Description

This service enables individuals and establishments to issue a new residence permit (RP) for the expatriates who entered the country by a visa number and have no QID number.
The service is also used to reactivate the RP for those who entered the country by a visa number and have a previous RP (previous QID number).

Online Instructions

• Login with your smartcard to the e-services portal of the Ministry of Interior (MOI).
• Select “Residency Services” then “Issue/Reactivate RP by Visa Number”.
• Enter visa number, then fill in person’s details, address and required residency period.
• Choose means of delivery of the new RP: attending in person to the Expatriates’ Affairs Department or through Qatar Postal Services Company (Qatar Post).
• Pay service and delivery fees (if any).

Additional Information

• Login is made using a smart card, and the user must be registered in Metrash2.
• The entry visa for the person to whom a new RP is issued or an old one is reactivated shall be valid, and the person must be in Qatar.
• Visa holder shall start the RP procedures by completing the medical examination and fingerprint ones in order issue a new RP or reactivate a previous one.
• In case of reactivating an old RP, the current entry visa and the old RP must be linked together using the person’s fingerprint earlier registered in the system.
• For establishments and companies, the new RP is received through Qatar Post.

Fees

The required fees vary according to RP type.