More infos on No Objection Certificates (NOC)

Is the NOC a letter you get even if you don't have a new employer yet? or u should get a new employer so that u get an NOC?

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hello everyone! i am current employed in a construction co. here in Qatar and sadly they do not release an NOC upon resignation, but fortunately I am also planning to marry my gf who is also here in Qatar. Once I resigned can I just change my working visa into a husband visa since my GF is working in Hamad? In doing so, would this allow me to stay here Qatar? Moreover, is would there still be a demand for an NOC is i start to look for a new job?

I am really hoping that someone can help me regarding the matter... Thanks!

Is it a must to have a two years with your current sponser before moving to another company, Or it is just based on approval of sponsership to get NOC, any one knows please confirm, thanks

if any body wants to start his own business !

do he still need NOC !?

It is illegal to keep the passport after the RP has been issued. You can take the company to court! The simple penalty for the first time is QR 5,000.

I'm currently working in Doha for almost 2 months now. I came here via Family Visit Visa. Now my visa had already been transferred to my current employer but they're holding my passport for a reason that I'm not aware of. They just gave me a photocopy of my passport and visa. My question is, is it really necessary to hold my passport? I don't know if it's legal, I just find it unethical. I don't know if other companies are also practising this. Hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks

Hi,

I don't believe renewing your passport will solve the issue, because you have the same name.

You can come to visit if you a resident of any GCC country, or work for another company in GCC who can lend your services to another company in Qatar.

Or complete the 2 years, then you can come back to work in Qatar.

This ban is an extremely an unjust rule, especially when companies end employment contracts without any faults by the employees in some cases, and on top of that refuse to grant this NOC letter.

This rule was lifted completely in the UAE to make people's lives easier after experiencing similar unfair practices by companies against employees.

now one law came if u did n't give visa cancel u can't take job any GCC contry

better you take 6 month papper getting job cancel visa and take NOC.

NOC if u take here job need that one

Hi Everyone!

Can you please tell me do you need a NOC if you would like to change a job from Qatar to UAE?

thanks

Hi Kimti,

Since I'm a country manager and I have lot of staff coming to me everyday. Some of them have even approached the ministry who has straight away replied to them saying it is a sole discretion of the Employer to give NOC.

You will be entitled for NOC legally if you do not get a contract renewal day till the last week of your old contract.

SO PRAY FOR THE SAME OR GO TO DUBAI.

no objection letter must be arabic

hi suresh, do u have that NOC format. I also need it but to transfer my sponsorship under my husband. If u can send to me, would be a great helpthanks in advance

Article (53)

The employer shall upon expiry of the service contract:

1. Give the worker upon his demand, free of charge, a service certificate indicating the date of his engagement in the employment, the date of expiry of his employment, the type of work he was performing and the amount of wage he was receiving.

2. Return to the worker the certificates, documents etc. which the worker deposited with the employer.

hello mystica, i do have the same problem here, but i'm now actually in saudi, reading that your husband colleague has the ever had the experience, i want to ask him question. can you give me your email?so than i could talk to you personally.

just like others said, it's really make a headache..

thank you..

I'm having the same problem now my company is going to lay off some people after the project ends and they r talking about not giving NOC that it is a possibility

is there a way to force?

I heard we can sue them

is that true?

I don't think she's been on the site for a long time.

Her last post on this topic was in February 2007.

Hi mystica,

looks you know much about this, how about if that person resigned and left the country already for 9 months, and now he want to comeback to doha with different company. do you think he can get NOC and if he cannot get it what he can do to get back here, as he got good offer

Thanks

ntasa, it's an informal letter on company paper, stamped, and signed. Every company has its own style.

Yes, you are right.

I think its called "commercial Registration" or Bataqa Mansha in arabic.

it contains authorized signatures & Stamp sample.

its also called company ID.

but even this is not an NOC.

as far as I know, NOC is a govt. form filled and stamped by your company in favor of the new company you are going to work for. the other details will be filled by your new company for submission to Qatar N&R department.

cheers

It also requires a computer printout of the NOC issuing company with the authorized signatures.

Hi prasadpy,

I believe NOC should be 2 letters; one formal arabic letter on your company letter head addressed to Jawazat/ naturalization & residency department MOI, signed, stamped etc.

PLUS

An Official application Form (printed and addressed to naturalization & residency department) for change of sponsorship filled, signed and stamped by your company. with details of your new company.

(That is actually an NOC).

CEID, asks a copy of this application form, considering it as NOC.

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Hi Mystica, it seems that you know a lot about visas. can you help me with my problem? I have an RP with my employer, and right now I decided not to come back with the same company. My visa will expire on June 2010. after that my husband who is working also in Doha will apply a family visa for me. do you think its possible?

Hı everyone

ım new here ın doha.ı came here 2 months ago and ı dıdıng get my ıd or rp yet.my compant extended my vısa second tıme and ı went to hospıtal twıce.ım waıtıng for to go fınger prınts now.

but ım plannıng to go to anther ıntervıew here ın doha.

do ı need noc from my company? ım not sure ıf my company provıde noc or not.

ı havent get my ıd and ı dıdınt go for fınger prınts yet.maybe thıs can be a chance to change the company =? pls let me know

thanks

isale, what about this crook (employer): doesn't pay salary on time, holds back passport, doesn't allow purchase of a car, doesn't allow marriage, has the policy of not giving NOC?? Who is the real crook?

NOC is given at the employers discretion!

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Can We Fix It?

Yes We Can!

With so many crooks out here, the NOC system has its advantages.

It definitely is a slave system, violating basic human rights and proves that Qatar is at least 500 years back in time.

Hi all,

I have NOC from my previous Employer and I have an offer from another company in Qatar. I have a concern about my NOC that it is just a letter from the company written in Arabic addressed to Ministry and Emigration saying so and so Person having so and so passport number can join any other company in Qatar and we dont have any objection. It has the signature of the sponsor and the seal of the company, but no signature from Emigration of any government authorities. But the letter is attached with the Company ID copy.

Can anyone clear that this is enough as NOC or do I have to do something from the emigration?

I am in an panic situation, please comment on on this at earliest.

Thank you all in advance

Suresh

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Just want to share my experience with you. My visa was cancelled by my previous employer. Luckily, I was given NOC due to some technicality. Nwei, my current sponsor applied for visit and business visa because they told me that I don't need an NOC not until I will transfer my visa into working/RP. But it was denied by the immigration because I was cancelled by my sponsor. So they submit again with my NOC attached for the business visa application w/c was approved immediately.

But according to our PRO, if it was not cancelled they can transfer my visa even without NOC. That is according to his "contact" in the immigration.

Goodluck...

Nothing is more relaxing than flying like an Eagle in Heaven !!

well.u need an NOC! everbody says after 2 years it is a right for u to ask for an NOC but this is bullshit! no one knows the rule. i am facing a similar problem and i have gone threw all the emigration offices. no one knows anything about anything! u cant imagine wat a mess!! so dont count on the law here because it is only ink on papers. ask for the NOC and try to get it. otherwise even u stay in ur hell job or we meet u at the airport for a goodbye/

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should i get a new passport for a business visa?

Need to find out what happened since I left my sponsor 2 years ago?

I left them on a sour note because I was cheated in my contract.Now i have an offer with a reputable company. how can I know if i was blacklisted and if I am do I have an option or I can no more work in qatar plz let me know.

What if I contacted the labor office can they tell if someone is blck listed??

is there anyone that can definately say that if i buy property with a 99 year lease i will obtain a rp that allows me to work in qatar? or do i still have to obtain a NOC from my sponsor?

Hi All,

Once again, is there a format for the NOC or is it just a releaving letter on the company letter head with the Sponcers Signature?

thanks

You can exit to Bahrain if you only need to change sponsor, e.i. visit visa to company visa.

Which ticket are you asking? a ticket bought by you on coming here under visit visa? or a ticket purchased by your company on their sponsorship visa? Sorry I dont get it!

if u leave doha to change sponsor , do u have to go all the way home or just to bahrain ? what happens if your plane ticket expires after a year ? can it be extended for a price and is the sponsor responsible to pay for it ?

Tnx sweety, anyway she is going straight to Dubai and cancelled her booking to Doha.

Have a nice day!

So, the only way if to change her passport, If she doesn't want to do that, nothing we can do! as it is the only way this other people manage to get another visa. The immigration should not see or recognize any old visa stamp in her passport. That's what Apple2 did.....And I advice her to do that...Wish you luck next time you try it!!!

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

These fairy is a symbol of light!!!

Try to ask some Travel Agent, they maybe able to help you, it's only a matter of money if you can afford what they charge you then they can to do this things for you!!!

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

These fairy is a symbol of light!!!

get a business visa. Thats the easier route. All this hassle can be overcome.

I told you! it's easier if she just get a new passport!!!

As long as she doesn't have criminal record here she won't be in a black list that they have to bother to keep on eye!!!

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

These fairy is a symbol of light!!!

Jane, lets keep it quite, just between you & me, any other members & guests listening? nobody! ok, go ahead & let me know when apple2 obtained her RP.

Hi! Apple, just to let you know that Apple2 has her working visa granted!!! Yipppeeee.....

I just spoke to her today and she said no problemo.....

Mafi mushkulah!!!

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These fairy is a symbol of light!!!

I know a girl who left a job in Qatar 2 years ago thinking she would come back and get a better job elsewhere. She ended up back in Qatar the end of 2005 under a "business" visa bought from a travel agent. She has had nothing but headaches and crappy jobs since. She has found that all the good jobs are if you are under a husbands sponsorship. She's smart and motivated with a degree.

There's a lot of jobs here that can be found locally but the salary and allowances are crap. She got a lot of promises from small private companies, but once she started the headaches would start with non-payments, changes to job requirements, companies gong bankrupt, withholding her passport, etc. A company just last week offered her a split-shift job with a housing allowance of QR400/month and transport allowance of 300/month! In the meantime she's taken countless trips to Bahrain and Dubai to get her passport stamped.

Your not accepting email? I wanted to email you some good news but your setting is not accepting email. could you give me your email add please!!!

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Nope, I am bored of work, and not Qatar, and I don't want to go to other place in the time being....and of course i requested zillions of time for a transfer, and they still insist on not giving it to me :((((9

As you said outside does it means outside Qatar? If this is the fact and you're bored in this country so, it shouldn't be a problem for you to move somewhere else.

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Request politely for a transfer. Do not insist. explain your problem to the boss. wait and see what happens.

I am a free man, and I am very well educated and very well experniced and I want to exercise my BASIC human right of working in a place of my choice...I feel captivated, and in the same time I love this country and want to stay here :(((((( I have been working in the same place for about four years now, and with an excellent record, but I am bored, and I am having a lot of much much better offers outside....this is unfair

hey its a big business here in da industry start a W.L.L and sell business visas i think da original expenxe just counts to 250 riyals but dey sell at upto 1400 hmmm.....well thinkin about startin a business??

but yeah its all hushed up and der r oder things which can b done too totally hushed up.....shhhhhhhhhh

As I said this things could be done without making lots of noise. people do this thing kept it quite. that's the secret. and yes Apple is now in processing of her visa. her sister told me. when she comes back here she comes with a business visa and no problem. I'll confirm it when I find her, she has to stay at home for a while so previous sponsor won't find out.

Another case my husband's colleague left Jubail (Saudi) because he's bored he decided to leave and after couple of months he's back in Saudi at Aramco. what he did is the same way I said before, he just change his passport.

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

find out about hotel visa, business visa and airport visa.

the airport and hotel will be able to guide you better, i hope.

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Anybody whos RP is cancelled cannot be back for two years but der is a loophole to dat cos dey can Come down on VISIT or business visa which cost to you bout 1000 bucks in da market....yes its for sale....further a person who is black listed i mean in da sense had a court case or deported and his /her finger print taken and yes like somebody said make a new passport and u can reach here unless u are blocked by da airport and dose are rare cases .so basically if u cannot enter da country for 2 years try comin in visit visa till 2 years are overand all u got to do is pay 2000 bucks every 2 months 1000 fr business visa and 1000 to return ticket to dubai on first class....ha.....

NOC is a must no doubt about it but......

there's is always way to go around it.....

Strangely enough my friends sister's name is "Apple" and she is now in process of her RP according to her sister. I will find out in a day or so what is her situation.

But I know most people even back in Saudi, Bahrain and Oman who do this thing, do it quietly and don't make an issue, so your previous employer won't keep an eye on you when you move to another job.

this is how they do it. if they are not happy with their previous job they resign after their 2 years contract and look for the next job to go to. they go home peacefully wait for 1 month then start processing their visa for the next job. But of course if you are into arrogant attitude with your sponsor and acting proud, they will not want to see you in their country ever again. Be nice so they won't give you a hard time.

Before leaving make sure you have enough money to live on to keep you standby while trying to process your documents for the next job to go to.

Another thing, lots of people risking to pay for sponsorship just to be able to work abroad. same thing in Bahrain, Dubai, Saudi, Kuwait, Oman. I knew many cases like this people do this thing just to get a job.

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

We relocated the family to Doha on recommendation by the company. Turned out to be impossible to work there, my husband was fired and they refused to issue an NOC. We've tried everything, even contacting the Ministry, but there is no guarantee you will get an NOC. It's strange system, and it must change. We had to return to our home country dragging two angry teenagers who had just settled in, made friends, and adapted to Qatar living. You can imagine the expenses for the company, but they preferred that rather than issuing an NOC. We have been warning people on this forum - think twice before you work in Qatar! The NOC is not described in the Labour Law, and consequently it is entirely dependant on the goodwill of your employer.

kimti, it is the company's wish to issue you a noc or not.

usually if you have been a local recruit they are a little flexible and do issue you with the noc but if they have brought you here, then its their call.

i have seen this noc issue, its a tricky situation, bcos if they want to lay off staff and you ask for a noc, thenthey may oblige, but if they dont want to lay off staff and you ask for noc bcos you have an offer elsewhere then too it can be negative. they may look for grounds to get you off because you are no longer interested to be with them,

if they really care for your career growth, they may give you the noc.so i suggest you do a noc check in your organisation and see what is their stand on issuing it to the employees and then make your move.

kiara, you probably are right, that practice maybe going on, but is it legal? i understand your point of view.

if an employee goes without a noc and on a sour note, then he is usually blacklisted.

i am not sure, but can one return on a business visa in 3 months?

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There is no such thing as mandatory to give NOC to employees after 2 years of service. It is the company who decides what they do with their employees. Send them back or issue NOC.

Is NOC still on the management's hands even if the employee has stayed in the company for 2 years?

I thought its already mandatory for the employer to give NOC to their employee once the employee have completed a two years continuos service.

Please comment anyone.

Hi all..

I am just 3 year in Doha but I know alot of "HEADACHE" with respect to visa and NOC issues... as I am working relatedly in Administration../ sort of HR as well.

If you cannot take the NOC in your previous employer.. You dont have any option than to wait to 2 years before you can come back here, or, otherwise.. you can file a case in Human Rights Office but as you know.. it will takes time.

But if you are planning to cancel your old passport and take new one then apply here in Qatar.. IT IS NOT ADVISABLE!.. especially, when they'll process your resident permit they will require your finger printing and by that, they can retrieve your previous data.. and it will start the big trouble again..

SO Better secure your NOC before leaving the company.

Thanks..

Ageed w/ u Han...

Kiara, did ur friend's sister succeed to get RP under new sponsor?

I happen to know many people do this thing back in Saudi and now here.

To prove to you, I knew recently a filipina here, who's sponsor locked them up in their flat after working hours in their saloon (this is one of my friend sister.) she left last December and voila! she's back here again! she went home and get a new passport but as I said, before that she look for someone to sponsor her.

They don't really investigate that finger print and so on, They only do those serious investigations if you're involve with the crime!!! They actually know it's the same person but they are not that very strict. they appreciate people who work hard.

I only share things I know for people to know what to do all I do is to help not to be a nuisance.

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!

Agreed Han, whatever you do....don't demand!

demand for a noc and its the easiest way to ensure you dont return back here for another 2 years.

request may work.

in the mean time look for another job and sponsor and wait for your current company to give you the release, usually they dont create a hassle unless you plan to work for a rival joint.

dont think about fleeing the country and trying to come in again with some other pretext, it wont work.

or go to another country and work there for 2 years and then re-enter here with a new job offer.

in the mean time i hope the rules here change to allow you some flexilibity.

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I have a very expensive idea, if you are willing to saty in qatar for a long time, and u are making good money, u can buy a house at the pearl ( get a mortgage) and this way u can get an RP for u and ur family for as long as u have the appartment. i know itrs a long shot, but it might be a good investment afterall, and this way instead of renting an appt u can buy one and live in it.

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Hi Kiarajane,

Do you think that will work to go out country, change passport and come back again with a new passport?

And, btw, government, they have your blood group, fingerprint, and other info's. What if they realize that person is coming here with new passport?

Any idea?

Hi! Kimti,

You do need to have NOC in your hand if you intend to leave your present company and apply to another company. If you're lucky enough your present company will give you one. try to ask, maybe they are kind enough to give it to you. but if they don't! then you have a problem.

Legally you have to wait for 2 years to come back here but I heard enough cases of what other people do.

If not possible for them to give you an NOC then look for another sponsor who's willing to hire you then leave the country and renew your passport, then come back with your new employer.

I hope this helps.

Do unto others, what you want to do unto you!!!