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bhills2153
#1
Can anyone advise if my wife needs to change her passport, as in her current passport she is not wearing a head scarf and she has been told by a friend that she will need to do so. BTW she is Syrian and I just realised that my English is terrible in this paragraph!!!!!!
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musicman
#2
Its not necessary at all. She can have her passport picture as it is without any hassle from anyone, whatsoever.

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bhills2153
#3
Thanks MM!
beezer
#4
That's hilarious, haven't heard that one before. Imagine that...don't give them any ideas :p
MisterStretch
#5
She is fine without a scarf in her PP photo or in real life.
DesertDog
#6
My wife's been in and out of the country many times, no need for headscarf in passport photo - sounds like an urban legend to me?
Alliecat
#7
No scarf but we have to wear niqabs :dumbom:
G
#8
I don't have a headscarf on my passport and have had no problems so far, but someone advised my husband after I arrived that I should get photos taken with a scarf for my iqama and other ID. I don't know if it does make a difference but we took extra photos just to be safe.
bhills2153
#9
thanks all.
Alliecat
#10

zara777 wrote:

I don't have a headscarf on my passport and have had no problems so far, but someone advised my husband after I arrived that I should get photos taken with a scarf for my iqama and other ID. I don't know if it does make a difference but we took extra photos just to be safe.


That's hooey!  I am not wearing a scarf in my iqama pic and neither is any other non-Muslim I know here.

musicman
#11
me neither....
bhills2153
#12

musicman wrote:

me neither....


I did not know you were into cross dressing!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

musicman
#13
theres no such thing as CD in this new universe of Unisex.... clothing. would you consider a woman wearing jeans and shirt to be a CD, too, I wonder?
Alliecat
#14

musicman wrote:

would you consider a woman wearing jeans and shirt to be a CD, too, I wonder?


No, cause WE were wearing these FIRST:P

musicman
#15
before or after the Pilgrims landed?
bhills2153
#16

musicman wrote:

theres no such thing as CD in this new universe of Unisex.... clothing. would you consider a woman wearing jeans and shirt to be a CD, too, I wonder?


In that case Musicman, I will pay $50 to see you wear a pair of high heels and a short skirt and walk down the streets of Riyadh. Will anyone raise me?:o

Sparrow
#17
Yip, I raise you, but I already seen him dressed in his Borat Man-kini...black fishnet!! Designed by Alliecat. And we didnt have to pay if was free imagination! :lol::lol:
Alliecat
#18
I plead the 5th!  :lol:
musicman
#19

bhills2153 wrote:
musicman wrote:

theres no such thing as CD in this new universe of Unisex.... clothing. would you consider a woman wearing jeans and shirt to be a CD, too, I wonder?


In that case Musicman, I will pay $50 to see you wear a pair of high heels and a short skirt and walk down the streets of Riyadh. Will anyone raise me?:o


No problems, can be done without a fuss. Thanks to Abhayas. But the stakes are too low. May we add a few more zeros to that number?

bhills2153
#20
Sure $000050. Considering there are more zeros now, you will have to loose the abaya.
musicman
#21
That certainly looks a better offer reading from right to left. Lets negotiate?
bhills2153
#22
Ok you can do platform heels instead of high heels
musicman
#23
how abt we agree on $000,000,000,50
Sparrow
#24
Mistake BHills - as MM says we read from right to left in this kingdom. You owe MM bigtime now :rolleyes:
bhills2153
#25
Not quite, first he has to complete the task, then we can talk about the earnings!

PS: English is from left to right!
musicman
#26
bhills has not done his homework yet, no one speaks "english" here.
bhills2153
#27
Thats actaully very funny.

Musicman I just realised that your a cross dressing comedian!!!!!!

But until you complete the task you may just be labelled a "chicken"!!!!!
musicman
#28
thats OK, we ea chicken here..... anyone want a bite
its obvious you cant afford the price
never mind
i will manage with he tax free petro dollars i make, anyways
thanks for the compliments
i guess its a part of your culture, calling names,  mean?
no issues....
hv a gr8 day and look elsewhere for your CD kink, please
bhills2153
#29
I did not mean to offend so appologies.
musicman
#30
accepted......
take care

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