The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will introduce more features with Metrash 2 while enabling services to check absconding reports against the users along with new features that help them file absconding reports. First Lieutenant Ahmed Abdullah Salem Ghurab al-Marri, Officer of the Follow Up and Technical Office at Search and Follow Up Department, said the process to introduce these features is on. He was attending a virtual seminar that was organised by MoI’s Public Relations Department in cooperation with the Search and Follow-up Department on its services.
First Lieutenant Abdul Azeez Saleh al-Rashedi, Head, Studies and Technical Research Section at the Criminal Evidence and Information Department, said the evening services of fingerprinting will resume after Eid- al-Adha noting the service is presently available from 6 am to 1 pm.
The seminar was attended by several administrative affairs and human resources managers, government relations officials and delegates from private companies and institutions. Al-Rashedi explained the functions and missions of the department and proceedings to complete fingerprinting and get various certificates from the police and authorities concerned.
Al-Marri, while explaining the functions of the Search and Follow Up Department, asked the residents and companies to follow the rules regarding the entry and exit. “Enter or exit the country without a passport or travel document or entry permit is a violation that draws imprisonment upto three years maximum and/ or fine up to QR 50000. Entry or exit the country through points other than the specified ports causes imprisonment up to three years maximum and/or fine up to QR 50,000,” he said adding that illegal visa trading can cause imprisonment up to three years maximum and/or a fine up to QR 50,000 for the first time and QR 100,000 in case of repetition. “Failure of the employer to proceed residence permit and renewal procedures within the specified period not exceeding 90 days from the expiry date will draw a fine up to QR 10,000. An employer’s failure to hand over passport to the employee after completing the procedures for getting or renewing permit draws fine upto QR 25,000 while the employer’s failure to allow the expatriate to approach the competent authorities during 30 days from the date of entry into the country to complete the resident procedures can cause fine up to QR 10,000. Failure of the expat to complete these measures will be subject to a fine up to QR 10,000,” he explained.
He added that the department runs a well set up detention centre where all facilities are available for detainees who are held for violating the provisions of the law regulating the entry and residence of foreigners in the country.
The seminar was attended by several administrative affairs and human resources managers, government relations officials and delegates from private companies and institutions. Al-Rashedi explained the functions and missions of the department and proceedings to complete fingerprinting and get various certificates from the police and authorities concerned.
Al-Marri, while explaining the functions of the Search and Follow Up Department, asked the residents and companies to follow the rules regarding the entry and exit. “Enter or exit the country without a passport or travel document or entry permit is a violation that draws imprisonment upto three years maximum and/ or fine up to QR 50000. Entry or exit the country through points other than the specified ports causes imprisonment up to three years maximum and/or fine up to QR 50,000,” he said adding that illegal visa trading can cause imprisonment up to three years maximum and/or a fine up to QR 50,000 for the first time and QR 100,000 in case of repetition. “Failure of the employer to proceed residence permit and renewal procedures within the specified period not exceeding 90 days from the expiry date will draw a fine up to QR 10,000. An employer’s failure to hand over passport to the employee after completing the procedures for getting or renewing permit draws fine upto QR 25,000 while the employer’s failure to allow the expatriate to approach the competent authorities during 30 days from the date of entry into the country to complete the resident procedures can cause fine up to QR 10,000. Failure of the expat to complete these measures will be subject to a fine up to QR 10,000,” he explained.
He added that the department runs a well set up detention centre where all facilities are available for detainees who are held for violating the provisions of the law regulating the entry and residence of foreigners in the country.
