Regarding Business Visa

1. Dates from Sep 10 to Dec 09 indicate the period when you can enter qatar with this Visa. After Dec 09 it is expired and you cannot enter the country, you will have to issue another visa in this case.
2. Let's say you entered Qatar on October 15th. From this Date of Entry you are entitled to stay in qatar for 30 days, in our case till November 15th.
3. Before Nov 15 Business Visa can be exstended for another 30 days, and once again for another 30 days. Your sponsor can do it at the same day.
So entire period of staying in qatar once you entered the country is 90 days.
4. If you were staying in qatar more than 30 days(i.e. your Visa has been extended) you will need an Exit permit signed by your sponsor. If you leave qatar within first 30 days (Visa was not extended) you do not need the Exit prmit.
You do NOT have to have a return ticket at the moment of entering Qatar, as usually sponsor cannot predict exactly when the mission of the particular employee will be completed in Qatar. Your sponsor can buy a ticket later, when the date of exit is defined.

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Thank you Qatarisun and sandeep for your reply.

Qatarisun I understand.

I am leaving for qatar on 21st OCT 2009...so my visa will be valid for 30 days i.e., till 20th Nov 2009.
I will extend the visa for another 60 days (30+30) i.e., till 20th Jan 2010.
Do I need an exit every time I extend the visa or only when leaving after completing 90 days????
(I mean, do I need an exit to extend the visa every 30 days??)

Also, lets say I have completed 90 days in qatar and need more time...my sponsor is ready to issue me another business visa. In this case can I visit neighboring country like Behrain for couple of days and return qatar on new business visa??? (instead coming back to india)
Thank you guys.
Muzaffer.

1. you do not need to exit qatar (and obviously you don't need an exit permit) every time when you want to extend the visa, i.e. you will stay in qatar 90 days contiguously
2. After 90 days if your sponsoring company wants you to continue working here, they will issue an exit permit for you, and you have to exit qatar for the time that is necessary to issue another Visa. And this depends on your company. Visa can be issued basically in 1 hour. Or one week might be spent on it... Depends on PRO...
.. and yes, you can go to Bahrain or Dubai... But you don't have to worry abotu it. Your company should carry all the expenses regarding your movements.

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

One on the ticket , which I am pretty much sure, you need a return ticket if you are coming to qatar on a business visa. The problem is not here in Qatar, but immigration officials at Indian airports do ask for a Return ticket if the visa that you hold is a Visit visa, and for that matter the wordings on a Qatar Business Visa are "Business Visit". I have been in and out of Qatar on Business visa for quite a number of times, and this has been my experience.

WHICH airport???

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

visa print out + return ticket