My son was born in Kuwait and I got a passport for him here but I sent him back to my country within 2 months because I was having a residence problem with my company. Now I don’t have any problems. My wife and two daughters have visas until October 2011. My question is — Can I get my son on a visit visa to Kuwait and then transfer him to a dependent visa? He is 6 months old.

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Answer: Yes, you can easily get a visit visa for him and later transfer him to a dependent visa because he is an infant. But I don’t understand why you straightaway don’t apply for a dependent visa. It takes the same amount of time, the same papers and will save you going to the immigration department again to apply for a dependent visa.