how can i transfer to another sponsor? please help me.
i am working now in my company for almost 8months. and before they hired me they promise me to increase my salary after 3months but till now no increase given to me. then i was business visa before but i went back to philippines bcoz my sponsor got a problem so the company i work now let me exit and send me the working visa to come back but i paid for the plane ticket. now i want to transfer to another sponsor because i need a good salary to sustain the needs of my family because i am the bread winner and one thing is my accommodation they give is too bad, too dirty and its not a room its a stock room.. and there are lots of bed lies. so i got so many problems with these.. i already talk to my boss but no action taken.. do i have the right to transfer to another sponsor and to get NOC.??
my status visa now is working. but i was hired here.. it just happened that my business visa sponsor got a problem with their CR no. so i need to exit here in qatar. then after i exit my company now sent me the working visa..
Under local residency rules for expatriates that are currently in force:
1- You cannot change your sponsor unless you have completed a minimum of two years under the first employer. If this is your second or third employer, the minimum period required to qualify for a release is one year.
2- The decision to give you a visa release is purely that of the sponsor. If they agree, you can change your job. If not, you are forced to stay with this sponsor or employer or leave for good if you so desire. In any case, a release is not valid unless you have completed at least two full years (from the date shown on your work visa) under the first sponsor.
3- If you decide to leave Qatar, you will be banned from re-entry on a work visa for a period of two years. This period however can be waived if your earlier sponsor agrees to such a request from your new employer and this agreement is endorsed by the interior ministry.
As long as the employer has provided you everything such as salary, allowances and other benefits outlined in the contract, you have no legal basis to complain.
Regarding the seedy accommodation- this can be sorted with your employer on an amicable basis such as seeking a housing allowance instead of company provided accommodation.
You should have ensured the salary you agreed with your sponsor before taking the job, is sufficient for your needs here and to support your family in the Philippines. Honestly, there's no point in cribbing over it now, at this stage.
If the salary and benefits agreed upon and mentioned in the contract are not being provided, you have a right to contact the labor department and seek redress of your greivances.
your residence status is not clear to me ... are you saying that you have a residence permit nor or not
like what exemptional basis??
Even IF your sponsor granted you a NOC letter, based on the new rules, it is EXTREMELY hard to transfer the sponsorship before the employee completed 2 years with the same sponsor. It can be done only on the exceptional basis.