There are some jobs in some of the research institutes here (under Qatar Foundation's umbrella) where they can hire you as a "freelancer" on a short-term contract. Usually the contract period is 6 months, so QF bring you in on a visit visa. And at the end of the contract period normally you return to your country. But another option is that if you are already in Qatar under someone else's sponsorship they can still hire you (as long as you can submit a no-objection certificate and some other documents from your sponsor).
I've been working on such a contract, but I came in on a visit visa issued by QF (i.e. the first option), and my contract and visa are about to expire. My supervisor is willing to interested in extending the contract for another term, but extending the visit visa beyond 6 months is the issue apparently - he put in a request, but it was denied by HR because of the visa issue. If I can sort out my visa issues so that my friend becomes my sponsor, hopefully I can get an extension through the second option.
Plus I've worked as a private tutor (that's how I know the local guy - I've been tutoring his younger brothers for several moth). Even if I don't get an extension at QF, I can carry on with private tutoring (in many ways better than a conventional job!)
To cut a long story short, I have things I can do here independent of whose visa I'm under - so that's not a worry for me inshaa'Allah.
There are some jobs in some of the research institutes here (under Qatar Foundation's umbrella) where they can hire you as a "freelancer" on a short-term contract. Usually the contract period is 6 months, so QF bring you in on a visit visa. And at the end of the contract period normally you return to your country. But another option is that if you are already in Qatar under someone else's sponsorship they can still hire you (as long as you can submit a no-objection certificate and some other documents from your sponsor).
I've been working on such a contract, but I came in on a visit visa issued by QF (i.e. the first option), and my contract and visa are about to expire. My supervisor is willing to interested in extending the contract for another term, but extending the visit visa beyond 6 months is the issue apparently - he put in a request, but it was denied by HR because of the visa issue. If I can sort out my visa issues so that my friend becomes my sponsor, hopefully I can get an extension through the second option.
Plus I've worked as a private tutor (that's how I know the local guy - I've been tutoring his younger brothers for several moth). Even if I don't get an extension at QF, I can carry on with private tutoring (in many ways better than a conventional job!)
To cut a long story short, I have things I can do here independent of whose visa I'm under - so that's not a worry for me inshaa'Allah.