Qatar 10 Year Long Term Residency Visa 2026 Who Qualifies

Documents You Need to Prepare

• Start gathering these documents the moment you decide to apply. Attestation alone takes significant time.
• Valid passport — ideally with 5 to 10 years of remaining validity
• Current QID
• Clean criminal record certificate — attested from home country and authenticated by MOFA Qatar
• Valid employment contract showing current role and salary
• Salary certificate from employer
• Academic and professional certificates — attested and MOFA-authenticated
• Medical fitness certificate from a Qatar government-approved centre
• Proof of continuous Qatar residency — entry and exit record printout
• For entrepreneurs: business registration documents and incubator endorsement letter
• For investors: property deed or company ownership documents

Every foreign document must complete the full attestation chain. Your home country's relevant ministry authenticates it first. Then the Qatari Embassy in your home country stamps it. Then MOFA Qatar in Doha verifies it.

Allow a minimum of 4 to 8 weeks for attestation alone.