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Qatar residence permit via employment sponsorship
Document Checklist
Original passport
Validity at lodgement: At least six months remaining
Held by: Worker brings the original; the sponsor's authorised signatory takes a copy for the lodgement file
A short-validity passport is the most common reason for a returned file at the residence-permit lodgement step. Renew at the worker's embassy before the file is opened.
Recent passport-sized colour photograph
Background: Blue
Dimensions: 3.5 Γ 4.5 cm
Age of photo: Taken within the last six months
Educational and professional certificates
Attestation chain: Attested in the country of issue, then at a Qatar embassy or consulate before travel, then at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar after arrival where the role requires
Required for skilled roles; check with the sponsor whether the role demands attested certificates before travel.
Birth certificate
Required for: Dependents under family sponsorship
Attestation chain: Country of issue, then Qatar embassy abroad, then Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar
Marriage certificate
Required for: Spouse sponsorship
Attestation chain: Country of issue, then Qatar embassy abroad, then Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar
Medical fitness certificate
Where obtained: Ministry of Public Health-approved medical centre in Qatar
Pre-departure alternative: Equivalent check at a Qatar Visa Center in India, Pakistan or the Philippines for nationals of those countries
Results are transmitted electronically to the Ministry of Interior; the worker does not collect a paper certificate.
Biometric capture confirmation
Where obtained: Ministry of Interior fingerprint section or a Ministry of Interior service centre that hosts biometric capture
Items captured: Fingerprint and facial photograph
Without biometric capture, the residence-permit file remains incomplete regardless of medical clearance.
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Sponsor's Commercial Registration certificate
Held by: Sponsor
Required state: Valid at lodgement
Sponsor's Establishment ID and Computer Card
Held by: Sponsor
Registered employment contract
Registration route: Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs electronic contract-registration system
A residence-permit application that depends on an unregistered employment contract will not pass the Ministry of Interior conversion step.
Sponsor's bank guarantee certificate
Minimum: QR 2,000 per expatriate employee
Cap: QR 500,000 per sponsor regardless of number of employees
Form: Issued by a Qatar-licensed bank in favour of the Ministry of Interior, unconditional and redeemable, valid for the residence-permit duration
Sponsor-side capital obligation under Article 63 of Ministerial Resolution No. 25 of 2019; the worker does not pay this.
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