Deleerious, I think most likely you should be ok, if you are project manager/observer/consultant, you should be ok for qualifying for family resident visa. I think Qatar is managing its current population based on the expat's job and nationality. From what I can gather from the senior management chain, they are being informed how they need to managed the current expat population in the Q companies. Those jobs not deemed necessary or having value added or duplicate in job roles are subject to purge. First they will start with IT projects and operations projects, which will be told as be hold or cancelled. Next will be purging of senior management and the shop floor staff. Most middle manager and mid level staff will survive the impact of this uncertainty.