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If you are a mother living and working in Qatar it is natural that you may want your children to join you. However if both husband and wife are working in Qatar under different sponsors, it may be not be as simple as applying for a Family Residence Visa.
The good news is that even in such cases the mother may be eligible to sponsor her children. Mothers in Qatar who wish to sponsor their children need to meet certain requirements and provide specific documents.
This article provides a comprehensive and step-by-step guide guide on how can a mother sponsor children in Qatar.
Can A Mother Sponsor Children In Qatar?
Yes, expatriate mothers who are working in Qatar can sponsor their children, if they meet the eligibility conditions such as salary and profession.
Eligibility For Mother To Sponsor Children
To sponsor your children in Qatar, you need to meet the following requirements:
1. Minimum Salary Requirement
If both the parents are working in Qatar they should have a combined salary of at least QR 10,000 per month. Additionally, the mother’s contract salary alone should be a minimum of QR 5,000 per month. Meeting these salary requirements is crucial for a successful sponsorship application.
Note: In case the baby is born inside Qatar while the mother is already working, the salary requirement is often relaxed.
2. Profession Requirement
The mother should have a profession that is considered non-labour type. Certain professions like housemaid or cleaner may not be eligible. Professions like nurse, teacher, office jobs, etc. are normally approved.
3. Sponsor’s NOC in Arabic
The mother’s employer (sponsor) should issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) letter, which should be be in Arabic. You can get the NOC format typed from a typing center or your company’s PRO can help with this.
If your NOC is not in Arabic, it should be translated before submission. All other documents can be in either English or Arabic.
4. Salary Credited via WPS
Before applying to sponsor your children in Qatar, it’s crucial to ensure that your salary is credited through the Wage Protection System (WPS). Nowadays this is a mandatory requirement, as there is no option to upload mother’s bank statement on Metrash mobile app.
You can check the status of your salary via WPS and also access your labor contract through this Employment Contract page on Ministry of Labour website. If you cannot find your contract, please contact your company’s PRO (Public Relations Officer) to update it before proceeding with the application.
Documents Required For Mother To Sponsor Children
To initiate the sponsorship process for your children, you’ll need to prepare the following documents, which should be uploaded via the Metrash mobile app:
- Child’s Passport Copy: The front and back sides of the passport should be uploaded as single image.
- Child’s Birth Certificate (MOFA Qatar Attested): Make sure your child’s birth certificate is attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Qatar. Note that MOFA attestation is not required if your child was born in Qatar.
- NOC From Mother’s Sponsor: Ensure you have this document in Arabic.
- Qatar ID / Passport Copy of Husband: A copy of your husband’s Qatar ID or passport.
- Husband Salary Certificate: A letter from husband’s sponsor confirming his salary.
- Husband’s Bank Statement (salary credit): Provide three months’ worth of bank salary statements. Inform the bank that this statement is for uploading on Metrash. They can prepare it in a format that all salary credits are shown on one page, making it easier to upload. Statements downloaded from the bank website or app will not be accepted.
Earlier mother’s bank statement (salary credit) and attested degree certificate were also required. Since August 2023 there is no option to upload this in Metrash. Nowadays salary credit is verified through WPS and education is verified through labour contract.
Please note that the salary mentioned in your labor contract should meet the minimum salary requirements specified earlier.
Tips For Preparing Documents
- If a document has multiple pages, merge them into a single JPG file. Numerous online tools are available to assist with this, but ensure that the merged JPG retains clarity.
- Ensure that your JPG files are under 500KB in size.
- When preparing documents for uploading, create a new folder on your phone so that you can easily organise them.
How To Apply For Child’s RP Under Mother
As the child will be under mother’s sponsorship, the application has to be submitted from the mother’s Metrash account. If you haven’t registered for it, here is our complete guide on Metrash app.
If you have activated your Metrash, follow the below steps:
- After logging into Metrash, click on the ‘Visa’ icon.
- Click on the “Issue Visa” icon on the next screen.
- Click on the “Family Visit” icon on the next screen.
- Select “Family Resident Application” on the next screen.
By default, this will be selected as Family Visa Application (which is for Family Visit Visa applicants). For Residence Visas, you have to change this selection as shown below:
- Click on “New Application” (bottom right of the screen).
- Carefully fill in the form with the child’s details. Click on “Validate”.
- Verify the details on the next screen. Select “I agree on the validity of data”. Click “Next”.
- The next screen will have placeholders for uploading documents. Follow the instructions on the screen, and upload scanned copies or photos of the documents.
The documents required are:
- Child’s Passport and Attested Birth Certificate
- Resident or passport copy for husband: Upload husband’s QID or passport copy here.
- Bank Salary Statement For Husband: Upload husband’s bank statement with 3 months’ salary credit (explained earlier).
- Husband Salary Certificate: Upload letter from husband’s employer (with profession and salary).
- Other Documents: In the “Other Documents” placeholder, upload the NOC letter from mother’s sponsor (employer) in Arabic.
- On the next screen, confirm your submission by clicking on “Yes”.
- Your application number will be generated after this step. You can click on the arrow sign on the right to check the status. Once submitted it will be “Under Process”. Later it will change to “Under Review”.
If the application is rejected, the reason will be given as notes on this page.
If the visa is approved, you can pay the visa fees (QR 200) online via Metrash2 or pay at the Immigration Office. The visa can be downloaded from this link.
For more details such as meaning of each visa status, steps to follow-up, and the latest updates, check our detailed guide:
Qatar Family Visa (Residence): Requirements and Guide
Can Single Divorced Mothers Sponsor Children in Qatar
Many individuals often inquire whether a single or divorced mother can sponsor her child in Qatar. The answer is yes, a single or divorced mother can sponsor her child’s residence visa in the Qatar. However in this case she may be required to meet the minimum salary criteria (QR 10,000) by herself as there is no husband to support.
If the child’s father is living in another country, mother has to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the father. This should be done through an attorney and properly attested.
If a woman is divorced and has full custody of the child with the father having visitation rights, she needs to provide additional documents such as the divorce certificate and/or custody certificate. These documents should be MOFA attested and translated (if required).
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- How To Transfer Wife To Husband Sponsorship
- How Can A Wife Sponsor Husband in Qatar
- Pregnancy And Baby Delivery in Qatar: Full Guide
- Medical Test For Family Residence Visa in Qatar
- Qatar Family Visit Visa: Requirements and Application Guide
- How To Get On Arrival Visa for Baby Born Outside Qatar
- Procedure To Change Job in Qatar
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we are planning to bring home my baby before he reach two months. we just got his passport, does that mean we can skip the Visa +QID process and they will allow us to travel without penalties?
Hi Tugs, Usually it is allowed. However please call 109 to confirm this.
Hello,
My daughter born in Qatar me and my husband is under different sponsorship so we applied visa of my daughter from my Husband Rp it is under process and my daughter is 11 months now so where do we need to pay penalty for my daughter ….. is there any portal… kindly help
Hi Ghazala, There could be a penalty because RP should be applied within 2 months of birth. Once your application is approved, they will inform you about the penalty. Or else your husband can visit Duhail Immigration to check the status.
Hi, My salary is above 10,000 per month.My two kids are under the sponsorship of my husband.I want to change sponsorship under me.How can I apply through metrash? There is no option for change of sponsorship of children
Hi Smitha, There is no online option for that, so you will need to apply directly at the MOI Service Center. You can check with a typing center. They can help with the application form and documents.
Hi,
I am trying to sponsor both of my daughters under me.I am teacher and my salary is 6000 QAR. My biggest point of concern is that my husband does not have a bank account and he receives is salary in cash. How can I show a combined income in this case? Please guide. If your employer can give family accommodation you may be eligible (considering your salary is QR 6000).
Hi MT, Unfortunately you cannot show combined income in such case. As per the law salary transfer should be through bank using WPS system. Any other income is not considered and not legally accepted.
hi. my baby was born here in qatar. and i am working as cabin crew in qatar airways… But my husband is not working here in qatar, he is working in our country. can i still sponsor my baby?
Hi Any, Yes, you can sponsor. You may need an NOC letter from your husband.
Hi, I applied residents visa for my daughter. I uploaded documents such as my passport, employment contract, NOC from my employer, my daughter’s passport and attested birth certificate and NOC from my daughter’s father (single mom here), but i received missing documents as status. What should be the missing document that I still need to upload?
Do I need Salary certificate and bank statements since I’m a single mom?
Hi EL, Your salary is verified through WPS Bank Transfer. Confirm with your employer (or PRO) that the salary transfer is done through WPS. If not, please ask them to set it up.
Hi EL, If you are sure you have uploaded all documents, and cannot find what is the missing document, you may be required to visit Duhail and check directly.
HI Sir, I am here in Qatar, and my salary is Qr. 5800, and I found a new job offer for my wife, also above Qr. 5000. and she is in my home country, how can I apply for a visa for my baby and wife?
Hi MR, If the baby was born outside Qatar you may not be eligible to sponsor with QR 5000 salary. The requirement is QR 10,000 salary or QR 6000 + Family Accommodation. If both parents are working in Qatar, combined income may be considered.
HI Sir, I am here in Qatar. My salary is Qr. 5800, and I found a new job offer above Qr. 5000. Now that she is in my home country, how can I get my baby, and how do I process both visas?
Hi Rasan, If the baby was born outside Qatar you may not be eligible to sponsor with QR 5000 salary. The requirement is QR 10,000 salary or QR 6000 + Family Accommodation. If both parents are working in Qatar, combined income may be considered.
Can husband sponsor a child , if both husband and wife are working and are under different sponsorship ? Can the sponsorship of a child under mother sponsorship be transferred to husband sponsorship
Hi ANR, If the mother is on a work visa, the child should be under the mother’s sponsorship. Even if the mother doesn’t meet the salary requirement, the combined income of the father & mother can be considered for this.
I am here in Qatar on multientry visa and may stay for long time on same visa as company extends it always. However, my wife got a job here and her salary is above 1000qar. Can she sponsor our child?
sorry, i meant its above 10000qar…is she eligible to sponsor the 3 year old child?
Hi Amit, Yes, your wife can sponsor.
Hi, i will gave birth on March. I’m worried because im under Khadama sponsorship. Can i sponsor my baby? or it possible my husband sponsor the baby? what are those requirements needed? hopefully you can answer me. thankyou in advance.
Hi Karla, If you have a legal marriage certificate and your husband is in Qatar it should be fine. To sponsor a baby you will also need NOC from your sponsor. Anyways you can double check with any typing center.
Hi, I’m a single mother, what is the process in getting NOC from the father? Thank you.
Hi Shane, You can get it typed from a typing center and get father’s signature.
Does it needs arabic translation also and have it attested in mofa?
Hi S, Arabic letter is better. Typing center can do that. Attestation is not needed.
Hello, my baby is born here in Qatar, applied for RP and she has QID already. we sent her to Philippines and now her QID is expired. but we want to sponsor her again. can we just renew the ID? is this possible? because if I follow the steps here my salary is not enough. 🙁
Hi Natalie, Have you tried renewing QID on Metrash? Most probably you cannot renew the QID when the ID holder is outside Qatar. If it has been only few days since expiry you can visit any MOI service center and request the Captain for renewal. Chances are very less, but you can still try.
Thanks for your guidance. Her visa visa got approved today.
Regards
Hi Aanadi, Good to hear that! Thanks for updating here. Was it automatically approved or you had to visit the office?
Hi
I went to Duhail immigration…. Showed my under process status n asked to lady officer that more how much time for it to approve…. She took my id and said its done khallash go n pay. Paid 500+200 n got rp.
Regards
That’s great! Congratulations once again.
Even if she has to exit… n then how to enter again as visa remain under process for more two weeks. She is an infant… can she return back immediately after ecit on tourist visa or family visit visa…
Hi Aanandi, She can only re-enter with a valid visa. You will have to wait until new visa is approved. Another option is that you can try visiting any MOI Service Center with all original documents. Sometimes they are more lenient in case of infants when mother is applying. If you are lucky, the Captain may make approve it or move your file quickly. Note that there is no guarantee about this, but you can try your luck.
HI,
I applied visa for my 3 month old baby who is on tourist visa. Its status is still under process after 10 days. May I know how many days it will take to change this status. Will visiting Duhail will help ?
Can tourist visa be extended for second time. as her visa is expiring on 18th.
Hi Anandi, Nowadays RP application is taking 3-4 weeks for most applicants (could be longer in some cases). Tourist Visa can only be extended once. It seems like she has to exit.
Thanks for your response. Actually husband doesn’t have salary certificate n bank statement to be submitted. … i applied visa for my second one but it came as missing documents… under which salary certificate n 6 months salary statement is shown… what can be done…
Hi Anandi, Since your salary is good enough, and your husband don’t have salary certificate, try uploading your salary statement and bank statement in that place.
Hi
As per your suggestions i applied for my 3 months old daughter’s visa on 11 November…still it shows as under process. How long will it remain same.
As she is on tourist visa which was extended last month once. Can it be extended for more a month ?
Thank you
Hi Anandi, Nowadays RP application is taking 3-4 weeks for most applicants (could be longer in some cases). Tourist Visa can only be extended once. It seems like she has to exit.
Hi,
What if husband has valid rp but salary no credited but wife salary is above 12000. . and first baby is already sponsored by mother. Can mother sponsor second one. Husband is not working since past 8 months…. Looking for job
Hi Aanadi, If mother has 12,000 salary and already sponsors one baby she can apply for the next baby also.
hi
i applied rp for my son in my ( mother’s metrash) but after uploading documents it shows record not found?
how to know the reason for it?
please reply me soon possible
thankyou
Hi Aaaa, This could be a technical issue. Try accessing it again after some time or you may have to apply again.
Hi,
I want to sponsor our 3years old daughter. i have offer in which salary is QAR 4000 with NOC & Accomodation to sponsor child. My husband salary is QAR 10000 with no NOC. Is it possible to get RP for our daughter as I am not fulfilling the requirement of 5000QAR which is mandatory.
Hi Anna, In cases where both father and mother are working under different sponsors, they will consider the combined household income. So you can apply by submitting your husband’s salary certificate and bank statement as well.
What if the husband salary certificate is in english not arabic?
Hi Katsura, Usually they accept Arabic only.
my company didnt give me noc for the sponsership of my baby… is company noc of mother is mandatory for apply rp for child? can i apply without it? is there any option to get company noc while company didnt give noc for sponsership of my child? i dont no why they dont give.. and also is there any option to us to know my salary is linked with wps system?
Hi Aaaaa, If you are under company sponsorship and your company doesn’t give you NOC there is a chance of rejection or missing document. If the baby was born in Qatar you have better chance of approval. Usually salary will be through WPS if you are getting through bank account. You need to confirm this with your company accountant or PRO.