Short contract in Qatar

[dave66]

I am pricing a short contract (less than a month) in Qatar, what are the visa requirements and is there anything else i need to know?
tia

[mudskipper]

I am pricing a short contract (less than a month) in Qatar, what are the visa requirements

Visas - Hukoomi - Qatar E-government

is there anything else i need to know?

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[northernladuk]

Wow. Way to go on your research. I'm sure it will go without a hitch.

[barrydidit]

is there anything else i need to know?
tia

You are highly unlikely to find a decent pint of old peculiar whilst you are out there.

[northernladuk]

You are highly unlikely to find a decent pint of old peculiar whilst you are out there.

^ Quality advice that.

[andyg]

Your Visa Should Be Provided

Having worked in Qatar your visa should be provided by the company you'll be working for. You may have to undergo a medical/blood test as well - similar to Dubai/Abu Dhabi.
Qatar is a beautiful place to work and live as an expat, the Islamic Museum if really good (and free), if you are going to be working in Doha then the Souq Waqif is a great experience, the horse racing is a good night out - no booze or gambling obviously. You can get booze in one of the many licensed restaurants and clubs but it's very pricey. If you end up staying longer than one month then you should get your booze license and can buy an allocated supply near to the Qatar airport. There is good golf at the Doha Gold Club - food and booze served as well. Petrol is v cheap if you are hiring a car.
I found it extermely racist towards the Indian/Pakastani folk working there. The Qataris are not frightened of saying what they think.
Shopping is very good, if you go on a Friday morning then most of the malls are empty during prayer times, but then are packed later in the day.
What else.....quad biking and sand bashing in the dunes is great fun.
Hope that helps.

[jbond007]

Having worked in Qatar your visa should be provided by the company you'll be working for. You may have to undergo a medical/blood test as well - similar to Dubai/Abu Dhabi.
Qatar is a beautiful place to work and live as an expat, the Islamic Museum if really good (and free), if you are going to be working in Doha then the Souq Waqif is a great experience, the horse racing is a good night out - no booze or gambling obviously. You can get booze in one of the many licensed restaurants and clubs but it's very pricey. If you end up staying longer than one month then you should get your booze license and can buy an allocated supply near to the Qatar airport. There is good golf at the Doha Gold Club - food and booze served as well. Petrol is v cheap if you are hiring a car.
I found it extermely racist towards the Indian/Pakastani folk working there. The Qataris are not frightened of saying what they think.
Shopping is very good, if you go on a Friday morning then most of the malls are empty during prayer times, but then are packed later in the day.
What else.....quad biking and sand bashing in the dunes is great fun.
Hope that helps.

No company will go through the trouble of visa processing for a one month work. They will expect you to deliver this on the 30 day tourist visa that UK citizens qualify for.

Yes the visa category is for tourism, but the practically on ground is different. If you've worked there, you will probably know - the same holds for their new BFF UAE. If it's longer period, they will go through the hassles of visa. But for short term delivery, they expect you to deliver on whatever visa you can sort out yourself, even if it means multiple trips to deliver a project.

And you are correct about the racism part.

[andyg]

Visa Reqts

No company will go through the trouble of visa processing for a one month work. They will expect you to deliver this on the 30 day tourist visa that UK citizens qualify for.

Yes the visa category is for tourism, but the practically on ground is different. If you've worked there, you will probably know - the same holds for their new BFF UAE. If it's longer period, they will go through the hassles of visa. But for short term delivery, they expect you to deliver on whatever visa you can sort out yourself, even if it means multiple trips to deliver a project.

And you are correct about the racism part.

Good point but the OP should be aware that if she/he reach the 30-day limit on the tourist visa then he/she will have to go out of the country and come back in for a new 30-day to be stamped.
I also read that Qatar were, in a similar way to the UAE, stamping down on people who were working on a tourist visa.