Family Residents Visa in Qatar
This service enables individuals to apply for a family visit visa (family applications) and follow up on them.
Online Instructions:-
Log in with your smartcard to the MOI e-services portal.
Click on “Visa Services” then “Family Visit Application”.
Use the “Service Options” page to check all available options of the service.
Select visa application type from the “Application Type” list.
To submit a new application
Select “New Application” from the “Application Options” list, then click on “Next”.
Enter expatriate data and select the relation, then click on “Next”.
Enter passport details of expatriate, then click on “Next”.
Enter email address to receive copy of receipt, then click on “Next”.
Attach the required documents, then click on “Next”.
Review the data, then click on “Submit”.
To inquire and follow up on application
Select “Application Follow up”, then click on “Next” so that the displays a list of the previously submitted application(s) with the status and documents of each
Check the “Application Details”, then click on “Next”.
Click on “Upload Missing Documents” in case of documents not attached at the time of submitting the application.
Attach the missing documents (according to the “application status”, then click on “Submit”.
Offline Instructions
Download and fill out the paper form, then submit it to the Permanent Committee for Looking for Labor Approval at MOI.
Attach the following documents:
Copy of host’s QID
Copy of valid passport of the person to be brought in
Certified copy of marriage contract and birth certificates for children
Certified copy of employment contract emphasizing job and salary
Certificate of good conduct (Police Clearance), certified by the relevant authorities for adults
Health insurance with a company accepted in the State, for the whole duration of the visitor’s stay in the country
Certificate proving that medical examination has been passed abroad, in accordance with the mechanism adopted by the competent authorities
Any other conditions deemed necessary by the competent authority in this regard
Service Center
Expatriate Affairs Department and the Unified Services Centers
Additional Information
The user shall own a smart card to use the service online.
This service can be obtained online at any time and immediately.
This service is also available via Metrash2.
Wives and children shall be brought in to the country as per the following terms:
Resident shall hold a valid work residence permit
Resident shall submit a marriage contract certified by the competent authorities as per the terms of attestation
Employee in government and semi-government entities shall have family housing from the employer, or family allowance shall be provided as specified in the employment contract
Profession and salary of employees in government and semi-government entities shall be confirmed by official letter
Private sector employees shall have technical or specialized (non-labor) professions with salary no less than QR10,000 or QR7,000 with family housing facility
Private sector employees shall provide proof of salary by submitting a bank statement for no less than six months from an accredited bank in the country. The profession is also confirmed by a notarized employment contract and copy of educational certificate.
Paper form shall be typed in Arabic.
Required names and data shall be typed as written in the passport
Residence permit of foreign spouse of Gulf citizen, issued in his country, shall be valid, or a marriage approval certified by the competent authorities is submitted.
All attached copies must be clear and in serial as mentioned above.
Original documents are required at the time of registration.
