Process for sponsor husband or wife residence visa in qatar

Families of sponsored residents in Qatar can enter the nation on a short-term Family Visit Visa, that has validity of one month. To stay in Qatar for more than a month, visit visa can be extended for six months. Expatriates planning to get their families to live in Qatar, ought to go through the procedure clarified underneath.

It's not possible to get a residence permit in Qatar without an employment contract and a local employer needs to sponsor it. Employee need to work for the sponsor for at least two years after which it is possible to change the sponsor if given a no objection certificate.

Salary Limits

Expats who are earning over QR 10,000 per month are able to sponsor their family’s residence visa. Attested marriage and birth certificates are required for the same.

Points to Note

Before starting the application procedure for Spouse/Kids Residence Visas, check with the employer whether they make arrangement for these. Employers are not obliged to process or pay for Family Residence Visas;however, a few organizations do deal with this procedure as a feature of their arrangement.

1.) Children above 25 years of age

While applying for visas, male childaged 25 years and over are not qualified to be on either parent's visa; there is no age limitation for girls, as long as they areunmarried.

2.) Few administrative steps to follow

a.) Your family can enter Qatar on entry visas. 

b.) They should then go through the medical test and have their fingerprints taken. 

c.) The application for residence visas can be made only after the medical tests have been done. 

d.) The application procedure takes up to a month and a half. 

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