Qatar: Exit Permits Abolished for Expatriates Not Subject to the Labor Law

Title	Qatar; Exit of some categories of expatriates

Date of conclusion	16/10/2019

Entry into force	Following its date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Text version(s)	Arabic

Source	Ministry of Interior; Qatar Ministerial Decision No. (95) Of 2019
	(16 Oct 2019) accessed: 24 November 2022.
	Last accessed: 20 November 2022


Keywords	Qatar; Laws & Regulations; Policy; Foreign Labour;

Abstract
The Government of Qatar issued decision No. (95) of 2019 regarding controls and procedures
or exiting some categories of expatriates who are not subject to labor law in the State of Qatar.
According to this, expatriates in the following categories have the freedom to temporarily or
permanently leave the country during the period of validity of their employment contract:
employees in public bodies and institutions, employees in ministries and other government
agencies, employees in the marine vessels, workers in agriculture and grazing, employees in
the oil and gas sector and its related companies, and workers in private offices.