MoI extends grace period for legalising visa and residency status of expatriates

Doha: The Ministry of Interior has extended the grace period for legalising the status of expatriates who violated the provisions of Law No. 21 of 2015 regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and their residence until April 30, 2022.

In a statement, the Ministry said all expatriates who have violated the said law have to submit the settlement application to the Search and Follow-up Department, and the violators willing to transfer from one employer to another shall submit their application at the Search and Follow-up Department or one of the services centres in Umm Salal, Al Rayyan, Mesaimeer, Al Wakra or Umm Senaim. Other settlement applications for issuance and renewal of the residence permit under the existing employer shall be submitted at any one of the service centres in Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Daayen, Umm Salal, The Pearl, Onaiza, Souq Waqif, Al Rayyan, UmmSenaim, Al Shahaniya, Mesaimeer, Al Wakra and Dukhan.

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