside the Immigration Office( QR 15 only)and then submitted the form.Takes a couple of hours of waiting but that is because the lines are long.The attempts at getting Tourist Visa were not necessary, besides it would have cost a whole lot more.