then you have to get used to the way of getting things done in here...they say: nothing is for sure unless you can touch it... So it was actually a kind of mistake to quit your job...
.. i entered qatar under visitor's visa, because my work visa was not ready yet as well, but i had my ticket already, which the company had booked for me. Then I got my work visa, and then, very fast, i got my RP as i got knowing "right people" by that time..lol...