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Students from India- Pristine beaches of the Maldives or the opulence of Qatar?

DevSB

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What route is everyone planning on taking? I am somewhat confused about how I should travel; if someone has confirmed their itinerary or is planning to book soon, let us discuss..
 

Shadow_Man

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India
Category........
STUDY
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
23/04/2021
Med's Done....
23-11-2020
Passport Req..
24-07-2021
VISA ISSUED...
13-08-2021
Does Qatar have covid-19 test available at airport? Also does they still issue visa on arrival? in case we need to get the test from somewhere else.

There are a lot of flights via Doha it seems which is why asking about it specifically. Never checked much on Maldives route.
 

DevSB

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no testing at the airport, apparently they test you while you exit the airport
and yes, its a visa on arrival for Indian passport holders

Maldives is more relaxing in reality :cool:
 
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Shadow_Man

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India
Category........
STUDY
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
23/04/2021
Med's Done....
23-11-2020
Passport Req..
24-07-2021
VISA ISSUED...
13-08-2021
no testing at the airport, apparently they test you while you exit the airport
and yes, its a visa on arrival for Indian passport holders

Maldives is more relaxing in reality :cool:
Hmm, if they don't provide tests on airport then are you planning to stay there for some days and get tested from other sources? We need to provide test results from last country of departure right?
 

DevSB

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That is what everyone is doing, I believe no airports are offering on-site testing at the moment, Bole airport in Addis did at some point but not anymore
I think everyone halts for a couple of days in a third destination and gets tested there
 
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Shadow_Man

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India
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CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
23/04/2021
Med's Done....
23-11-2020
Passport Req..
24-07-2021
VISA ISSUED...
13-08-2021
Oh damn. Well guess there is no other way at least till August 21.
 
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Neha.karnad

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Does Qatar have covid-19 test available at airport? Also does they still issue visa on arrival? in case we need to get the test from somewhere else.

There are a lot of flights via Doha it seems which is why asking about it specifically. Never checked much on Maldives route.
No testing for transit, the testing is literally 10 steps after immigration!! Visa on arrival (relatively decent criteria).
 
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Alpha_Wolf

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1. Maldives, you will love it there haha its amazing to relax. But can be costly on the pocket bro. Can connect with me, 2 of my classmates relaxed for 2.5 days there and then went to Canada. I’ll share a file that they gave me as experience.

2. Qatar. No idea.

3. Did you try Mexico? A friend went that route and had ZERO hassles. With a canada visa, its a breeze there. Do some homework or let me know, I have a file somewhere for that one.
 

DevSB

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What are these files about?

To be honest, I’ve been reading about folks travelling via Mexico and it’s generally been hassle free, but I’d personally prefer the Maldives because it’s nice to relax for a week or so ( and those islands will be going under fairly soon )

I’m also hearing about Albania , Ukraine and some other countries, not confident about those
 
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Alpha_Wolf

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What are these files about?

To be honest, I’ve been reading about folks travelling via Mexico and it’s generally been hassle free, but I’d personally prefer the Maldives because it’s nice to relax for a week or so ( and those islands will be going under fairly soon )

I’m also hearing about Albania , Ukraine and some other countries, not confident about those
Ohh the files are their experiences they shared on our class group lol