Is it okay to work in Qatar?

If you want to go to Qatar to work, you need a visa and you must be able to find a job in Qatar.

The Qatar World Cup kicked off yesterday, letting the world know about a "rich" country with good fortune - Qatar, and a hot topic of "go to Qatar to work" emerged.

Why go to Qatar to work?

Because it is rich, Qatar is the country with the highest per capita GDP in the world. For this World Cup, they spent 220 billion, still in US dollars. Isn’t it a huge sum of money? This country is not as big as Qingdao. , in order to accommodate teams and fans from all over the world, a city was built out of thin air. If you have the opportunity to walk on the streets of Qatar, you will find that the air conditioners in the world are outdoors, blowing air conditioning from the ground. Can you imagine that? To be honest, I don’t think Qatar hosted the World Cup just for the love of football. I think it was just to show off its wealth.

There is no need to mention the welfare of Qatar. Medical care, education, elderly care, etc. are all free. The happiest thing is that people’s daily working hours are 3 hours, and they work four days a week and have three days off. , and sometimes work overtime until 2 p.m., "996" people, are you envious?

How to work in Qatar?

To go to Qatar, you must have a visa, including a tourist visa, a family visit visa and a business visa. Tourist visas and family visit visas are not allowed to work. If you want to work, you can only get a business visa, which is usually issued by the company or designated by the company. The organization and sponsor apply to the Immigration Bureau Airport Visa Office on behalf of the applicant. The period of stay is 14 days, which can be extended for three months. Because Qatar joined the “Belt and Road Initiative” as early as 2018, Chinese people who go to Qatar must apply for a visa on arrival, so the procedure is still very simple.

Here I suggest you find a formal labor service company and go through formal legal procedures. First, professional people do professional things. If you go through these complicated procedures yourself, it will be a waste of time, and it may not be successful. The labor service company will have its own experience and methods, and it can also provide after-sales service. Second, some small labor service companies may engage in deceptive behavior. After all, there are many cases of being cheated when working abroad.

In addition, you need to learn a little bit of the local language, and at least be able to carry out simple communication. If you know English, you can also use it.

What is it like to work in Qatar?

To work in Qatar, you must first adapt to the local climate. Qatar has a tropical desert climate, which can be said to be dry and hot. The temperature only drops to 25-30℃ in November, December and January every year. Around 40℃-50℃ in other months, which is unimaginable for people living in temperate seaside cities. Especially when working outdoors, such as delivering food, working in such high temperatures every day, "heat stroke" is common. Moreover, local customs dictate that clothes cannot be worn without sleeves and pants cannot go past the knees. You can imagine what it feels like.

Another thing is that the Chinese's work efficiency here can be described as a dimensionality reduction blow to the locals, but what the enemy can do in a week or even two weeks, the Chinese can do it in one day. When you first come to work, you will find that you are not used to it. Everyone here has a very clear division of labor. The working hours are strictly stuck and you will never work more.

The last thing I want to say is: working abroad is not as easy as everyone thinks, and it is all earned through hard work and sweat. Moreover, the wages in Qatar are not as high as everyone imagines, and any outrageous salary is a lie, so I would like to advise everyone to keep their eyes open.