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Are you looking for a guide on how to convert a family visit visa to a residence visa in Qatar? You're in luck because all you need to know is right here. This is the current process/documents required to apply for a family visa: 1. Get a salary letter from employer - salary overall to be minimum 10000 QAR. 2. Company NOC...

Shangri-La Hotel Doha is located in the heart of the premier business district, West Bay is the first choice for international business travelers amongst other luxury hotels in Doha. Shangri-La Hotel, Doha delivers a unique blend of Asian and Qatari Hospitality. The luxurious accommodation and lifestyle facilities are complimented with the most exciting collection of dining and entertainment choices,...

Experience: 3 to 4 years Qualification level: High School & Equivalent; Higher Secondary School & Equivalent Job Function: Guards / Security Services / Drivers Helpers / Loaders / Gardener / Unskilled Labour Skillset: Delivery, Good Communication skill, Qatari driving license Jobseeker Nationality: Jobseekers from any country Job Description Delivery Driver or our upcoming coffee shop Job Location : Doha The salary will be announced on our interview based on your CV Requirements : • Should...

Experience: 1 to 15 years Qualification level: High School & Equivalent; Higher Secondary School & Equivalent Job Function: Guards / Security Services / Drivers Skillset: Driving, Qatar Driving License Jobseeker Nationality: Jobseekers from any country

Every woman dreams to look their best on their wedding day. Liu Cheng’s mom wanted to let her daughter’s groom know that she was from a good family—by letting her daughter wear pure gold jewellery worth £200,000! Gold is seen as a sign of good luck and good fortune at a wedding and a sign that the family of the...

VISA RULES IN QATAR Qatar adopts a visa-exemption policy for more than 30 countries, as well as the GCC members, to boost tourism. The current regulations are applicable to GCC residence permit holders. Business Visas are issued to businessmen who have applied in advance. To obtain a tourist visa, the individual should have traveled into the country by Qatar Airways. Fourteen-day...

The new law that regulates the entry, exit and residency of expatriates in Qatar is set to come into force in December. The new law abolishes the current two-year ban on expatriates who want to come back to the country on a new visa. Presently it requires a no-objection certificate from the previous employer for a former resident to take...

Hosting porn websites and circulating, copying and producing any kind of porn materials are liable for punishment under the new law. The Advisory Council that approved Qatar’s draft law “on combating cyber crime”, with some amendments, has recommended an extensive media campaign to raise awareness about the law and punishments for violations. The Council met on Monday and recommended scrapping the...

The fallout of the demonetisation in India is badly affecting the cash transfers from Qatar to India. Money transfer businesses have been witnessing a substantial drop in the number of customers wishing to send money to India amid the ongoing cash crunch. Expats from Qatar either use money exchanges or bank transfers to send money to India, bank transfers have...

A Criminal Court in Doha has sentenced an Asian expat to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle narcotic drugs into Qatar. The expat was reportedly nabbed by law enforcement agencies at the international airport in Doha, a briefcase was recovered from his possession which was carrying 3 kilos of heroin. The man was arrested by anti-narcotic squad...

Technology major Huawei formally launched its “most anticipated” device – Huawei Mate 9 at an event held at the Hotel Crowne Plaza here recently. Representatives of Huawei’s distributors and other leading retailers in Qatar attended the event organised by Huawei’s Consumer Business Group. The smartphone bears a dual rear camera setup designed in collaboration with Leica, which is certainly the highlight...

The Peninsula Kashta, directed by AJ Al Thani, and Amer: An Arabian Legend by Jassim Al-Rumaihi, won the Best Narrative Short Film and Best Documentary Short Film Prizes, respectively, at the Made in Qatar Awards of the fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival. Al-Johara by Nora Al-Subai won the Special Jury Award and More Than Two Days by Ahmed Abdelnaser clinched the...

NEW DELHI:  India will train Qatar's police for the FIFA World Cup 2022. This was agreed upon during a meeting between Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Saturday. The Prime Minister, who holds the Interior Ministry portfolio, invited Mr Singh to Qatar to strengthen bilateral security cooperation as...

Holders of diplomatic, special and official passports of the two countries will be allowed visa-free travel between the two countries New Delhi: India and Qatar on Saturday signed four agreements on visas, cyberspace and investments following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Qatari counterpart Shaikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani. “Four Forward! The leaders witness...