MoI extends grace period to correct legal status of expats until March 31

QNA Doha The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has extended time limit to correct the illegal conditions of expatriates, who violate the provisions of Law No (21)...

QNADohaThe Ministry of Interior (MoI) has extended time limit to correct the illegal conditions of expatriates, who violate the provisions of Law No (21) of 2015 regulating the entry, exit and residence of expatriates, to March 31.In a statement, the ministry said that this procedure comes within the framework of its keenness to take into account the interests of company owners and expatriate workers to benefit from the 50 percent reduction in the amount of reconciliation in violations.Previously, the grace period was to end on December 31, 2021.It said every violating expatriate or violating applicant must, during the period specified above, submit a request for reconciliation regarding violations of the aforementioned law to the Search and Follow-up Department or to any of the following service centers that receive requests to transfer from one applicant to another (Umm Salal, Al Rayyan, Mesaimeer, Al Wakra, and Umm Sanim), or any of the following service centers that accept reconciliation applications and the issuance and renewal of the Residence Permit (RP) by the same employer (Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Daayen, Umm Salal, Al Lulu, Unaizah, Souq Waqif, Al Rayyan, Umm Sanim, Al Sheehaniya, Mesaimeer, Al Wakra, and Dukhan).The ministry called on all categories benefiting from correcting their status, which are expatriates who violate the residence permit (companies) and the expatriates violating work permits, to visit the aforementioned department or centers, during the aforementioned period from 1-6 pm.The MoI called on the recruits or expatriates to adhere to the specified period, to benefit from the reconciliation to correct their status to avoid application of legal procedures against them if their situation is not corrected.