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QAT-2018-L-107346
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Title_of_text
Law No. 10 of 2018 on Permanent Residency.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Qatar
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2018-10-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
قانون رقم 10 لسنة 2018 بشأن الاقامة الدائمة
Abstract/Citation
The expatriates are allowed to obtain permanent residency permit of Qatar under certain rules and regulations.
1- The candidate should complete 20 years in Qatar on a legal ordinary residency permit if he/she is born abroad. Those born in Qatar is required to complete 10 years. The residency duration should be consecutive and prior to the date of submission of the application for permanent residency permit.
The continuation of residency of the applicant in the county should not be interrupted by staying outside Qatar for more than 60 days in a year and duration of stay out of the country will be deducted from the balance of the residency in Qatar.
If the applicant left Qatar after applying for permanent residency permit for more than six months in a row, the Minister of Interior has the right to disqualify his previous residency duration in the country.
2 - The applicant should have enough income to cover expenditures of him and his family. A cabinet decision will specify the minimum income of the applicant and exceptional cases.
3- The applicant should be of good behaviour and reputation and he/she should not have previously been convicted of a dishonourable offence unless he has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law.
4- The applicant should have enough knowledge of the Arabic language.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-10-27 (QAT-2015-L-102231)
Law No. 21 of 2015 regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and their residence.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in Arabic
Author
Ministry of Justice
Country
Qatar
URL
www.moj.gov.qa
Page range
P. 3 - P. 8
File
15.pdf (PDF in Arabic)