Qatar plan to issue sticker-free RP for expatriates
The Ministry of Interior is expected to begin issuing sticker-free residency permits (RPs) to expatriate workers and their family members starting June 15.
No stickers will be stamped on the passports of expatriate workers and their dependents staying with them if they are issued RP or their RP is being renewed.
A pilot project launched by the ministry awhile ago on an experimental basis to assess the feasibility of the new system has turned out to be successful.
Following the project, authorities have given their nod for the issuance and renewal of sticker-free RPs to expatriates and their families.
The new RP issuance and renewal system is expected to be implemented "within days", Al Sharq reported yesterday, quoting sources.
The RP section of the expatriate affairs unit at the Immigration Department issues some 7,500 RPs daily, including an estimated 5,000 renewed ones.
All offices of the department, including its headquarters, branches and units working in the integrated service complexes of the Ministry of Interior, have been readied to provide the new RP issuance and renewal service.
Electronic and regular ID cards being issued will be replaced with new ones. The new ID cards will have a new design and will contain more details about the holder, including his or her address.
These cards could be used by expatriates and their families outside Qatar to show as proof of residence in Qatar as the cards will contain all details.
They could be used at overseas airports while boarding flights to Doha in place of RP stickers or as proof of residence for banking and other works overseas.
While in Qatar, during entry and exit at Hamad International Airport, an RP holder's passport will suffice as immigration officials could check his or her RP details in their computer systems by keying in the person's name or passport number. [The Peninsula]
If someone lost His/Her residential permit (RP) outside Qatar then….? or his children lost ID in qatar and they left out side qatar how can get ID
kids dont get an ID card at present. wondering how they gonna address this issue
Oh great. One more card that can get lost
This is a good move. @dikard Singapore doesn't paste visa on passport they issue RP card and it is accepted by all countries.
Will other international airports accept this as all over world visa pasted on passport is produced for the proof of residency?
its sound like same sponsorship changes since 10 years
If someone lost His/Her residential permit (RP) outside Qatar then….?
Residents with valid RPs and ID cards do not need to apply for a new card until their current RP and card is about to expire.
What happens to children who have visas valid for another year? Do they have to convert into card system. Ive got my family travelling this month and coming back couple of months later. So would my child face a problem at airport?