Ministry of Interior updated its website to add a page where one can enter the Qatar Identity number and check their exit permit status online.

Click here to check if you require exit permit!

The recent amendment to Law No. 21 of 2015, stipulated that the expatriates working under labour law shall have the right to temporarily exit or depart the country permanently during the validity of the employment contract, and that the employer has the right to apply in advance to the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs a list of employees, who he believes should get permission to leave because of the nature of their work, provided that the list do not exceed 5% of the total number of employees.

This new amendment was lauded by the residents but many were still unsure if they fell in the category of those required.