May I ask if the e-mail was helpful enough in convincing the cic officer..thanks sushsmart15 for the reply..i was also thinking in the same line....but I hope the rules like this in Qatar are more transparent and CIC acknowledges these exceptions in their website itself so that the applicants doesn't have to be in a state of limbo..
Will appreciate your help as I too was im visit visa in Qatar and am not able to find any resource.