A sponsor change in Qatar moves a residence permit from one employer to another. Meem files the notice with the Ministry of Labour. We then handle the Ministry of Interior approval, the fee and the tracking to completion.
Share the employee, the current sponsor and the new employer. Meem confirms whether the change qualifies now and the next step.
Sponsor Change Service
A sponsor change in Qatar, also called an employer change, moves your residence permit from one employer to another. It is not one form: you file a notice with the Ministry of Labour, then the Ministry of Interior approves and completes the transfer. Meem runs both stages for you and tracks the file until the new sponsor is on record.
The rules turn on your contract. There is no requirement to obtain a No Objection Certificate to move employer in the normal route, but the timing has to be right.
The same approval can also be completed through the Metrash app, and Meem handles the filing either way.
The government fee depends on two things: the type of transfer, and how many times the person has already changed sponsor. A transfer to an individual sponsor is charged differently from a transfer to a company.
Moving from one individual sponsor to another, or from a company to an individual sponsor, costs about QAR 1,000. The exact figure can vary with the case.
Moving from an individual to a company, or from one company to another, rises with the number of previous changes. The figures below include a QAR 60 contract fee.
| Change | Government fee |
|---|---|
| First change | QAR 2,200 |
| Second change | QAR 2,700 |
| Third change | QAR 3,200 |
| Fourth change and above | QAR 3,200 |
The fee rises by about QAR 500 for each change up to the third. From the fourth change onward it stays the same.
If the application is rejected: the usual causes are a missing document, the wrong application timing under the contract rules, or a mismatch between the employee's profession and the new employer's activity. Meem reviews the file against each of these before filing, so a fixable issue does not become a delay.
Send the employee's details and the new employer's contract. Meem files the notice, handles the Ministry of Interior approval and the fee, and tracks the change to completion. For the wider labour and residency picture, see Meem's PRO services.
Three moves take a residence permit from the current sponsor to the new one.
We check the contract rules and the new offer before anything is filed.
We file the worker notice to the employer through the Ministry of Labour.
We complete the Ministry of Interior approval, pay the fee, and update the sponsor records.
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We confirm the change qualifies under the contract rules before the file is opened.
We pay the exact government fee for the change number and the account type.
We follow the file through both ministries and confirm when the new sponsor is on record.
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These are the questions employees and companies ask before a sponsor change in Qatar.
In the normal route you file a notice, not a No Objection Certificate. The current employer has to agree only when the contract has no fixed term, you have served fewer than five years, and you are leaving before the term.
A transfer to an individual sponsor costs about QAR 1,000. A transfer to a company starts at QAR 2,200 for the first change, then QAR 2,700 and QAR 3,200, and stays at QAR 3,200 from the fourth change. The company figures include a QAR 60 contract fee.
There is no single fixed duration, because it depends on the file and the two approvals. Meem confirms the sequence and tracks each stage so the file does not sit waiting at either ministry.
The route runs through the Ministry of Labour notice service and then the Ministry of Interior approval. An employer release is only required when the contract is open ended and the employee leaves before the term or five years.
Yes. The change of sponsorship approval can be completed through the Metrash app as well as the Ministry of Interior portal.
The employee QID and passport, the contract from the new employer, the current residence permit details, and any employer release where it is required.
The common causes are a missing document, the wrong timing under the contract rules, or a mismatch between the employee profession and the new employer activity. Meem checks each one before filing.
Yes. A company files and pays through its own account and collects the approval by Qatar Post.
Send the employee details and the new employer contract. Meem files the notice, handles the Ministry of Interior approval and the fee, and tracks the change to completion.
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