kevork1984

Hello All

My partner is due to fly to qatar in a few weeks. Can someone please tell me how long a tourist visa for someone from the UK lasts and whether you need to show a return ticket or a ticket on to somehwere else like Dubai? Also, how much does it cost.

Secondly, she is job hunting whilst over here but I have heard that private sector companies dont sponsor people for their visa's and/or residency permit, can anyone share any info on this?

Thank you

primularossa

Turist VISA lasts one month. About the return ticket, batter ask the air flight company. I do know about private company's VISA policy

kevork1984

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone knows of a friend or partner who goes to the ministry to extend their tourist visa and if they get many questions and what the process is like? Any thoughts really welcome, particularly if you have done this in the last year.

Thank you

OleJanx

It's probably easier to scoot down to Dubai and get a new visa from the Qatari consulate.

kevork1984

Would you then have to do that every month?

OleJanx

You can get visit visas that last 3 months.

kevork1984

O wow I didnt know that, I thought if you came out you just got one for 30 days and then had to extend it for another 30 days by visiting the ministry? Do you know of any websites that say 3 months as I can't find any. Really appreciate the advice by the way.

OleJanx

The 30 day visas are issued on arrival at the airport. The 3 month visas are issued by embassies and consulates. Try looking up the Qatar embassy in London - that might give you more information.

kevork1984

Do you know if they ask many questions to get a 90 day visa, such as who you are living with and why you are not looking to work? These people are likely to be staying with friends for a prolonged period of time.

OleJanx

The best bet is to Just say you're visiting family. The Qatari's will accept that without any more questions being asked.

kevork1984

Great. So if they arrive at the airport they get one for 1 month then can go to an embassy in Doha and get a 3 month one and say they are visiting family?

OleJanx

No, you have to go to a Qatari embassy outside of Qatar....

kevork1984

Ok thanks. To get a new visa do you need to leave doha and come back in or can you literally just go to the airport every month?

OleJanx

You need to leave.

flood2

You are allowed to renew once at the airport, then you have to leave. You can repeat this process.

You never get asked any questions as I have renewed in the past at the immigration building behind the Oryx Rotana