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HIRING A MAID
HIRING A FULLTIME MAID ON YOUR
PERSONAL SPONSORSHIP
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The rules for hiring maids You have to submit an The maid will have to undergo
can change quite frequently, application for approval to the medical testing to check for
so do keep an eye on local Immigration Department to HIV, TB and pregnancy as
news for updates. hire a maid. Afterwards, you well as fingerprinting.
will be told whether you are
eligible to sponsor a maid and 12
2 what nationality of maid your
Only a resident family can family will be allowed to If possible, see if the
Immigration Officer at Total
employ. Don't line someone up
sponsor a maid (not E&P Qatar can help you
divorced or single parents). until you have been told which
nationality. process all the paperwork.
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To hire a full time live-in Applications can be rejected for There are also Maid
maid, you must be the sole various reasons, such as size Recruitment Agencies that
sponsor. of family, whether one parent can handle the whole
will be working or at home process for you. They have
4 during the day. potential candidates on their
books and they will do the
You have to show 6 months flights, visa, etc. This can be
of bank statements to get 9 a much easier, if slightly
approval to hire a live-in Once you have received more expensive option.
maid.
approval and have found a
candidate, the residence visa 14
5 procedure can start. Agencies tend to offer
You will need a no objection -2year contracts with a
certificate (NOC) from your 10 -3month trial period. If you
employer to hire a maid. If are not happy with the maid
obtained from the husband's You can bring a maid from or she is not happy with you
company, this can only be outside of Qatar or find during this time, a
done after the wife has someone who is already in replacement maid will be
gotten her Residence country with a transferable arranged free of charge.
Permit. visa. You must make sure that
her visa status is legal and the
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You will also need to provide with the transfer to save It can take a month to three
a copy of your marriage yourself any headaches. months for all of your maid's
certificate, copies of both of paperwork to be processed
your Qatari IDs, passport so take this into account
photocopies with Residence when making the
Permits of all the family applications. (5)
members.
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