Moving Services in Qatar

There is not realistically much opportunity for settling in Qatar as a permanent immigrant from outside Qatar, with the exception of British and Gulf Council nationals, and it is just about impossible for everyone who is not Qatari to gain Qatari citizenship. Non Qataris are also limited in owning property in Qatar. Residents of the other GCC member nations and the UK are allowed to stay with no visas, but all other foreigners have a requirement to procure a visa in advance for visiting Qatar. A sponsor is needed to do this, which is allowed to be a Qatari hotel in the case of tourists who are vacationing. There are tourist visas for three months that cost approximately US $45, and six month visitor visas that can be purchased for roughly US $72. Those arriving on contract employment in Qatar are required to be sponsored through a firm in Qatar that has offered them an open position before they can apply for the residence visa. Candidates receiving visas likewise have to pass a doctor's exam, which includes testing for the HIV virus. A residence visa is available to applicants who have arrived in Qatar with tourism visas, and the contracting firm will sort out the extra red tape. The Civil ID card that is given out when residence status gets approval has to be on the cardholder's person constantly, given that the Qatari state keeps updates on its extensive expatriate workforce.

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