Family RP status on my Sponsor change
Dear friends,
I extended my wife and son's RP up to NOV,2013 under my sponsorship. Now they are back in my country for vacation. I am going to change my sponsor company. My employer said that they will issue me the NOC and I have RP up to MAY 2013. Now, I need to know the below-
1. What are the steps to change my sponsor with that NOC letter? Me or my new employer will do the update with Labor and Immigration?
2. Will my RP still be valid upto MAY 2013?
3. Have I to leave Qatar once sponsorship transferred?
4. What about my wife & son's RP? Their current RP will just continue or I have to apply again?
5. Will there be any trouble in DOHA airport if I go and bring them with me?
Please help me, I'll be grateful.
-ANWAR
If you get an NOC and release from your sponsor, you'll not need to exit the country. i.e. the current sponsor should be willing to transfer your visa to the new sponsor. Check will sponsor / mandoop if you are getting a release too or if you need to exit country.
If this is the case, (check with employer and PR / mandoop)then your new employer will give a form for visa transfer - It will have 3 parts, you sign the top, the new employer signs, seals and attached company report and gets their signature verified by CID.
Once you get back the document, the previous employer will need to do the same and get it verified by CID.
That officially completes the visa transfer approval.
Then the medical, CID clearance and immigration and new ID. You don't need to cancel any dependents visa here as you are their sponsor and once your sponsorship is change, you will still remain their sponsor.
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If you are getting only NOC, then you'll definitely have to exit the country and get back as Adonai pointed out.
It will be like coming as a new employ to Doha with NOC from your present employer,but if it is with Release then No problem.
With NOC, you have to cancel your wife's, Son's and yours RP...then all must exit Qatar and can come back with New Visa.