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Old Mar 1st 2013, 8:57 pm
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Originally Posted by 2BritsInSaudi
thank you, so we should just say family emergency and that should be enough? i thought the consulate could maybe direct us to some western doctors who may do it for westerners? i couldn't imagine a british/white expat diplomat being refused request for abortion through private medicine? or am i wrong? it just seemed to me before I came that if you're a brit here in saudi, you can get your way somehow? or was i just beyond naive
Tell your HR your wife has family emergency and must leave and come back later. Do not tell them it's a medical emergency because that does not hold water (there are hospitals here).

The consulate will not advise you how to break laws of the host country.
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You can make your wine but you can't walk into a clinic and claim abortion on the grounds of diplomatic immunity.
One thing to add. Trip trap trip trap!
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Old Mar 1st 2013, 9:07 pm
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Default Re: Urgent! Medical Care in Saudi? Pregnant!

Originally Posted by 2BritsInSaudi
thank you, so we should just say family emergency and that should be enough? i thought the consulate could maybe direct us to some western doctors who may do it for westerners? i couldn't imagine a british/white expat diplomat being refused request for abortion through private medicine? or am i wrong? it just seemed to me before I came that if you're a brit here in saudi, you can get your way somehow? or was i just beyond naive
A British diplomat would go back to the UK. You have two choices...leave and go to the UK or have the baby. I suppose you also have a third choice...if you try breaking/bending the Saudi rules and finish up in Saudi jail...or worse.
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One thing to add. Trip trap trip trap!
Don't troll. You're the moderator, remember?
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does anybody know how much a re-entry visa costs?

thank you either way to everyone who has replied.
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Old Mar 1st 2013, 11:08 pm
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Default Re: Urgent! Medical Care in Saudi? Pregnant!

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does anybody know how much a re-entry visa costs?

thank you either way to everyone who has replied.
In the overall scope of things, does that really matter?

How much does jail time work out for you and your wife in purely cash terms?

As said before, get a flight, just go and do it.

Personal liberty/freedom cannot be measured in £/$/€/SAR
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starting to lose sympathy....
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I think he/she's a troll
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Originally Posted by 2BritsInSaudi
... it just seemed to me before I came that if you're a brit here in saudi, you can get your way somehow? or was i just beyond naive
What on earth gave you that idea? Sorry but you are not only being naive but rather arrogant and foolish. Being British counts for very little if you are caught breaking their laws. I suggest you do more research on Shariah Law in KSA before you end up in jail or worse.
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Originally Posted by 2BritsInSaudi
i couldn't imagine a british/white expat diplomat being refused request for abortion through private medicine?
are you a diplomat? I do hope not.

or am i wrong? it just seemed to me before I came that if you're a brit here in saudi, you can get your way somehow? or was i just beyond naive
You are very very naive.
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In the overall scope of things, does that really matter?
exactly! oh, and the fact that you can't really just 'buy one'.
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I think he/she's a troll
troll or a fool?

Op stop messing around, get your wife on a plane today or have the baby.
even considering bring in medication or approaching a doctor on the quiet will very likely result in a jail term.
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are you a diplomat? I do hope not.
given the current state of the FCO i wouldn't be at all surprised
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I think he/she's a troll
you always call troll.
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Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine
starting to lose sympathy....
Don't remember you having any?

How do people get jobs who seem to lack the ability to fight their way out of a paper bag?
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