Qatar exit permits after 2020
Qatar removed exit permits for most private sector workers in 2018 and for domestic workers and most other groups in January 2020. A small number of workers still need them.
- The ILO says a 4 September 2018 change to the law on entry and exit removed exit permits for most workers in private companies.1
- A Ministerial Decree in force from 16 January 2020 removed exit permits for domestic workers, government workers, oil and gas workers and workers at sea and in agriculture, according to the ILO.2
- The ILO says exit permits remain for members of the armed forces and up to 5 percent of a company's workforce under strict conditions.1
- Gulf Times reported that residents can check court travel ban orders on Metrash before leaving.3
Sources
- International Labour Organization Removal of exit permits to leave Qatar
- International Labour Organization Exit permits consigned to history for almost all migrant workers in Qatar
- Gulf Times Travel ban order checking facility available on Metrash