got into the same situation blaqdog, been hired last nov, 2010 as med tech, finished all the verification of papers 3rd week of january 2011, they said visa is applied already but up until now, still no visa... i wonder what went wrong. everytime i askd my agency regarding my visa status, theyre saying just wait. but one of my friend who also applied and hire same time with me, had his visa last march and his flyt to doha is this coming may 15. im also frustrated, its ok to wait as long as they will update you on whats happening, but unfortunately theyre not. whats ur profession blaqdog?