When Education City brings in a visitng professor or prospective job candidate they pay full-fare Business Class, usually on Qatar Airways, several nights in a 4-5 star hotel, a driver for a few days, and all meals. And as I mentioned previously there are over 100 visitors to EC a week! Obviously all short notice visits will not be possible as will all visits by persons who cannot give up their passport for a week. I cannot imagine Ramadan/Eid. And no one who is not in their home country will be able to come to Qatar, say a Brit who is traveling in India. He/she will not be able to stop in Qatar without going back to the UK and surrendering his/her passport. I am also aware of several businessmen who are here on secondment and work on a business visa. Their wives are here and have been doing the Bahrain visa run. I presume we will lose these workers as well.
Mandi
When Education City brings in a visitng professor or prospective job candidate they pay full-fare Business Class, usually on Qatar Airways, several nights in a 4-5 star hotel, a driver for a few days, and all meals. And as I mentioned previously there are over 100 visitors to EC a week! Obviously all short notice visits will not be possible as will all visits by persons who cannot give up their passport for a week. I cannot imagine Ramadan/Eid. And no one who is not in their home country will be able to come to Qatar, say a Brit who is traveling in India. He/she will not be able to stop in Qatar without going back to the UK and surrendering his/her passport. I am also aware of several businessmen who are here on secondment and work on a business visa. Their wives are here and have been doing the Bahrain visa run. I presume we will lose these workers as well.
Mandi