The Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar opened seven Qatar Visa Centers (QVC) in India recently covering various cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kochi. The opening of the QVCs in India will facilitate and simplify the recruitment and work visa procedures for Indian expatriates travelling to Qatar for work before their arrival in Qatar.
Maj. Gen. Abdullah Salim Al Ali, advisor at the office of the Minister of Interior of Qatar, Maj. Abdullah Khalifa Al Mohannadi, Director of Visa Supports Services (VSS) Department at the General Directorate of Passports of Qatar, Capt. Nasser Al-Khalaf, Head of Visa Section, Capt. Khalid Al-Nomani, Head of Technical Studies Section from the VSS and a number of government officials from India attended the opening ceremonies in various locations.
On his part, Maj. Abdullah Al Mohannadi said that the India is the fourth country to launch Qatar Visa Center abroad after Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The opening of the Qatar Visa Centers abroad is part of a project to launch 20 service centers in eight countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Tunisia. These centers will provide many advantages of speeding up the expatriates’ residence procedures and their follow-up by the concerned authorities within Qatar.
The centers provide a wide range of services such as fingerprinting, biometric data recording, medical examinations and signing of employment contract before their departure to Qatar. It will ensure protection of the rights of both expatriates and employers, and documenting the work contract before traveling to Qatar. This facility will avoid cases of return of the employee in case of ineligibility and enable to start work immediately upon arrival to Qatar if he is eligible. This step is an evidence of the keenness of the government of Qatar for ensuring the protection and safety for expatriates coming to Qatar for work, Al Muhannadi mentioned.
The employer has to start the initial registration through the website of the Ministry of Interior of Qatar (www.moi.gov.qa) or app of the Interior Ministry 'Metrash2'. The recruitment procedures are the same as before, but have been transferred from Qatar to the expats’ own countries. The employer has to pay all recruitment fees in Qatar to let the worker follow up further procedures through Qatar visa centers abroad.
Maj. Abdullah Khalifa Al Mohannadi added that this project to complete recruitment procedures from abroad through Qatar Visa Centers is running in cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The application process for work visa applicants from India to Qatar requires the applicants to get a visa reference number from the Ministry of Interior of Qatar, then booking an appointment by visiting www.qatarvisacenter.com and visiting Qatar Visa Center on appointment date no earlier than fifteen minutes before the scheduled time.
At the reception, the identity of the visa applicant is verified, the list of required documents checked, and a token issued. Once the token is called, visa applicants are required to digitally sign their work contract, enroll biometric data and undergo the required medical tests. Upon completion of the process at the visa center, visa applicants will be able to track the status of the application online or through their employer in the State of Qatar.
Qatar Visa Center (QVC) in Delhi is located at Unit no 2, Lower ground floor, Parsvnath Mall, Akshardham Metro Station, Akshardham, New Delhi-110 092 and in Mumbai, QVC is located at 201/2, Hallmark Business Plaza, Sant Dyaneshwar Marg, Near Gurunanak Hospital, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400 051. In Chennai, QVC is headquartered at Shyamala Towers,1st Floor, East wing, 136 Arcot Road, Saligrammam, Chennai – 600 093, while the QVC in Hyderabad is located at Ground Floor, South Wing (Krishe Block), Krishe Sapphire Building, Hitech City Road, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana-500 081.
QVC at Kolkata is located at Bengal Intelligent Park, Building Gamma, 1st Floor, Block-EP & GP, Sector-V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Kolkata , West Bengal– 700 091, while the Lucknow QVC is headquartered in BBD Viraj Towers”, 2nd Floor, TC G/1A – V/3 Vibhuti Khand, Shaheed Path, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh- 226 010 and the Qatar Visa Center in Kochi is in Edappally at Door No 38/4111/D, Ground Floor, National Pearl Star building, Near Changampuzha park Metro Station, Edappally, Kochin, Kerala-682024.
The seven Qatar Visa Centers recently opened in India will be open for the customers from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 5 pm and can be contacted though telephone on 00 91 44 6133 1333 or email : [email protected].
Some of the key medical tests to be conducted at the center include blood tests, x-ray, visual assessments, and physical examinations. The operations are backed by a team of highly qualified healthcare professionals with internal systems and processes based on the latest medical standards and best practices.
Qatar Visa Center maintains robust multi-lingual information services for the benefit of visa applicants across multiple touch points. Information on appointment scheduling, requirements and steps at the visa center can be found in English, Urdu and Arabic through its dedicated website (http://www.qatarvisacenter.com).
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