Resident visa process.... hope this will help
I have been through the process to get resident visa for my wife and child. Thought of putting the process here if it is of help to some one.
Process.
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1. Get an application form from internet or directly from Labour department(C ring road, next to American hospital)
2. Type the application form by a typist or by yourself.
3. Get the signature and seal from your sponsor at the last page and put your signature as well in the application form.
4. Submit the application form with the following documents.
a. A letter from your employer, explaining your position and salary (for those who are working in the government, their letters should be authorised by the Ministry of Labor and Social and specify the contract type).
b. Passport copy of husband, wife and children.
c. Enclose statements of wife's children and her adopted children and mention adoption reasons.
d. Salary statement for 6 months approved by a signature or a stamp from the bank. ( some times 3 months statement will work)
e. Marriage certificate approved by your country's embassy and by the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ( Copy of attested certificate will work)
f. Copy of birth certificates of children and approved by your country's embassy and by Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ( Copy of attested certificate will work)
g. Copy of Academic Qualification approved by your country's embassy and by Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ( Copy of attested certificate will work)
h. Copy of the electricity bill. (not necessarily in your name)
5. After submitting the application, get a receipt with application number and track the status through this link http://www.mol.gov.qa/MLSAServices/Laborservices/LbrReqInfo.aspx . Click on the seccond radio button and enter the application number and Your QID. Initially the status will be in "U", Status will change to "Y"
6. After seeing the status "Y", Go to Labour again and get a printout with the visa application number.( You can take the printout directly from website also).
7. Track the status through the link http://www.moi.gov.qa/site/english/eServices/index.html and click on "Visa approval tracking"
8. Once you see "Ready for printing" status in the above website, go to Immigration with the paper that you got from Labour department and original passport of the applicants and yours. No application is required
9. Pay the amount and get the visa (and a sticker, if it is a change from visit visa to resident pasted in the passport).
10. Now you need to go for medical with the following documents.
1. Original passport.
2. Passport size photos.
3. QAR 100 (in cash) for each person.
11. Then wait for the status change in the above site, once the status is changed, you will get a form from the above website where you need to fill some supplementary data.
12. Proceed for finger print with the printout from website after Medical approval( they just need the visa number. To be on the safer side, go with all papers).
13. Go back to immigration with the following
Printout of the form from MOI website, duly filled, after medical approval.
Copy of ID and passport of sponsor,
Paper from medical
QR 250, if you are applying residency for one year and same amount for every additional year.
and get the RP card by paying the required amount and enjoy life in qatar.
Hope this data is really useful. If it is usefull, just ping with a thankyou note to my mail id [email protected].
Don't hesitate to contact me if you need any further help on this.
Jacko Rofl
Meera - this was posted on 29th of sept 2009. do u think you are gona get a reply?
Lol Pajju... "asking what is your salary"
Hi dana
I saw your comments was very useful but a small dought, i went to the site mol and started looking, i got shocked all are mensioned in arabic and i saw your comment saying radio control switch 2, can you explain exactly what it means. it will be useful for me to proceed further.
Cheers
Meeranbe
hello danagrace,my husband is also applying for a resident visa for us my 2months son and me..just ask if i do need to have a medical test in the philippines?and if you can tell me the whole process in the philippines(qatar embassy)would really help me since im residing in cebu..thanks
Dear danagrace,
The details posted by you are great...
I am planning to shift from India to Doha in next one month.My family include my wife & 4 year old son.
I am in the process of getting the attestation done for all our documents / certificates.
My question is
If I process a Family Visit Visa, will I be able to put my son in School ?
Will they have to get a Residence Visa before applying for a school ? In that case it is 6 months ?
Please advice
Hello Boss,
I tried to check the status of my family visa "http://www.moi.gov.qa/site/english/" under visa approval tracking" tab but its asking for Visa no. not application no. visa no. should be 12 digit and in my hand i have only application no. thats only 6 digit..can u help on this...
Thanks sa info
Hello,
Application no that I received is 131715, so can you help me out how can i track visa status from http://www.moi.gov.qa, because it asks for 2 Digits and then second column 4 digit, I tried VD-2010-131715 but no luck
you can bring him here on visit only but for a residence, its not possible. however, there is one option you can make. bring your husband here first, have him a work and then both of you can bring your son here and apply for a residence.
Hi gtim. I am supposed to sponsor my child who is 7yrs old for a residence visa is it possible for me to bring him here. Do you have somebody same as my case, what would be the process then? thanks
diane, x-ray and bloodtest are requirements for residence permit. you cannot have this if they found something wrong on that test. Regarding, your second question, it is somewhat confusing... if your working here under the sponsorship of a company they will be the one who will process your working/residence permit. no need for educational certificates.
mahbest, no. above's procedure is applicable only for husband to sponsor his family. however,you can bring your husband here on visit under your sponsorship.
what are the x ray and blood tests for? What are they looking for?
Also, when applying for a residence permit, does the person who is taking up employment have to have minimum education certificates, ie a degree, diploma etc?
Many thanks
What about a working woman here in Qatar with husband in the Philippines can she bring her son with the above requirements or not?
hello dana, know what i got already the residence visa for my children. Actually last December pa. I forgot to post lately to say thank you for the info. It helped a lot.
and where should I go for finger printing? thanks.
thanks for the info.. but may I ask if the application form from the labour dept written in arabic or in enlish? if its in arabic do you know where I can find someone who can type for me?
thanks again.
You just need to go to medical commission, They will take the blood and X-ray. After two days the results will be updated the website. If there is any problem you need to go back to medical commission.
:) Sorry for late reply
What kind of tests did they have to do?
If Im offered a position in Qatar by a leading Company and in order for me to receive a work / resident visa do I need to bring with me Original School Education certificates ?, my issue there is that I have been in the work place for many years and I left School over 20 years ago, Im not certain I have all of them and the quality of the ones I do have are in poor condition.
Thanks
thanks!
If Im offered a position in Qatar by a leading Company and in order for me to receive a work / resident visa do I need to bring with me Original School Education certificates ?, my issue there is that I have been in the work place for many years and I left School over 20 years ago, Im not certain I have all of them and the quality of the ones I do have are in poor condition.
Thanks
thanks for the helpful information !!!
Its very help full
thanks a lot
yeah great help
In practical, Get all the originals attested by your embassy and MOFA. Then take a copy of those attested originals for submission
Hi again
Do the submitted documents need to be notarized as well as attested or are attested copies OK? If we have the originals attested do we have to also get copies attested to hand in or can we make copies of the original attested documents?
Thanks
thank u alot,,,
so its for adopted children only...
thnx
If you want to sponsor, your children and legally adopted children, you need to give all legal papers concerned to adoption.
Danagrace, i have this question for reqts no. 4.c "Enclose statements of wife's children and adopted childred and mentioned adoption reasons."
This is pertaining to what?
Not yours, Your sponsor's( husband)
Thanks so much for that very helpful i don't have a graduation cert does this matter if I'm not intending to work?
Answer to first question: You can very well process family visit visa which can be extended upto 6 months. By that time your husband get 6 months bank statement and can get the resident visa.
Answer to the second question: Marriage certificate, birth certificate and the graduation certificate need to submit to Ministry of foreign affairs in your home country to get it attested by them and then you need to take it to your embassy in qatar to get their stamp on it and then to Ministry of foreign affairs in Qatar. This is the whole attestation process.
Hi
The info you posted on the website is great, There were just a couple of things i wasn't sure about.
Firstly you say 6 months pay slips. Does this mean i cannot get PR until 6 months after my husband starts work in Qatar? if so is there a long term visa i can get until this can be sorted out as we are not willing to be apart for 6 months.
The second thing is how do you get birth and marriage certs attested? what is the process?
Thanks so much for the help
this will help a lot...thanks for sharing info..
thanks i need this info!
bingbong actually wat is ur salary ? and u can sponcer ur wife if u gettin morethan 7000 QR
4200QAR monthly salary is allowed to sponsor his wife?
5400QAR monthly salary is allowed to sponsor his wife?
This is a great help!
Thanks!
This would definitely help a lot of mass, as this is regarded as best kept secret by Mandoops :-)