@Magic, I CAN prove it. It has been in the newspapers that people will be receiving a residency permit.

Guess what? It's same in the US, England, Japan, China.

Leasehold and freehold isn't a new concept to Qatar either. When I bought my apartment in England I was given it on leasehold for 99 years. Guess what? Even the British can only get leasehold on some projects in the UK.

As for Freehold, do you even know the definition? It's yours for an unlimited period of time.

Qatar has said that people will get residency permits. Where did Qatar say that people will 'not' get residency permits? You're just passing ill-advice.

If you want to say that you THINK that something else will happen, that's a different story.

You're children are your own family so are included. Direct family members include parents, uncles and aunts.

So you can have 60 million children PLUS 5 extra residency permits. You can also SPONSOR other family members to enter. Getting a residency permit means you can SPONSOR. So you're allowing 5 EXTRA sponsors for ONE property.

As for a 'spot in the desert'. Even a Qatari doesn't choose wherever land he wants. I can't have a spot in the desert unless

1) the land is given to public
2) the land is imharir (which means free to sell)
3) I can find a willing person to sell.

And if you think that Westbay, Lusail, The Pearl.. are 'ghetto' you're obviously to high class for the likes of us rubbish Qataris.

If you wanted to own a standard villa or apartment in an area other than the famous developments, you can still get a leasehold.

You have excellently proven to me that you have NO knowledge of the market, legal system, or procedures.

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