What do I do if I have an emergency concerning immigration, i.e. getting in or out of Qatar?

If you are a staff member, contact your Center/Branch Campus as designated to receive authorization to expedite any needed immigration documents (i.e. due to funeral, illness).

If you are a student, contact your Student Affairs division to receive authorization to expedite any needed immigration documents (i.e. due to funeral, illness).

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What if I lose my passport outside Qatar?

If you are a staff member, contact your Center/Branch Campus. You are required to  fax a copy of your new passport. A request form will be completed and submitted to QF Immigration to obtain permission for you to re-enter Qatar on new passport. Time required to obtain the above permission is 5 working days. It is important to have a photocopy of each of our documents for backup use.

If you are a student, contact your student affairs division. You are required to fax a copy of your new passport. A request form will be completed and submitted to QF Immigration to obtain permission for you to re-enter Qatar on new passport. Time required to obtain the above permission is 5 working days. It is important to have a photocopy of each of our documents for backup use.

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What is a Permanent Entry Visa?

A permanent visa is required for people who are coming to work, to study or for those coming to live as dependents of an employee.

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 What is an exit permit??

Every employee or International student under QF sponsorship wants to travel outside the Country requires an Exit Permit. This is a state document signed by your sponsor stating that they have no objection to your leaving the country.

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What is the process to get one?

If you are a staff member, fill out a request form and submit it to your Center/Branch Campus at least 6 days prior to your departure.  You need to provide the date of departure/return, the destination and your original passport.
 
If you are a student, fill out a request form and submit it to your Student Affairs division at least 6 days prior to our departure.  You need to provide the date of departure/return, the destination and your original passport.

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 Is my homeland driver's license valid in Qatar?

As per Qatar Traffic Policy, some nationalities can exchange their driving license provided that they get a valid driving license from their home country. You will need a sponsor's covering letter (in Arabic) from Qatar Foundation, your home country driver's license plus four photographs. If you wear corrective lenses, you need to have your picture taken with these glasses on.

The Traffic Department will require you to take an eye examination. As a part of obtaining your residence permit in Qatar, a temporary driving license is issued and same can be converted to a full/Permanent license once your residence permit formalities have been completed. QF - Immigration requires No objection letter from your campus to issue the sponsor's covering letter in Arabic and in the case of a student, QF - Immigration requires a No objection letter from the student's parents and the campus to issue the sponsor's covering letter in Arabic.

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As a student can QF sponsor my close relatives during my initial move to Doha?

QF - Immigration will only sponsor parents who are accompanying their students during their initial move to Doha in August.  Parents who have a passport that will allow them to get a visa at the airport should get theirs upon arrival.

All other parents should contact the branch campus and submit all the necessary paperwork for a visa application along with a hotel reservation (this is to ensure that parents are NOT staying in the residence halls)  This should be done at least two weeks prior to arrival. 
List of countries that will allow them to get a one month tourist visa at the airport:
(The United States of America, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Honduras, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and South Korea).

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What happens when a new international student is holding a residence/ from other GCC countries?

It is allowed for an international student to maintain residence permit (RP) of two GCC countries on the same passport.

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For more details, visit http://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal. You will be directed to a site called "Hukoomi", the new government portal online. "Hukoomi" is our gate way to government information and online e-service.