🇶🇦 Qatar · Work Visa

Work permit categories, eligibility, sponsorship, application steps, and processing times.

Work and residence permits require an employer sponsor and are administered by the Ministry of Labour together with the Ministry of Interior.

  • A work permit and residence permit require an employer sponsor.
  • Labour-market reforms have eased changing employers and introduced a minimum wage.
  • Free-zone and QFC entities sponsor visas under their own frameworks.

Official authorities

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