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I got my work visa today and noticed that it is only valid for 3 months. To verify what type of visa was issued since it was written in Arabic, I logged on the website of the Ministry of Interior. I found out that it is a work visit visa single entry. Can anybody explain to me the difference of a work visa from a work visit visa and work permit and also a residence visa and a residence permit. What will my employer issue to me upon the expiration of my work visit visa while I am in Qatar? Thanks.
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e46M3 said
Entry Visa ...Basically you've been issued a visa that allows you to enter Qatar to take up employment.
After you arrive your employer has three months in which to complete the formalities to get you a work/residence permit.
A work visit visa is essentially a business visa for people who have work to do but don't intend to settle in the country.
Residence permits are usually issued to non-employable residents such as minors with their family etc.
However all these are interchangeable.
The bottom line is what matters is getting into the country and going through the procedures for a residence/work permit. These include the obligatory medical and police registration. All are handled by the sponsor/employer.
navigee said
Thank you ...Thank you E46 for the clarification.
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Animesh Kumar Mandal said
Fully furnished accomodation at reasonable rate at Doha ...I am searching a fully furnished family accomodation wihin a range of 4500-5000QR!!
id4docy said
I NEED WORKING VISA ...I AM MR ADEGBITE TAJUDEEN NEED WORKING VISA TO QATAR,
Qais said
Work Visa, how long? ...Congratulations for getting your work visa! How long did you need to wait to finally get the work visa? I have been waiting now for nearly 4 weeks to get my work visa and I am running out of patience :-( ! Is it normal to take this much time?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Qais said
Work Visa, how long? ...Congratulations for getting your work visa! How long did you need to wait to finally get the work visa? I have been waiting now for nearly 4 weeks to get my work visa and I am running out of patience :-( ! Is it normal to take this much time?
Thanks a lot for your help!
abouhashem said
"Work Visa" we are running out of patience ...It is really hard to wait and wait, without knowing anything about your Visa and the date you gonna leave...as a matter of fact i work for a TV station here in Lebanon and when i got the contract from Jaz i told them that i have to go but i didnot resign.
Now everyday they ask me, when are you leaving and as you know i have no damn answer...
anyways still waiting
abouhashem
abouhashem
Bravo5 said
Urgent Reply on Work Visa ...Hi All,
I today got a visa which is a work visa and allow me to enter Qatar within six months and it says it is valid for 4 years. Apparently it is a work visit visa. Please somebody clarify me,
Is this valid for three months only and should my employee
convert this into work visa once I visit Qatar.
Should I face to a medical test.
Is there a risk of not renewing this visa after three months.
My ticket is also not a return ticket.
Please clarify
Thanx
SecureID said
Time lines for WorK visa ...HI ,
Is there any information available on the current time lines for processing work visa ?
natastreb said
Employment Visa ...Hi Everyone!
I am in the UAE and have resigned from my job here because I received an employment in Qatar. I received my qatar employment Visa here. I will take a week vacation in manila and go to qatar directly. Will the immigration authorities in the Philippines will allow me to leave the country with a qatar employment Visa? I wish someone can help me with this one.
pangasinense_rc said
natastreb ...What do you mean by Employement Visa? There is no such thing as employement visa...it must be a Visit visa for family members,Visit visa for wives and children,Work visa under the sponsorship of companies and institutes,Work visa under personal sponsorship(servants and others..),Return visa,Tourist visa,Business visa,Multi-visit visa,Visa for companions of GCC nationals....any of the above mentioned visas requires you to undergo authentication process to Qatar Embassy in Manila, the embassy will also provide you other procedure for you to have a legal exit in our Immigration in Manila. Other option is to take the service of a travel or recruitment agency(authorized)in Manila and let them do the documentations but of course you need to payout for the service.
It all applies if your point of origin is Manila, which is a lot complicated than entering Qatar from Dubai(as point of origin).
Hope I made a small point.
God Bless You All!!!
desto said
natastreb... ...I have the same case as natastreb. I am from Saudi and I got a visa from a company in Doha. According to the company in Doha, I could come directly to Qatar without going to the home country. I posted my inquiry at other thread and someone responded that he has the same case and was able to enter Qatar directly.
shaf17ster said
Can work on visit visa ...Hi im in for 3 moths qatar on visit visa.
Can i work on this visit visa for 3 months . Or whether i should have work visa to work here?
F.Nusrath said
I need a working visa ...Is there any way to get work visa?
please advise me.my mail id is F.Nusrath/-a-t-/gmail.com.
my current visa is a personal visa and its gonna expire december 9th.
so im in an ergent.
Nusrath
ravisankar_p said
business visa ...can anybody help me ???/
how can i get a business visa to bring
my brother ..
for 1 month ....
its urgent please help me
mrovais said
2 months and 20 days ...Dear all group members,
Can any one tell me about this that i haven't got my RP yet as my 2 months and 20 has already been gone. To whom i should approach. Can any one tell me what action i can take ?
gregs said
Qatar i was issued a work ...Qatar
i was issued a work visit visa for which after completion and staying in country for two weeks i left and never returned, i believe this was canceled after 6 months of not going back, now its another six months later. my question is can i go back to Qatar and apply for a work visa to live there or will i be subject to some type of ban...
impecc said
work permit ...hi am not yet in Qatar and I do not have any job offer yet but i like to come into Qatar with work permit visa or permanent resident visa how do I go about it thanks.
Ify
pasador said
i only got visit visa ...and ill be there within this month,God please guide me
OBERETIN said
I want to set up a business concern in Qatar ...I am a business man base in Lagos, Nigeria. i want you set up a shop in Doha, Qatar. please can anybody advice me on what to do and the requirememt/financial involve
please let me know.
oluji said
Hi ...Am in nigeria for now! but i need a working permit visa to qatar what should i do now?
mrovais said
ABC ...ABC
LeRonXan said
Someone please help! ...Hi Everyone!
I am currently here in the UAE and have resigned from my job here because I received an employment in Qatar. However I havent receive my working visa yet not until i submitted to them the copy of my cancellation of the visa i am holding now. Suddenly i found a thread concerning the type of working visa that most of the persons having the similar case of mine only receive a visa with only 3 months validity. Is it normal? Should i be alarmed about this?
Is there a risk of not renewing this kind of visa after three months?
I'm about to give up everything i have here in the UAE expecting that i will be employed permanently in Qatar, So guys i need your help to clarify this things as i am a first timer to live in Qatar..
Thanks in advance!
inos82 said
Thanks for the info... e46M3 & Bravo5 ...Thanks for the info
It clarified my doubts about the Work Visit VISA, as I am planning to come down in search of work
karenclaire20 said
work visa ...hi im from philippines and i applied in an agency working in qatar (prime foods) as food attendant.. its been two months now and my visa is not yet approved?? i want to clarify whether my agency really apply a visa for me bec. i already pay for the placement fee and have the medical already.. is there a possible for working visa to be rejected?? thank you
flor1212 said
Leron, it was a risk you took ...so no turning back. The three months means you will undergoe the usual probationary period and if they feel or see you a potential long-term employee, you will proceed with the pocedures for obtaining a residence permit (RP) and it will be a yearly renewal for the company to handle.
Karen, since you are to work in connection for food handling, maybe they will scrutinize your medical result more. But if you were already given a clearance there, then maybe it's just because of the holidays. Be patient.
THIS IS LIFE.......Less uncertainties and peaceful life!
Preethi123 said
Hi ...Hi i am from India, and i am female aged 22 years. I heard that females with age 18 to 30 doesnt get a business visa to Qatar. Can u please confirm me on the same since i need a Business visa for three months. And need to fly very soon. If i wont get business visa, is there any other possibilities for getting other type of visa for three months stay there. Please help me out on the same at the earliest. Waiting for your valuable reply on the same
seasons said
You can get business visa.. ...You can get business visa.. There is no problems..
strongkuljeet said
visit visa to qatar ...dear preethi, my name is kuljeet singh from mumbai. i can visa for you to qatar. if you want plz e mail me on strongkuLjeet/-a-t-/rediffmail.com.
thanx
strongkuljeet said
real estate business in qatar ...Plz any body guide me to know what is scope of real estate business in qatar.What is the investment in getting real estate licence in qatar .
MR Used said
Job order? ...Last month i got a job offer to work in qatar. I've done medical, signing draft contract, nbi authenticated both dfa and Qatar embassy.i gave all documents needed including my passport. When i follow up to my agency here in manila they just said the employer is still processing tha job order in qatar. and then they are waiting for that to process in poea. Btw this company will just be open this june.. (employer told us in interview).my question is how long it takes to get job order..its almost 3weeks when i signed contract. And one more thing.. is it possible to agency or employer to apply working visa without job order?
Thank you so much..
More power..
"The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent"
MR Used said
Job order? ...Last month i got a job offer to work in qatar. I've done medical, signing draft contract, nbi authenticated both dfa and Qatar embassy.i gave all documents needed including my passport. When i follow up to my agency here in manila they just said the employer is still processing tha job order in qatar. and then they are waiting for that to process in poea. Btw this company will just be open this june.. (employer told us in interview).my question is how long it takes to get job order..its almost 3weeks when i signed contract. And one more thing.. is it possible to agency or employer to apply working visa without job order?
Thank you so much..
More power..
"The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent"
leekai320 said
FAMILY VISIT VISA TO WORKING VISA ...how long does it take for a visa to be transfered to a new sponspor? i was here in qatar for a family visit visit,and got a job offer. will this take long?
reagards
TheMuskeeter said
FAMILY VISIT VISA ...It depends on the availability of visa of the company you will be working for. It can be a day or it can be a month. Good luck!
TheMuskeeter said
Job Order ...Check with your agency. Sometimes, if visas are not available, then you may have to wait a little longer. As long as the visa is available, then you are good to go.
wajid123 said
what should i do next ...hi guys i have applied for work visa from a person/sponsor he took 11000/ qr and gave me a visa which could valid upto next month.. can anybody suggest what do next where should i go for next process medical and iqama etc.. what are forms required and where should i apply..... the person who solves my query will be included in my supplications for sure INSHALLAH......... THANK YOU
ABDUL WAJEED SYED
leekai320 said
where can i check online the ...where can i check online the status of visa being transferred?
leekai320 said
hi there. thanx for the ...hi there. thanx for the reply. will der be any problem, since my current family visit visa will expire already, and my working visa is not yet ok
sekky84 said
can i get a maid visa from u ...i am nigeria female, need female visa kindly help with visa please rich on sekinatoki/-a-t-/yahoo.com
sekky
musa jallow said
job searching ...am looking for a job in Qatar as a waiter or a driver can any body help please
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+220 7783878
musa jallow said
visa ...am musa jallow from the gambia looking for visa to Qatar any help
mjallow92/-a-t-/yahoo.com
omolex201 said
Everything work for good ...I NEED A JOB OFFER QATAR, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO QATAR BEFORE, I DONT KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY FOR ME?
zaadonline said
To exit direct from brunei to Qatar ...Dear all
My friend is working in brunei since 2011.she is a fillippina. now she got a visa to qatar. she need to fly direct from brunei to qatar. but she want to know whether she have to go back to phillippines or can come direct from brunei. she want do medical from brunei to come here.what are the other processes she want to do...if anybody know plz reply
shahisheiha said
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shahisheiha said
sekky ...i have visa please call me if you want
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ninja_assasin said
to:zaadonline ...Hello my Friend its better for your friend to go directly here in Qatar.. Because if she go back first in the Phillipines the immigration there is very strict and also making problem for overseas workers. I have a friend finished contract who worked in singapore he receives employment letter here in qatar then he receives visa. he go directly here in qatar because if he still go back in philippines, there to much drama in immigration..
---- I'm good, just don't mess with the ninja assassin..
ap81 said
Procedure for Business visa to Work Visa ...I have been issued Business visa by an employer. They told me that they will covert it to Work visa in three months. I didnt had my medical in my country for business visa. What if I fail in medical tests at Qatar. I am worried. What they will test in medical at Qatar. I hear they will reject only if you have bad health currently, but ur past health history will not be considered. In India, if we take medical test here they will reject past TB also, even though he is healthy now. Any guidance?
musa jallow said
i need visa so help ...i need visa so help
musa jallow said
visa ...shahisheiha i need a visa so can we get intorch,email me on mjallow92/-a-t-/yahoo.com or cal me +220 7783878
Danilella said
Can u get a nigerian female ...Can u get a nigerian female work visa to qatar
njikadeclan said
I NEED A QATAR WORK VISA! ...I am a Nigerian in need of work and Visa to enter qatar. I have an agent here who is charging NGN600,000 for the visa with also a promise for work in qatar. But it is a well known fact that a lot of these visa agents are fake who only dupe people of there money. I need help from anyone already based in qatar to assist me secure employment and vis I promise never to disappoint. My contact is njikadeclan/at/ymail.com.
Njikadeclan
OKORO PRINCEWILL said
I WANT TO RELOCATE TO QATAR. ...Please most respected folks, i am a Metallurgical Engineer from Nigeria as well as a safety professional. I am finding it difficult securing a job in Qatar from Nigeria. Therefore i need to travel to Qatar. Please can anyone be kind enough to help me get a sponsor who can assist me secure a job in Qatar? Also i need assistance to secure a working visa to Qatar. Anyone that is well acquainted with the details of securing all these should assist me pls. I really need this guys so please render any help if you can. you can. Inbox me on: crosswintersummer/-a-t-/yahoo.com
or call/text me on :+2348189279821
Thank you so much.
Anfastech said
I Need Visit or work visa for srilankan lady ...dear all,
If any one have any can give me visit or work visa for srilankan lady please contact me or advice me hear.
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Anfastech said
I Need Visit or work visa for srilankan lady ...dear all,
If any one have any can give me visit or work visa for srilankan lady please contact me or advice me hear.
66002978
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