Suicide threat over denial of family visa

Anteca
By Anteca

DOHA: A young Arab expatriate told a popular phone-in programme of Qatar Radio on Sunday in an unusually distraught call that he felt like committing suicide since his efforts to get his family here for the past three years had failed.

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By s_isale• 12 Jan 2011 07:09
s_isale

He could always go back isnt it?

COuld be behind bars by now, if you read the opinion given by the lawyer

By anonymous• 11 Jan 2011 21:35
anonymous

Had a massive fall out! So it is political.

I hope somebody helps this poor man soon. What a shower of *hits they are if they don't allow a hard working man to be reunited with his family.

No wonder he is depressed, who would not be.

By ex.ex.expat• 11 Jan 2011 19:17
ex.ex.expat

but couched in terms of limiting the number of any one nationality that can come her for security reasons.

By anonymous• 11 Jan 2011 19:10
anonymous

Feel sorry for him, depression is a real killer and I hope he gets the Visa for his family.

What's with the Jordanian visas, a colleague of mine was also telling me few days back that it's very difficult to get family visa if you are from Jordan

By ex.ex.expat• 11 Jan 2011 18:59
ex.ex.expat

and perhaps jail, according to the article. Sorry to say it but Qatar has a long way to go in terms of understanding mental illness :(

By simplecomplex• 11 Jan 2011 18:57
simplecomplex

Severe homesickness causes depression and may lead to suicide. Bringing your family here will be a cure somehow so the government and the embassy concerned should help these people.

By ex.ex.expat• 11 Jan 2011 18:56
ex.ex.expat

since it still is next to impossible to get a Jordanian a visa for their family from what I hear at work.

By ex.ex.expat• 11 Jan 2011 18:54
ex.ex.expat

I find most people here do not know how to deal with any of the signs and symptoms of mental illness. They often view it as weak faith and don't want to address the underlying issues.

By britexpat• 11 Jan 2011 18:51
britexpat

Leaving aside the visa issue, I find it strange that his threat wasn't taken seriously. surely, the authorities should have acted to ensure that he was safe.

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