Unfortunately, Immigration are currently being very strict and are making it very difficult for all of us. Below is a list of the requirements for a family visa. What nationality are your family? There is an option that for the moment they come in on a visit visa or a family visit visa.

FAMILY VISA

Required attachments:

•NOC letter from spouses employer to allow the spouse to sponsor the wife/husband

•The NOC letter must show the occupation, salary and type of contract

•Passport photo copies of husband, wife and children x 3

•ID Copy and Resident Permit copy of Spouse[original ID will be needed at the end of the process]

•Bank statement of salary for six months, signed and sealed by the banks authority.[statement must show salary as a ‘salary transfer’]

•Marriage certificate attested and legalised and translated into Arabic.

•Children’s birth certificates attested and legalised and translated into Arabic.

•In case of adopting children, please attach the documents of adoption.[attested and legalised and translated into Arabic]

•Spouses Educational certificates, attested and legalised and translated into Arabic

•Copy of Electric Bill for Qatar residence.

•Qatar residential lease [stamped by the Municipality]

The rules change reguarly and it is difficult to keep up with the changes as they are not published anywhere. For example last Thursday it became a requiement that when applying for a family visa the household lease must be signed by the Municipality.