Resident Card and School For Children

Last activity 08 March 2017 by ilkecan

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MacBayneNew member29 July 2015 14:17:27

Hello All-

I will be arriving in Doha in a few weeks with my family and have been told that they cannot start school until they have their Resident Visa - I was told that this process can take 6 months because of the requirement for 6 salary deposits.

Firstly, has anyone been through this process already and what was the reality of the process? Is it really this long? Any ways to speed up the process?

Secondly, what optuions have people done to keep their kids up to date with schooling if they need to be out for 6 months? Tutoring? Nannies?

Both my wife and I will be working so homeschooling is not an option at least during the day. Ironically enough I am a teacher but these rules are the government's not my school. I am worried about the missed instruction and also the lack of socialisation with their peers at school.

Thanks in advance!
Scott

ilkecanNew member08 March 2017 06:29:10

Hello Scott,

I am looking at the forum with same concerns and found your entry.
We are moving in Doha in mid April. As soon as i understand, nurseries only accept children until the age 4 and he will be almost 4 if we have to wait 6 months for the residency.
Can you kindly share your experiences? He doesn't speak English and i am concerned about the pre-school acceptance process.
Many thanks in advance.

Best Regards
ILKE

BhavnaTeam08 March 2017 11:40:02

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Hi Ilke, welcome on board

Make sure to create a new topic on the Doha forum so that members can see your thread and provide you some feedback.

MacBayne has not connected since long.

All the best,
Bhavna

ilkecanNew member08 March 2017 11:57:20

Thank you very much Bhavna

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