Title	Qatar; MOI Amends Requirements of Changing Employer for Expatriates
Date of conclusion	19/08/2020
Entry into force	Following its date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Text version(s)	English
Source	Minister of Interior Decree No. (51) of 2020; Qatar (19 Aug 2020)
	accessed: 6 December 2022.
	Last accessed: 6 December 2022
Keywords	Qatar; Laws & Regulations; Policy; Foreign Labour;

Abstract
The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior amended some provisions of the executive regulations
(21) of 2015 regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates issued by the Minister of
Interior’s decision No. (25) of 2019. The change in the employment of expatriates will be under the
relevant laws and regulations. An expatriate needs to notify the concerned department of the
Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADLSA), and the change of
employer must take place during the validity period of the residence permit or within 90 days
following its expiration.

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