One of my dear friend wanted to come over for a visit next month from Cairo and we all super excited rite, then 2 days back she found out that she needs to get a visa to come here...fair enuff we all need visa sometimes..true? but to come to Qatar,she needs to get a visa from a hotel and pay the hotel a minimum 1 nite stay plus the visa fees before she could come here? which comes up around 700 QAR in totaly in a 2 star hotel not even at the Ritz, does that makes any sense? its completely insane to me and truly disappointing for the both of us.
I understand that the country doesn't want to have any immigrant issues...fine and they don't need any money from tourism ( nothing touristic here anyway ! ) but what they are doing here is very restricted. For us Malaysian...yes, no problem..you pay 100 QAR at the airport and you get 1 month stay easy and hassle free but for those who needs visa and for visiting purposes ( unless u are related and can prove that you are related ) the rules above apply , sigh!!
It should be a case by case basis noo?
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Interesting reading about your way of life there. I invite you to drop by my New Prairie Woman blog to comment and follow if you can.
Look forward to reading more about your life!
Susie
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