What a strange set up!!

Frugaluga
By Frugaluga

A father can sponsor his daughter until she is 25 but his son until he is 19? can anyone enlighten me as to why?

By verisimilitude• 7 Mar 2010 08:21
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verisimilitude

Is this thread a means to vent your frustration on the system or are you looking for ways to solve the problem?

Anyway, if you have a letter from your son's college or school (or if you can fabricate one) saying that he is still studying there (either here in Qatar or abroad), then you can approach one of the senior officers at the immigration and they can help you out.

I know this cos I was under my dad's sponsorship until I was 26 or 27... all they need is proof that your son is not employed here...

Also, if he is studying abroad, there is a provision (you have to pay for it) whereby you can bring him to Qatar just once a year without having visa cancelled, which is not the case for usual visa holders who's visas get cancelled after six months...

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By Frugaluga• 6 Mar 2010 22:06
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Frugaluga

In Qatar i can sponsor him until he is 25 - if not 19!! and my mistake was that my daughter can be sponsored by me for the rest of my life provided she doesnt get married! Genius system!

"They say football is not a matter of life or death - i can assure you its more serious than that" - Bill Shankly

By Frugaluga• 6 Mar 2010 21:59
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Frugaluga

I should know because my son is not allowed on my visa and the reason - because he is 19!!!!

"They say football is not a matter of life or death - i can assure you its more serious than that" - Bill Shankly

By anonymous• 6 Mar 2010 21:50
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anonymous

19 is not correct

HUMAN'S BRAIN :-- cut down hundreds of thousands of trees every day,make paper outta it, then they write/print on it "save trees"

By anonymous• 6 Mar 2010 21:05
anonymous

I am not sure if that is the reasoning but couldn't think of anything logical so took a shot.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

By Frugaluga• 6 Mar 2010 21:05
Frugaluga

If that is the case then their reasoning is pretty unreasonable!

"They say football is not a matter of life or death - i can assure you its more serious than that" - Bill Shankly

By anonymous• 6 Mar 2010 20:54
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anonymous

Son becomes self-sufficient at the age of 19, Daughter not till 25. Maybe that's their reasoning.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

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