Hi guys, I need help regarding a visa. I don't know if this is the right form to ask. My father is Pakistani, and he worked in Saudi Arabia for around 30 years. Now, he wants to go to Bangladesh permanently. However, since he is Pakistani, he can't get a visa there. So, his friend convinced him to do a re-entry exit to Dubai. He obtained a visa there, and his friend told him he would arrange an exit to Bangladesh on the same passport by canceling the Dubai visa. Is it possible to do this on the same day? Can he cancel the visa, or will my father get in trouble because his friend, who is only a porter, has access to a computer without permission? He claims he will cancel the visa from the computer and arrange a visa to Bangladesh on the same passport.
From Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
From Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Hello Fatimahs,
Irrespective of the rules, please note that your father's friend seems to be either ignorant or taking you for a ride. He can "manage" – if that's the right word – the exit from Dubai. But when your father lands in Bangladesh, he will definitely need the visa issued by the competent authority... not by anyone, as the friend suggests. If anyone with access to a computer can issue or cancel visas, the world would be in chaos by now, I am sure.
In all probability, I think your father is making the wrong choice by planning to go to Bangladesh – given the historical reasons you mentioned, obtaining a visa would indeed be tough. Maybe he needs to rethink his future plans.
All the best.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Irrespective of the rules, please note that your father's friend seems to be either ignorant or taking you for a ride. He can "manage" – if that's the right word – the exit from Dubai. But when your father lands in Bangladesh, he will definitely need the visa issued by the competent authority... not by anyone, as the friend suggests. If anyone with access to a computer can issue or cancel visas, the world would be in chaos by now, I am sure.
In all probability, I think your father is making the wrong choice by planning to go to Bangladesh – given the historical reasons you mentioned, obtaining a visa would indeed be tough. Maybe he needs to rethink his future plans.
All the best.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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