In a bid to streamline the process of recruitment for expat workers coming to Qatar from the Philipines, the country has announced the opening of a Qatar Visa Center (QVC) in Manila.

The QVC comes under the efforts of Qatar's Ministry of Interior (Moi), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), and Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) to ease and simply recruitment procedures for foreign workers. 

Qatar’s ambassador to the Philippines Ali Ibrahim Al Malki, Adviser at the office of the Minister of Interior Major General Abdullah Salim Al Ali, Director of the Visa Support Services Department at MoI Major Abdullah Khalifa Al Mohannadi, Labour expert and Adviser at MADLSA Mohamed Ali Al Meer and Director of the Department of Medical Medicine Dr Ibrahim Al Shaer officially inaugurated the QVC in Manila yesterday. 

The Philippines is the sixth country to launch a QVC after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Nepal, which have proven to be very successful in providing outstanding services to expat workers. 

Major Al Mohannadi said that this center is the largest of its kind (on an area of 1,800sq) and is expected to receive more than 350 applicants daily.

Philippines is the sixth country where QVCs are open after Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Medical examinations, biometric data enrollment and the signing process of employment contracts will be done through the Qatar Visa Centers. #MoIQatar #QVC pic.twitter.com/Pu76eh1DIr

— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) September 25, 2019

He added that the visa center comprises a hospital, fingerprint services, and special services for registration of vital data, medical examinations, signing contracts electronically and issuing documentation and educational qualifications. 

All types of visas will be catered to under the next stage of the process. This will make the recruitment process more efficient by saving the applicants' time and efforts.

Once the initial approval of the visa is issued from Qatar, the applicants can visit the visa center to complete the procedures.

Major Al Mohannadi added that the center operates in line with the best international standards that ensure greater transparency.  

Meanwhile, employers in Qatar will carry out the necessary procedures to obtain visas.

The applicants can book appointments online and then visit the center to complete the procedures.

The applicants have the choice to track the status of their applications online or through their employers in Qatar.

A total of 13 QVCs have been opened in five countries recently, with the last one launched in Kathmandu in May this year.

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Source: QNA