As many as 234,000 individuals in Qatar have registered for the National Address Law since January 27, 2020, when the registration first opened, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) revealed at a seminar yesterday.

The Ministry held the introductory seminar for representatives of companies, communities, and other organizations in Qatar to highlight the process of registration of the National Address and reiterate some important details in connection with it.

All individuals residing in Qatar (expatriates and locals) are required to register their national address under the National Address Law (Law No 24 of 2017).

To register, individuals are asked to fill in their data in a simple form that will ask for your residential address, land phone number, mobile number, email, employer’s address for government and private sector employees, permanent address aboard, and any other information specified by the relevant authority.

The Ministry of Interior organized an introductory seminar to explain the registration of the #NationalAddress, for officials of companies, organizations and communities in the country, today, Monday 3 February 2020 at the General Directorate of Traffic. #MoIQatar pic.twitter.com/k5EgCnJUTk

— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) February 3, 2020

The process of registration can be done through the MoI website or the Metrash2 app. People can also register through MoI service centers where dedicated offices have been set up for the National Address registration.

Of those who have already registered, the Ministry said, 227,000 have used the Metrash2 app.

Under the National Address Law, fathers can register themselves and their children under 18 years of age.

The National Address Law requires children who reach the legal age of 18 to register their national address within two months of reaching the age.

“As for the children above the legal age and wife, they must register themselves,” said Major Khamis Saad Al Muhannadi from the Nationality and Travel Documents' Department at MoI, reported The Peninsula.

“In the case of the separation of the spouses and the children are in the custody of the mother, she has to register the data of their children on her national address via electronic registration or any of the service centers,” he added.

Guardians of minor children must register the data on behalf of their children and take full responsibility for the validity of the information.

Under Article 6 of the National Address Law, a fine not exceeding QR10,000 will be imposed on anyone who violates any of the provisions of Articles (3) and (4) of this law, or deliberately provided incorrect data about the national address, Gulf Times reported.

The public can also contact MoI on 2342000 for inquiries or issues related to the National Address Law.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Dr Abdullah Zayed Al-Sahli, Head of the National Address Section at the Public Security, the National Address Law is part of the strategic development of e-government in the country.

It also supports Qatar’s move from a descriptive address system to the digital address system while bolstering its legislative structure for the government’s electronic dealings.

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