Buying Real Estate in Qatar

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www.mannzili.com: Tips to buying Property in Qatar

Residency Permits and Laws in Qatar
1. The residency permit to any property owner in Qatar is valid for 5
years.

2. Cost of residency permit for personal sponsorships is 352 Qatari
Riyal, cost for companies sponsorship is 1052 Qatari Riyal (check with
the Qatar Embassy at your country as these prices might have changed).

3. If you apply for a visa, your property must be complete and title
deed transfered to your name.

4. Applicant must be medically insured.

5. Direct family can obtain a residence visa on the same property, but
you have to consider the size of your family and the size of the
property, e.g. you can't apply for 5 members of family for a small
studio apartment.


Tourist Visas

Visit visa to Qatar can be aquired on arrival and is available for the
residents of 33 countries including America, Canada, Britain and
Australia (See full list below). The cost is 100 Qatari Riyals which
is equivilant to USD 27. Payment can be made at the immigration desk
and you can pay using Visa, Mastercard, Visa-Electron, Maestro or
cash.
The visa is valid for two weeks and can be further extended to another
two weeks and can be arranged by hotel or tourist operators.
Applicants must have Qatari Riyal 5000 or a credit card, a return
ticket and must show the address of where he is staying in Qatar.
Full list of counties include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Iceland, Ireland, Itlay, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia,
Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden,
Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, UK, Vatican
City.

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Freehold locations for foreign ownership
Musheirib (Area 13), Freej Abdul Aziz (Area 14), Doha Jadeed (Area 15)
Ghanin Al Atiq (Area 16), Al Riffa, Al Hatmi (Area 17), Salata (Area
18), Ben Mahmood (Area 23, 24), Rawdat Al Khail (Area 24), Al
Mansoura, Bin Dirham (Area 25), Najma (Area 26), Umm Ghwailina (Area
27), Al-Khulaifat (Area 28), Al-Sadd (Area 38), Al-Mirqab Jadeed, Al-
Nasr (Area 39), area around Doha International Airport (Area 48), Al-
Qisar, Al-Dafna, Onaiza (Area 60, 61, 63) and Lusail, Al-Khiraij, Jabl
Thuailab (Area 69, 70). If you find property within this location,
make sure you visit the registration office of real estate for non
Qataris located in the first floor of the Doha Minicipality building
in Al Sadd. For obtaining the residency visa on the property purchased
you will have to visit the ministry of interior, after you've finished
the registration at the minicipality office.