Dear friend.,

Offcourse. You can convert family visit to residence without exit the country.

Go to Madina khalifa passport office - gate #4 and take token for 'all services'
ask the counter staff ' NEED TO CONVERT VISIT VISA TO RESIDENCE", THEY WILL CHARGE YOU QR.500 FOR THAT.KEEP A CREDIT / DEBIT CARD WITH YOU AS THEY DIDN'T ACCEPT CASH.

TAKE ORIGINAL PASSPORT OF YOUR WIFE AND A COPY OF THE NEW VISA (ie: RESIDENCE)

ONCE COMPLETED ABOVE
GO TO MEDICAL COMMISSION WITH YOUR WIFE AND DOCUMENTS.
TELL THEM U R GOING TO CONVERT VISIT VISA TO RESIDENCE. U HAVE TO PAY QR. 100 THERE. BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY TEST AS YOU DONE ALLREADY.

AFTER THAT GO TO FINGER PRINT DEPARTMENT WITH ALL DOCUMENTS AND THE SLIP WHICH U RECEIVED FROM THE MEDICAL COMMISSION,
FINGER PRINT FOR FAMILY IS AVAILABLE AT MESAIMEER SERVICE CENTRE IN ABUHAMOUR (JUST OPOSITE TO MEDICAL COMMISSION , BEHIND THE WOQOD, NEAR TO MESAIMEER POLICE STATION)

AT THE SAME TIME GO TO ANY MEDICAL CLINIC AND TAKE A TEST FOR BLOOD GROUP.

AFTER ONE DAY GO TO MESAIMEER SERVICE CENTRE AND TAKE TOKEN FOR RP STAMPING.

SUBMIT UR WIFE'S PASSPORT, APPLICATION WICH U RECEIVED FROM THE FINGER PRINT (THERE SHOULD BE A PPT SIZE PHOTO AND WIFE'S SIGNATURE) AND THE BLOOD GROUP TESTING REPORT.

YOU HAVE TO PAY QR. 500 THERE FOR 0NE YEAR, U CAN PAY FOR 2/3 YEARS ALSO IF U WISH. THERE IS 20% DISCOUNT ALSO IF U R PAYING FOR 3 YEARS.

U WILL GET VISA STAMPED ON HER PPT AND ALSO THE ID CARD.

AIF U REQUIRED TO KNOW MORE FEEL FREE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO [email protected]

THESE ALL PROCEDURED I HAD DONE LAST WEEK FOR MY WIFE