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henrimoto: dr. dre. d baale of a whole qatari kingdom, gud evening. pls, is there any criteria to get in to these courses? or are d courses 4 sane persons who can read and write ? thank you. * sorry, do u eat bitter cola?, is there any in qatar over there?*

Good evening sir. No sir. The only criterion is your money U just walk into any of the training schools and register. For the online ones, you complete the courses and only required to pay when you want to receive your certificate. The ability to read and write ofcourse is not negotiable as it will be an utter waste of time and resources if the person can't. The online ones can even be completed even before heading down to these parts.

www.oshatrain.org
www.alison.com

Those are two prominent ones that people use in Qatar. All the best.

@ Everyone
Wish everyone a blessed weekend

canuck: ROTFL @ bolded part! I know how you feel, Dr. Dre

Thanks...the dog is truly man's best friend...better than some humans by miles

naijamedrep: My brothers and sisters pls am new here and need an update regards to UAE and QATAR. I don't know which to go as i really don't know much about the both countries. I visited India early this year on a business trip but want a place where i can work though i ve low qualification. I ve 3rd class bsc in computer science. I also don't know if this will affect my ambition as i wish to acquire more qualification with time, if possible. Thanks alot.

Don't let ur degree worry u. It's limit u in these parts. It's Nigeria that we go on and on about those kind of things. In saner climes, things work differently. Even if u don't have a degree at all and u have enough money to run one or two certification courses, u will be surprised at what u can achieve. Let me give u an example. Let's say u get here (Qatar)and u register for NEBOSH IGC (International General Certificate) and some other other one or two safety courses, ur worth already isn't lower than 5k in a month. Throw in a few Lead Auditor courses and u will be shocked at what u can earn. That's if u have enough money to throw around though. If u want to manage, just take OSHA and ALISON courses online. It's free to run the courses but u will pay something to get ur certificates. Then when u get here, take NEBOSH and start running newspaper adverts. U can finish everything even within a month if u are serious about it. This is just an example of the opportunities available in these parts regardless of ur qualification from Nigeria. Wish u all the best

Very nice thread. GOD bless u OP. I've got a couple of dogs back home and I miss them everyday. The alpha one is a Doberman-Alsatian mix. Only thing he will do that will shock me is talk lol. Gosh! I miss my dogs

@ Henrimoto
I'm speechless. I'm not to compared in such light at all.

Adetayomi: @Dr Dre God will bleSs the work of your hand

Amen!!! Thanks for ur prayer. Worth more than gold



@ Ogakpatakpata
Thanks sir. The week is going on fine. Just swamped with work. We Nigerians are the major problem of Nigeria. It will get to a point we will start hunting ourselves down to redeem our image. U hear some things and wonder how people can be so heartless. I tell people, before u do anything, think of the effect it will have on others. That u are able to escape with a crime now doesn't mean there won't be negative effects for u or other people coming behind. Shikena


@ Sharryn
U have raised quite a number of issues and I will do well to address each of it. If I happen to miss anyone out, do well to refer back to it.
To start with, except u have other reasons that can't be shared on a public forum, based on economic and financial reasons, the middle east is a far better option to move down to than the U.K. I'm not trying to tarnish the image of the U.K but when it comes to making good money and opportunities, u are better off here. The reasons for this are numerous as well as obvious from an economic angle.

About coming to Qatar while waiting for ur U.K visa, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't ur passport going to be submitted for the U.K visa processing? So if ur passport will be at the embassy, how do u intend to travel down to Qatar while waiting for a call on the U.K visa?

U sound like u are want to make the trip to Qatar to have an international traveling experience before heading to the western world. If that is the case, u need not fear anything if there's no problem with ur papers and actions. There's always a first time to do everything and if traveling to U.K will be ur first time out of the country, then it's completely normal all things being equal. For all u know, u may even have a more stressful experience with the Qatar immigration than what u will experience with the U.K border people.

What ur friend told u about the resident permit is true to an extent. If u know the right people and have ur cash, u can truly do all ur tests and get ur residence permit within the 3 weeks or even less. That being said, the truth is that u will be new in town and achieving that may be a little difficult cos u don't know ur way around. Trust me, not many people have the luxury of being taken round town from one place to another by someone cos everyone has his own hustle. People that usually appear to want to do that for u are 99% most of the time after what they will make off u. So if u have no problem doling out cash, I wish u good luck.

As for the hotel thing, I'm sure u have a budget in mind for that 7 days. Work with that and check online for prices. There are many hotels around. That said, since u have someone on ground, u can as well just arrange an accommodation for urself ahead.



@ FBI/CIA
Although I can't really say ur questions are clear enough, it's obvious the information u have may be wrong. If u are 'arranging' the visa as the 'normal' practice, all those things are not relevant. Once there's an exchange of cash between ur contact person here and the company representative, the thing is sent to the authorities and that's it. If u are going through the route of getting employed right from Nigeria, it's not much different once the company has agreed to employ u. There's really nothing like releasing a list of names or stuffs like that. If anything, agents tell some tales to buy some time if there's a delay in delivering the visa at the said time. Hope that answers ur question.


@ Alutaa
Thanks sir. It couldn't have been said any better than u have put it. Good to have u here.



Regards to everyone and happy new month.

@ Ogakpatakpata
Yes, they did for some time before now. About 2 months ago if I recollect well. Certain things can't be shared on a public forum.

@ Adetayomi
Honestly, I'd advice u do it down here. Even if its the exam, sometimes, the location matters for obvious reasons. I honestly don't know much about getting materials but I'm sure it's not hard to get the details if u are on ground.


@ FBI/CIA
The duration depends on a couple of factors. The time the application is filed by the company, the type of visa status, the availability of the visa for the particular country, the current regulation by the interior ministry, etc. Ideally, its just about a few days but when some of these factors come to play, it can really take time sometimes months. For example, there are times that they place complete embargo on visas for a particular country for certain reasons. Lastly, yes, there's a pin if u want to call it that. It's the visa number u use to check on the website and print the visa. Hope I didn't miss anything out.

millogeo: @ Dr Dre.. i finally landed in doha yesterday night..d checks at d immigration and customs was really stressful..

Sorry about the stressful checks. It used to be a walk over before now. I didn't spend up to 15mins with them when I was coming in but things are really changing negatively no thanks to some of our countrymen destroying the already tattered image of Nigeria. Thank GOD they even allowed u in. Recently, they kept turning back everyone coming from Nigeria.

@ Ogakpatakpata
I wonder what has become of the man's case. If I'm not wrong, his agent said everything will be sorted out this last Friday. Well, I'm looking forward to hear from him. I just hope he's fine. How was ur weekend? Trust u are fine by all standards. Welcome to a new week and month.

@ Adetayomi
You are welcomed sir. Yes, that's the name of the exam. Didn't want to sound too technical as I believed that it's something u know very well about. The last I heard of it was around $200-$250. I believe it hasn't changed much from that range. The result will take at least 2 weeks from my snooping around. The salary range I gave u is in Qatar riyals.


@ Sharryn
Your post is a little confusing. You said u applied for U.K visa and got the Qatar 5 years visa. You say u plan to spend some months in Qatar. Are u planning to spend those months in a hotel? U need to shed more light so we know what u are driving at. If ur application is still with the U.K embassy, then technically there's no way u can make the trip down to Qatar until u conclude the U.K one.

Happy new month everyone

millogeo: @ Dr Dre.. i finally landed in doha yesterday night..d checks at d immigration and customs was really stressful..

Welcome to Qatar sir. Hope everything is going on smoothly. Good to hear from u. What part of town are u at the mo? What about the accommodation thing? Hope there hasn't been any rude shock.

Adetayomi: Pls house I need information from Nigeria working in the health sector in Qatar.how do I register to practice as a medical laboratory Technologist and what is the salary like.Thanks in anticipation of a good response

There are quite some opportunities for u in the health sector but there's a kind of exam u must do before u can practice here. Once u get that done, there's no stopping u. Salary range depends on a lot of factors but the few cases I've heard pay very well. Let's say starting around 3k and above. Package urself well and with GOD's, u may get something in the region of 6k and above with other benefits. All the best

Ewo! . Engagement ke?

@ Ogakpatakpata
I advise u check well if u are still the king o. Seems there's more going on here than what u know

@ Ogakpatakpata
You have females among the Nepalese there? Their labourers there must be lucky camps. The labour camps here are purely filled with males. I'm talking large labour camps for construction workers. Wish we good luck with his case. He may plan a coup for u if care isn't taken.
suppose to come for a business conference too in September but even though I dont plan to come, my friends would be coming from Nigeria and other parts of the planet. Only snag is the crisis in Egypt and Syria has made the company shift the date cos some of us can't get visas. Was even thinking of contacting u on that earlier.

@ Ogakpatakpata
I've been okay sir. Nothing much. There hasn't been any questions that needed my contribution lately so that's why it seems I've not been around. I'm always in this thread. Regarding mr. Yinkagbo, keep with u there. If he's proving too troublesome, send him to 'shogo' ground and after there transfer him to a big labour camps where they keep the Nepalese guys. By the time he passes through those two experiences, he won't even remember he's in Dubai

Lol...very interesting. He's already wrecking havoc even before leaving Nigeria. Pls don't send him to Qatar. Have fun with him there in Dubai

Hehehe...see something o

FBI/CIA:
@Baale dr dre tanks 4 d word its comforting n enlighting,
@kaliphate visit visa is just 4 14days so it doesnt make sense
@igwe tanks my weekend was fyn

U are welcomed sir

millogeo: @ Dr dre ..thanks...i will. thanks for ur guidiance

U are welcomed sir. Hope u have heard Kaliphate too

@ Millogeo
Good day sir. Sorry I'm replying u in the evening instead of morning. Prepare around $500 for 3 months for the shared accommodation.

@ FBI/CIA
Oga police, welcome back sir. It's been a while. Good to see u here again. Unfortunately, that's the bitter truth. The reason is because in reality, how many people know people here in Qatar? Even some people that know one or two people here have had bitter experiences with their so called friends in getting their visas. Another truth is that having a friend here doesn't translate to the person being able to send the person in Nigeria a visit visa. The 5 years work visa has different grades based on the job description it carries. For example, someone with Bricklayer job description can't do a visit visa for anybody. Someone with a job description of Manager, Supervisor, Foreman or some other higher rank has the opportunity to do visit visa with his own visa for people who are supposed to be his relations. Many people don't know this detail and think all work visas are the same. Even the agents most times don't know the difference.


Like I said earlier, it usually doesn't make economic sense coming here with a visit visa. It's better to come directly with the work visa and settle down for business when u arrive straight up. If anyone is in doubt of this, I can give a break down of how it works then everyone can judge which is the better option.


I have spelt out from the beginning the range it costs to get the visas from here directly from the companies. Even if a friend will do it directly for the person, he may incur additional charges like bank charges while transferring the money and cost of transportation. Cost of transportation may sound strange but honestly, moving to and fro from ur friend's house and the location of the company can cost as high as 100riyals per trip and he may have to go there more than 2 to 3 times. That's over 10k naira already. Overall, the bottom line is when it comes to getting the Qatar visa, what matters most is the level of honesty & sincerity on the part of the agent/friend and the person that is getting the visa. Without a good level of sincerity and honesty, it will always lead to sad tales. Unfortunately, these two key important things are fast disappearing within us as Nigerians both home and abroad and that is why we keep having unnecessary problems. May GOD help and heal us all. Amen

@ Goodtalk
The 6 months visa is a visit visa and it's usually single entry. It is done through another person's visa who has a high ranked visa status and shares a name with the intending visitor usually. The idea is that the person is a relation and he/she is coming to visit. Considering the cost of getting this through agents, its usually not economical (to me) because the person will still have to go out of the country and re-enter even if he/she gets a job and other technicalities which eventually results in spending more than just getting the 5 years work visa directly. Certain things change frequently here but that's what I know about the issue. Others are welcomed to contribute.

@ Millogeo

Okay sir. Good to hear u have a very good sense of responsibility. I guess u read between my lines very well for u to have come up with such a response. I owe u lunch when ever u arrive lol. I'd get back to u by tomorrow morning or if u want to go with Kaliphate's arrangement, no problem. Just let me know. All the best sir.

@ Kaliphate

Which area of town do u stay if u don't mind my asking.

@ Obricado

To start with, let me really be sure about something. Are u a female as shown in ur nairaland account? No offence intended pls. Then I don't really understand what u mean by saying "based on where I am". That aside, ur agent is simply trying to defraud u by asking u to book a flight before processing a Qatar visa for u. Also, what kind of visa are u planning to process? So many questions up there for u to answer. Do well not to miss out anyone and give as much details as u can so as to help guide u to the best of my abilities. All the best.


@ Luvly Devin

Well, I really don't know what magic ur agent is performing but Qatar visa isn't rocket science. It is either u have it or u don't have it. I suspect he wasn't aware that the visa has issues before giving it to u. For the fact that he made u travel all the way down to Abuja for that piece of paper alone should let u know he is not to be trusted with anything as serious as this. Friday is quite some days away. I'm looking forward to what he will come up with by then. When u said "650k minus other things", what other things are u referring to? I'm hoping he hasn't done more harm than I first feared.

kaliphate: Good day house,I have been in qatar for a month and I must tell you,if you don't have a house here,its a big problem.the place isn't a bed of roses as well,as for those seeking for bed space ,there are few available for nigerians but its expensive tho.all the best ma people

Ha! U finally showed up after a while. Hope u've been good. Do well to share ur experience so far with the house if u don't mind. How's ur job hunt going too? All the best.

millogeo: @dr dre..Thanks a bunch..am based in ibadan but frm delta state..pls i need prompt assistance ..Regards

Ok sir. I don't mean to sound rude but I hope u are not onijigbon. Many of us here are weary of living with certain types of people. Nevertheless, I'd make a few moves on it only because getting to the airport here without where to go is increasingly becoming dangerous. There are people 'hunting' for such people.

justi4jesu: Some agents are really heartless sha, while will a normal human being give a wrong visa to his client, knowing fully well he will get into trouble if he presents it at the airport. its so sad...

Aunty Justi, the visa might actually have been done in the first place. However, the problem would have arrived from here. There may have been a default in the payment of the balance to the contact person here or the company that did the visa hence a cancellation. If that is the case, sorry to say, he can't get his money back...at least not from the contact person or company here. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best for him.

@ Ogakpatakpata

I love to hear success stories like this. If u hear what some people went through to get here, u will marvel. Some pay as much as over 1.5million for visa alone with all sorts of promises only to get here and get stranded at the airport while waiting for the said company vehicle.

@ Ogakpatakpata

Judging by the said relationship between his dad & the agent, there was really no cause for him to fear ordinarily but the mention of embassy was a big red flag from the beginning. He might still be able to salvage the situation if he can get through to the man.
The visa through a family member is usually a visit visa valid for 6 months. That in itself is quite a different ball game.


About the emails, good to hear u get commending ones. I've been thinking of adjusting my account setting as I intend to remain as anonymous as possible. GOD help us all


@ Millogeo

Good for u. Just one question. What part of Nigeria are U from sir? I just need to know so as to guide with some few details. All the best.

Adonis4u: Thank you very much sir. What about the Muritala airport? What should I expect? Please am a first time traveller.

U are welcomed sir. The criminals manning our exit gates are the airport would definitely want to give you a shake down. Just be confident and make sure all your papers are ready. They will come up with all sorts of silly reasons why u should part with some money. My advice is get there very early and stand ur ground as they may plan to waste ur time.

ogakpatakpata: @Justwise & Dr.Dre.......this is serious oooo!!!; why will an agent go to this extent to harm his fellow brother? considering the fact that his father must have spent so much for this trip, l hope the visa is not fake, if not it is really sad and unfortunate

Ogakpatakpata, it's really unfortunate and sad what people can do to their fellow man just to get money out of them. I told him straight up that it was all 'packaging' immediately he mentioned he was going to the embassy to collect the visa. I even promised lunch if EVERYTHING his agent said turns out to be true but he sounded confident in the person cos of his relationship with his dad. I'm sure he knows better now.

Luvly devin: I called the agent and told him everything that is happening, he told me that everything would be okay on Friday that the person I saw his information on my visa number that we are on same group, he further said he is collecting some percentage on him, that he would give me another code, I know this sounds some how but I just need to wait till the date cause my old boy (dad) is involved, abeg house una Don see something like this this before

Well, there is no two way about Qatar visa. If you checked again and it came up with another person's details, the visa isn't for you. You won't even be allowed to board from Nigeria with it ideally. I restrained myself from saying things from the very first time you mentioned your visa arrangement cos you said the person is your dad's friend cos I didn't want to make a mincemeat of your defense of the agent. Now it's clear beyond all reasonable doubt that the visa is fake and he is even more heartless making you travel all the way down to Abuja to get that piece of paper you can even check on your phone in the toilet and print out within the airport on your way out of the country. It's just sheer wickedness. However, there are a few possibilities. The visa might have been done in your name but later canceled and transferred to another person. What usually causes this is people not paying the company here the balance of the visa after they have released to the contact person here. Another reason may be that the company that did the visa has trouble with the immigration and got shut down so all the visas under that company becomes invalid. These are just a few of the what can happen if at all ur agent did the visa in your name in the first place.

henrimoto: o' boy, like play- like play, dem dey tell u say na one-chance bus u enter so, u no gree. u say na church bus. e don dey clear 4 ur eyes naw! another 600k + gone! 600k no b beans! dr. dre, igwee and royal chiefs. God bless u all

Funny how you can create jokes out of the most dire of cases...you are truly a palace jester

goodtalk: @ Dr Dre! Chief i greet u! i have been thinking about the numerous problems our Qatar intending brothers face because the visa is not as easy and straight forward as the Dubai visa. if not for the restrictiveness associated with the affairs of the thread i would have recommended an open approach for Qatar enthusiasts, the suggestions might have helped a few to escape the precarious situation Luvly devin is currently facing.

Dr Dre! tell the house what else they can do! this is an open forum, the people will judge you based on the assistance you can render! hit the nail straight up! its better in the open rather than in the dark of PMs

Sir, I didn't ask him to send me a picture of the said visa for any negative reason. Just don't want him to share his private details publicly as the picture would reveal his full name, passport number, date of birth amongst other things.

When I discovered this thread, it was clear that nothing in the realm of agent activities would be tolerated. I am not an agent. I only joined the discussion so as to guide people who are interested in coming over here or trying to know the true state of things here before they fall into the hands of agents. Several people through this thread have sent me private emails asking me to help them get Qatar visa but I politely directed them back here reminding them that such was not the intention of setting up this place. It would be embarrassing when they come back here to say Dr. Dre got them Qatar visa.

As for 'hitting the nail on the head', the unfortunate truth is that there's no way of getting of getting the Qatar work visa without having someone on ground here. The companies deal with people they can see directly. That is why agents here and back in Nigeria have been feeding fat with the whole thing. The best that can happen to anyone is for the person to meet someone that would be at least honest enough to do the visa at a not too high price. Expecting anymore than that from the person is just a long shot. I paid 200k to a complete stranger I found through the internet and waited for 6 months before my visa came out after which I paid the balance within 2 days with immense pressure that my visa would be cancelled. Before you say 'wow' at that, it's just a tip of what I went through before I got where I am today.

Luvly devin: , I checked again and I found another person name with same visa number that I was given, please what does that imply

Ooopps! If u got the numbers right and it gave u that result, pls dont try and use that visa cos u will have problems with it. For the benefit of doubt, u can take a pix and send to me. I'd do a check again hoping that u made a mistake

Luvly devin: http://www.moi.gov.qa/site/english/ is this the website to confirm my visa printout, if so I did not see any about me there, when I input my visa number and passport number it says visa not found, mind you I collected the visa from the agent not embassy

Yes sir. That is the website. This link should take u directly to the required page http://www.moi.gov.qa/VsaWeb/Actions?action=getVisaInfoInput&language=English

If u still any issues with it, let me know. As regards the embassy thing, let me make it clear to u that ur agent is not straightforward. U didn't need to travel all the way down to Abuja. U will see that u can print that piece of paper out urself from the MOI website. As I warned u earlier, don't believe everything he has told u. Brace & prepare urself. Qatar embassy in Nigeria doesn't issue visas there. Everything is done here.

Adonis4u: Thanks so much sir. But, I guess I don't need any for the stop over at Copenhagen in Denmark since I have Swedish study permit right?

As far as u have no plans of leaving the airport into the town, u don't need a transit visa in most cases. People get that usually if they are going to wait for so long hours before their connecting flight and want to use the opportunity to see what the country looks like, do some shopping or take care of little business within those transit hours instead of just sitting it out within the airport itself.

Luvly devin: yeah, they gave me the paper, they told me I will be getting the stamp when I get to qatar, is that how it's done, is there any way I can check out the authenticity of the visa

Yes I posted the weblink where u can confirm ur visa for u some few post back here. Was it at the embassy u were given this visa or u were just handed the paper. Kindly share the details. If u have problems with confirming it, let me know but u really need to let us know if it was the embassy that gave u d visa.

Luvly devin: @dr dre am done with the process, my visa nd my ticket are already done, just got back home from abuja, all am waiting for now is on the 17th lol,

Okay that's good to hear. Thank GOD for a safe trip. Did u pick up ur visa from the Qatar embassy as earlier said?

@ Luvly Devin
Good day. We are still waiting to hear ur story. Do share if u don't mind.

Blessed weekend to everyone