OK this sounds totally bizarre to me, I believe you guys in what you are saying, this is Doha and theres no such thing as common sense here, and loads of stupid dumb ass rules in place. I travel within the GCC on a regualr basis, Dubai, Bahrain and Muscat and have never had this happen, my RP gets renewed every September, and I've just come back from Dubai. So if this 6 month thing stands how on earth do you travel, is there a special doc you get or what? Sorry if I'm sounding dumb here but it just sounds bizarre!!