The drafting of the executive regulations of the new law pertaining to the entry, exit and residency of expatriates in Qatar has been completed , according to local Arabic daily Al Sharq.
More than 222,000 Filipino expatriates are now working in Qatar, an increase of over 34,000 from last year, according to the Philippine embassy.
Qatar accounted for more than $10.4bn in remittances to countries across the globe in 2015, with South Asian countries receiving 70% of remittances from the country, Xpress Money said.
The Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling of a Doha criminal court sentencing three Asian expatriates to jail for three years each for money laundering.
A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced three Sri Lankan expatriates to one year in jail each for attempted theft of a company's assets.
Private sector employees should have technical or specialised (non-labour) professions and a minimum salary of QR 10,000 to be eligible for family visa, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said.
A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced two Filipino expatriates to one year in jail for attempting to steal electric cables.
A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced six expatriate employees of a restaurant to a year in jail for stealing QR3.79mn from their employers.
Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign workers to make up for falling oil revenues.
The new law regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates in Qatar will come into effect in mid-December, a Ministry of Interior (MoI) official has said.
Remittances from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which account for around half of remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Countries, increased by 7% ...
A new office has been opened for simplifying procedures for the repatriation of the bodies of expatriates who die in Qatar and also for their local burial, if required.
