Changing profession in your Qatar ID

Changing profession in your Qatar ID

Qatar Living
By Qatar Living

Did you ever want to change the profession on your ID card, but didn't know how? Here's some information that will help you with the process. Keep in mind that not all profession change requests will be granted.

The Department of Labour regulates the procedures to change the profession on your Qatar ID based on the form you fill out.

In these procedures, you will have to submit a letter to the management of the administrative affairs of the company in which he works requesting the change of title mentioned in the ID card with the actual title, based on the functional tasks that you perform in the company.

Based on this letter, the management should prepare a new work contract for the employee with the new profession and two copies of the certificate will be issued for the person who is concerned with the correct name.

The company will fill up the form designed to change the profession and get the required signatures on the contract and the attached letters as well as the form by the director of the company who is authorised to sign. The documents will be enclosed with the photocopies of the academic degrees obtained by you along with a photo.

You will also need a bank statement for at least 3 months for the Dept. of Labor to verify.

The contract will be certified by the Department of Labour after the form as well as the attached documents are submitted by you or through the company's representative.

The matter will be reviewed with the Department of Labour in order to take appropriate action after verifying the authencity of the request and then the procedure will be completed in the Department of Expatriates' Affairs until the amendment of the professional name is done in the identity card and work visa with thepassport after paying the prescribed fees (QR 300).

Depending on several conditions, your request may or may not get approved. The process is tedious and will require a lot of follow-up from your end.

Have you ever tried changing profession on your ID? What was your experience?

By salman lambe• 15 Jun 2021 14:29
salman lambe

I want to know if a person is authorized signatory of a company and he wants to change the profession then what is the procedure?

By nowsath91• 13 Jun 2019 12:03
nowsath91

Dear,

I am Looking to change my profession from technician to supervisor, i have certificate with attestation of Ministry affairs. & Translated in Arabic. I will submit to my company. What is the procedure? If I submit, when i can get New ID with new profession? Is it from MOI? I should go to collect? Or company will give? My currently ID will expire 2020. So the new id can i get when company renew my old ID or , before renew my Old id? Can any one assist me? I don’t have knowledge regarding this matter. Please help me. Some one is telling Only old ID renewal time can get new ID with New profession, Please if any body know , pls let me know

By Khaja Waheeduddin• 21 Mar 2019 09:31
Khaja Waheeduddin

Yes the process is complicated. We should suffer for the mistakes done by our company mandoop. I would like to know our mandoop will submit the pre agreement of candidates or not to ministry. If yes than the profession they offered on agreement is different and the profession on visa issued is different. How this come our visa should be on same profession as mentioned on pre- agreement.

Complicated to understand also. Need awareness programs from govt to make expats aware of procedures.

By Afsal abdul• 18 Mar 2019 07:43
Afsal abdul

Hai ilyas brother ,what are the documents required for changing profession and what are the procedures.can u help me.

By ILYASINDIA• 5 Mar 2019 19:11
ILYASINDIA

I applied for profession change and got approval from ministry. i wanted to know the further step to get my new ID.

By Denebo• 10 Dec 2018 21:55
Denebo

hello every one i stay in Qatar for one year 2 months with out job but now i found good job so they request me to change my profession from manger to administrator my old company sponsor deny to give me my old contract yet my new company demanding me to change i have only two weeks pleas show me the way what i suppose to do

By azizdqatar• 1 Oct 2018 10:16
azizdqatar

can i change the profession labour to any profession for driving license without education certificate

By Rashid Kottaprath closed 1656668979• 16 Apr 2017 20:47
Rashid Kottaprath closed 1656668979

Helo...

How long days will take engineer visa transfer to technician visa

By MD ROFIQUL ISLAM• 27 Nov 2016 11:57
MD ROFIQUL ISLAM

How to change profession in resident permit or visa?

dear all friends

I have Diploma in Civil Engineering , i coming in qatar as a Steel Fixer Foreman But before company give me visa as a Mason, (means my residency permit profession is Mason). without my company agreement is Foreman . now my problems around 1 years i am work in company office as a Draftsman & company already Changed my salary & position to draftsman. i have new agreement also from company now i want to change my residency permit , Qatar ID to Draftsman ? i request to company change my qatar id after company asked me bellow paper,

1) School Certificate

2) Old Contact paper

3) New Contact paper

4) 60 QR

they don't tell me detail so kindly anybody give me advice what kind of paper i will send to company ??

thanks

By quddus ahmed• 24 May 2016 16:25
quddus ahmed

Good Day,

Need to ask you a question regarding my profession change.

I have given a visa of Connection Technician a year ago and they agreed to change it to a Mandoop visa now.

I have my Intermediate Certificate from India. so, do i really need to attest and translate those certificates or it is not necessary for the post of Mandoop??

Please reply.

By sahmad2015• 29 Nov 2015 15:24
sahmad2015

How Many days will take change profession on QID....

By sahmad2015• 29 Nov 2015 15:24
sahmad2015

How Many days will take change profession on QID....

By sknazir123• 10 Oct 2015 14:31
sknazir123

I have recently changed my profession and got it attested / approved by labour dept. Final step is to get my new ID from immigration, Please let me know from where I can get application form for new ID card? I searched in MOI site but couldn't get one.

Thanks.

By sknazir123• 10 Oct 2015 14:29
sknazir123

I have recently changed my profession and got it attested / approved by labour dept. Final step is to get my new ID from immigration, Please let me know from where I can get application form for new ID card? I searched in MOI site but couldn't get one.

Thanks.

By sm.rabsan• 5 Feb 2015 18:45
sm.rabsan

i cannot to get driving licence as installation technician, need to change prof..

By Yoyo_ysc• 26 Jan 2015 20:42
Yoyo_ysc

I am happy with current profession as machine operator coz get high payment from the company

By sakaera• 26 Jan 2015 11:46
sakaera

No need. I'm happy with what I have.

By Molten Metal• 26 Jan 2015 11:11
Molten Metal

Hassle .... big hassle ......................................

By HANEEFA MOIDEEN• 26 Jan 2015 10:51
HANEEFA MOIDEEN

It seems the process is very complicated and not much easier.

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