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Hi all,
How long it takes to process family visa? I am still in US my employer told me that my work has been processed and that my family visa is still in process. I ti sbeen 4 weeks now and no news yet. Any idea how long it takes or how it works?
thanks
az

By USAexpat• 11 Sep 2007 20:58
USAexpat

Your family should be able to come here on a tourist visa... I did-- my husband had a work visa and I got a visa on arrival (the Qatar embassy website in the US doesn't bother to mention this option, maybe because it's only about $15). Anyway, if they haven't worked out your family's residence permits after a month, they can just take a "visa run" to Bahrain or Dubai (I went to Dubai for the weekend) and the countdown starts again. Mine took about 2 months-- and that's not too bad. I've actually never heard of family's having their visa before arrival, not sure what they are trying to get. Most come in on tourist visas, and go straight for the Residence Permits on arrival.

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