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South African Passport Holders over the age of 65

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Latest post on 18 September 2012 - 13:02

hi catberry, we didnt include any paperwork at all except for my husbands visa and i think a letter from his company. but it certainly cant hurt! edited to add, your husband has to have his PR before he can sponsor anyone to visit <em>edited by kitsune on 18/09/2012</em>

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Latest post on 17 September 2012 - 20:50

Thank you kitsune. We're going to try and include "certificates of good health" from their doctors, as well as a letter of goodstanding from their medical aid. Do they need some kind of letter stating that they are on pension?

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kitsune47864

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 16:39

Hi catberry, you or your husband needs to go to the immigration department that is on the corner of khalifa street and the al shamal highway. You need to take with you your passport with your residence visa and a copy of your parents passports and the dates they want to travel. Just get a number and get in line. When you get to the front of the queu explain what you want. They will then tell you the name of the officer you need to see to get the special dispensation. If you are lucky he will be there and you can get it done relatively easily, if not, you just keep going back until you see the guy and he stamps or signs it. The difficulty is just that there is no guarantee that they will actually grant the visa, you just have to hope....... Good luck

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 13:16

Hey there folks. Would someone be able to give me a summary of how to go about this in the correct & shortest way? I am 6 and a half month's pregnant and we are relocating to Qatar next week from Abu Dhabi. So not only do we have to look for a villa, new gynae and hospital to give birth, find a live-in nanny, we also need to apply for visas for my retired folks to come and visit as I would like to have them in Doha with me for the birth! Any advice will be helpful. Thank you so much

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Latest post on 04 September 2012 - 19:46

oh gosh yes! sorry! i totally meant to update this. basically yes. we did. it was a monumental pain the rear. DH ended up queuing for about 4 hours every night for 5 nights in row (it was over ramadan, so no idea if its easier normally) he had to see 3 different people, but eventually yes they did give us a 30 day visa. if you want to extend the visa for another 30 days (which we have just done) the person has to go and have blood tests and xrays done at the medical commission (the same place everyone goes for their visa medicals), wait a day for the results and then go to immigration with the results and get the visa extended. that sounds like a hassle, but compared to getting the visa in the first place, it was actually really easy and quick. we got the medical done and visa extendedd in less than 48 hours. hope this helps!

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Latest post on 04 September 2012 - 10:16

they wouldnt let us apply at all. the signatures are to get a dispensation, so that we can start the application process. am not suprised that you had a different experience than me, one thing that does seem to be a constant here, is that nothing is constant! but saying that, as far as i know, you cannot apply for a visit visa for anyone over the age of 65 with a south african passport unless you get a special dispensation. how you actually go about getting that dispensation, well, i suspect like most things here, its down to who you get on the day.......... Please can you tell me if you eventually got them the Visa? <em>edited by BJB on 04/09/2012</em>

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