The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has posted a link on its website for expatriate workers seeking job change and other services under the new residency law.
The services of “employer change” and “leave the country" can be accessed through the link named Worker Notice e-service.The applicants can access the services by entering their Qatar IDs and mobile number.
As per the rules, an expatriate can change jobs provided the new employer has an approval for a position for the same nationality, gender and profession. The worker seeking a job change is required to submit a request to the ministry 30 days before the contract comes to an end, if it is a fixed–term contract.
In case of an open-ended contract, the worker should stay not less than five years in service and the notice period would be 30 days if the duration of service is five years, and 60 days, if the duration of service is more than five years.
