Over the years I have twice hired maids who were with families that were leaving Qatar. In NEITHER case did she have to leave and re-enter. I had the form from the Labor Dept. authorizing me to hire a Filipina, and the no objection form signed by the previous employer, as well as copies of their RP. In one case we hired an agency to walk the paperwork through for us, and in the other case the PRO from my work did it. In each case it took a matter of days, not weeks or months. The first time was 4 years ago, and the 2nd time was about 1 1/2 years ago.
Over the years I have twice hired maids who were with families that were leaving Qatar. In NEITHER case did she have to leave and re-enter. I had the form from the Labor Dept. authorizing me to hire a Filipina, and the no objection form signed by the previous employer, as well as copies of their RP. In one case we hired an agency to walk the paperwork through for us, and in the other case the PRO from my work did it. In each case it took a matter of days, not weeks or months. The first time was 4 years ago, and the 2nd time was about 1 1/2 years ago.