sorry for the late response. anyway for tatess, sorry, i forgot to note that we applied in the job as married couple and i believe they will prepare the visa with corresponding status. we expect a suitable accommodation for married employees. they hired us in the single (bachelor) post but not i guess relative to the civil status. so i believe, there's no need to change from single to married in any documents since "married" has already been established from the start. we just lack the secpa which the delay is beyond our hands already. what we have for now is the nso-authenticated and stamped civil registrar-certified true copy of our marriage certificate. so my question i guess should have been "is it acceptable in Qatar as proof" while we don't have yet the secpa and the red ribbon.sorry for the phrasing of my queries.