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🇶🇦 Qatar’s 5-Day Work Bundle: Fast-Track Your Residence Permit in 2025

Qatar is quietly rolling out a new “Work Bundle” service that compresses every step of the work-visa journey—entry visa, medical exam, biometrics, and residence-permit issuance—into one digital filing that can be finished in as little as five working days. If you plan to relocate for a Qatari job in 2025, here’s how the pilot scheme works and how to use it to slash weeks off the usual timeline.

   
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1. What Exactly Is the Work Bundle?

  • Single online form on the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Labour (MOL) joint portal
  • Combines eight separate services (work-permit approval, entry visa, medical, fingerprints, Emirates-ID equivalent, residence-permit sticker, contract upload, and QID card)
  • Processing target: 5 business days once all documents are uploaded qfc.qa
  • Digital e-Residence Permit (eRP) replaces the old passport sticker—downloadable as soon as approval lands

2. Who Can Use It?

EligibilityDetail
Employer typeCompanies already registered on the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) and Wage Protection System
Job categoriesAll positions meeting the MOL minimum salary (QAR 10,000+) or listed on Qatar’s Critical Occupations List (MyCOL)
Employee nationalityAll non-Qatari hires, provided the passport is valid 6 + months

Applicants in education, energy, healthcare, construction, and IT—the sectors carrying most MyCOL shortage codes—see the quickest approvals.

3. Required Documents (PDF Uploads)

  1. Valid passport bio page
  2. Signed job contract (in Arabic and English)
  3. Degree or licence + Qatar Embassy attestation (for regulated roles)
  4. Recent passport photo (white background)
  5. Employer’s computer card and commercial registration
  6. Proof of health-insurance policy

All files must be colour scans, ≤ 500 KB each. Blurry or mis-named PDFs top the MOI’s rejection list.

Recommended: Latest Changes to the Qatar Work-Visa Process in 2025

4. Step-by-Step Timeline

DayAction
0–1Employer uploads Work Bundle application and pays fees online (QAR 200 visa + QAR 500 eResidence conversion)
2–3Applicant completes medical + biometrics at an approved clinic; results auto-sync to the portal
4–5MOI issues digital eResidence Permit; print a copy and download to your Hayya app
5+Family-dependant filings can be added under the same dashboard (extra fee)

Traditional applications still take 2–4 weeks; the Work Bundle shaves that to a single working week for compliant firms Playroll.

5. Cost Breakdown (2025)

ItemFee (QAR)
Work-entry visa200
eResidence conversion500
Medical + biometrics100 (average)
eRP downloadFree
Dependant pass500 per applicant

Most employers bear all government charges—confirm this in your offer letter.

6. Benefits for Employers & Workers

  • 80 % fewer office visits: everything handled through a single dashboard
  • Lower error rate: pre-filled data prevents duplicate typing
  • Faster onboarding: new hires can start work and receive salary in under a week
  • Transparent tracking: real-time status updates stop “black-box” delays
  • Compliance boost: eContracts and wage verification plug directly into the Wage Protection System

7. Pro Tips to Ensure a 5-Day Approval

  1. Use high-resolution PDFs—MOI scanners reject photos of documents.
  2. Match job title to SOC code in the MyCOL list for smoother MOL clearance.
  3. Buy insurance before upload—the policy number is mandatory.
  4. Book medical slot early; clinics fill fast after holidays.
  5. Keep printed eResidence Permit with your passport for airline check-in; some carriers still ask.

8. What If Your Role Isn’t Work-Bundle-Eligible?

  • Standard work-permit route still applies (2–4 weeks).
  • Consider a multiple-entry business visa for urgent short-term assignments (3–5 day eVisa processing) e-Visa Qatar.
  • Monitor MOI press releases—the Work Bundle is expanding industry-by-industry through 2025.

Final Word

Qatar’s new 5-Day Work Bundle marks a huge leap toward zero-bureaucracy hiring. For companies, it slashes onboarding time and paperwork; for skilled professionals, it means stepping into your new Doha office almost as quickly as you can book a flight.

Stay updated via the MOI Work Bundle portal and start assembling your documents now—because in 2025, five working days is all that stands between a signed offer and your Qatari residence permit.

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