It's a common procedure here to issue a Business Visa prior to getting the working visa, especially coming from abroad. The only issue will be, rumors have it, that the immigration here would not transfer a business visa to working type unless you've gone thru the proper procedure, i.e. POEA et.al. because Philippine Embassy advised the Qatar Gov't about the procedure in getting OFW. I don't know if that's true, but i have one of my female officemate transferred from business to working type, and there are some that claimed that they are denied.
It's a common procedure here to issue a Business Visa prior to getting the working visa, especially coming from abroad. The only issue will be, rumors have it, that the immigration here would not transfer a business visa to working type unless you've gone thru the proper procedure, i.e. POEA et.al. because Philippine Embassy advised the Qatar Gov't about the procedure in getting OFW. I don't know if that's true, but i have one of my female officemate transferred from business to working type, and there are some that claimed that they are denied.
Can anyone confirm this?