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Family Residence Visa

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Which family relationships qualify?

Spouse; sons who have not completed university studies, up to age twenty-five; unmarried daughters. The Minister (or delegate) may waive the age limit and may approve residence for the permit holder's parents where justified.

See recorded sources
  • https://www.almeezan.qa/LawArticles.aspx?LawArticleID=70529&LawID=6809&language=ar
    يجوز للجهة المختصة منح تراخيص الإقامة لزوج المرخص له بالإقامة وأولاده من الذكور الذين لم يكملوا دراستهم الجامعية حتى سن الخامسة والعشرين، وبناته غير المتزوجات. وللوزير أو من ينيبه الاستثناء من هذه السن، كما يجوز بموافقة الوزير أو من ينيبه منح ترخيص إقامة لوالدي المرخص له، إذا رأى مبرراً لذلك.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

An expatriate employee holding a valid Qatar ID and residence visa from their employer, whose residence permit is for work; Hukoomi states the employee must earn QR10,000 or more a month and have completed six months with the company.

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Limits of the record
  • The implementing regulation (art. 58 items 2-3, Arabic, cited) conditions the salary threshold: for government/semi-government employees a family housing or family housing allowance from the employer is required with total monthly salary not below ten thousand riyals; for other employers the salary must not be below ten thousand riyals, or not below six thousand riyals if the employer provides family housing, as fixed in the employment contract. The Hukoomi QR10,000 figure is therefore not the only threshold.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

Authenticated marriage and birth certificates, plus a no-objection letter and salary certificate from the employer.

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What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

Total monthly salary of at least ten thousand riyals, or at least six thousand riyals if the employer provides family housing (fixed in the employment contract); government and semi-government employees need employer family housing or a family housing allowance with total salary of at least ten thousand riyals.

See recorded sources
  • https://portal.moi.gov.qa/wps/wcm/connect/26313cfd-e708-45e2-8e7c-8a2e3514dbdd/law_no_21.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
    أن يكــون لــدى الموظــف أو الموظفــة بالجهــات الحكوميــة وشــبه‬ ‫الحكوميـة سـكن عائلـي مـن جهـة العمـل‪ ،‬أو يتقاضـى بـدل سـكن عائلـي‪،‬‬ ‫عل ـى أال يق ـل مجم ـوع راتب ـه الش ـهري ف ـي ه ـذه الحال ـة ع ـن عش ـرة آالف‬ ‫ريــال‪.‬‬ ‫‪3.‬أال يقـل مجمـوع الراتـب الشـهري للموظـف أو الموظفـة لـدى غيـر الجهـات‬ ‫المذك ـورة ف ـي البن ـد (‪ )2‬م ـن ه ـذه الم ـادة ع ـن عش ـرة آالف ري ـال‪ ،‬وف ـي‬ ‫حـال توفيـر سـكن عائلـي مـن جهـة العمـل يجـب أال يقـل الراتـب الشـهري‬ ‫ً‬ ‫عـن سـتة آالف ريـال‪ ،‬علـى أن يكـون ذلـك ثابتـا بعقـد العمـل

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Each family member, including infants, needs an individual Family Residence Visa, issued for 1-5 years and stamped in the passport. A wife on family sponsorship may register to work with her husband's approval without a separate work permit; a husband sponsored by his expatriate wife may work only after transferring his residence to his employer. The official source does not state a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • Independent or longer-term status not stated

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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