Hello,
I am filling out Form IMM 5669, and I am unsure what to do for one year; I was hired by a company in Dubai, UAE, and assigned to a project in Doha, Qatar. The company was not able to issue me a work permit in Qatar. I was on a UAE work permit, making me eligible for a 3 months GCC Visitor visa. So I spent that year going to Qatar for three months, traveling back to Dubai for a few days, and going back again to Qatar for 3 months. I did this 4 times, and then the company got me a work permit in Qatar, so I moved permanently to Qatar.
Following are the timelines :
2017/07 - 2017/10 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days)
2017/02 - 2017/04 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Sudan(My home country, For few days)
2017/04 - 2017/07 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days)
2016/11 - 2017/10 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days to cancel UAE work permit)
2017/10 - 2022/08 Doha (Qatar Work permit)
Note that during all this time, I was on a UAE work permit, and my salary was paid to a UAE bank account. The PCC issued by the UAE covers that period. However, Qatar, on the other hand, does not issue a PCC for the period I spent in Qatar on a visitor visa (I got an email from the embassy saying that).
My questions :
For the personal history, do I choose Dubai for the whole period since I was on a UAE work permit, although I spent most of the time in Qatar, and include the times I spent in Qatar as travel history? if so, what would I put in my address/es for that time?
or do I just specify each period I spent in UAE and Qatar separately in different sections of my personal history and match the address? It would be a lot of sections, though!
I will be writing an explanation letter anyway to avoid confusion; however, I am also trying to avoid delays by making a mistake in the forms.
Thanks
I am filling out Form IMM 5669, and I am unsure what to do for one year; I was hired by a company in Dubai, UAE, and assigned to a project in Doha, Qatar. The company was not able to issue me a work permit in Qatar. I was on a UAE work permit, making me eligible for a 3 months GCC Visitor visa. So I spent that year going to Qatar for three months, traveling back to Dubai for a few days, and going back again to Qatar for 3 months. I did this 4 times, and then the company got me a work permit in Qatar, so I moved permanently to Qatar.
Following are the timelines :
2017/07 - 2017/10 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days)
2017/02 - 2017/04 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Sudan(My home country, For few days)
2017/04 - 2017/07 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days)
2016/11 - 2017/10 Doha (Visa on arrival)
Dubai (For few days to cancel UAE work permit)
2017/10 - 2022/08 Doha (Qatar Work permit)
Note that during all this time, I was on a UAE work permit, and my salary was paid to a UAE bank account. The PCC issued by the UAE covers that period. However, Qatar, on the other hand, does not issue a PCC for the period I spent in Qatar on a visitor visa (I got an email from the embassy saying that).
My questions :
For the personal history, do I choose Dubai for the whole period since I was on a UAE work permit, although I spent most of the time in Qatar, and include the times I spent in Qatar as travel history? if so, what would I put in my address/es for that time?
or do I just specify each period I spent in UAE and Qatar separately in different sections of my personal history and match the address? It would be a lot of sections, though!
I will be writing an explanation letter anyway to avoid confusion; however, I am also trying to avoid delays by making a mistake in the forms.
Thanks
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