Doha: The Metrash2 application services have been beneficial for individuals and companies as the General Directorate of Passports has transferred some services to the electronic system this year, said an official.
Ministry of Interior (MoI) organised a webinar entitled, ‘The Services of General Directorate of Passports, Qatar Visa Centre and Exit Grievances Committee for the Public’, yesterday.
Lieutenant Colonel Tareq Eisa Al Aqeedi, Public Relations and Media Officer General Directorate of Passports said, “The General Directorate of Passports always seeks to develop its services in line with the development witnessed by the country and in accordance with Qatar Vision 2030. During the current year the General Directorate of Passports transferred some services to the electronic system. Individuals and companies can complete these services through the Metrash2 application.”
These services include personal information change service, visa service for newborn, computer card opening service, employer change services, family sponsor change service, and certificate issuance service.
Speaking about the personal information change service, Lieutenant Colonel Al Aqeedi explained how to apply for this service and the stages that the application goes through until the procedures are completed. “This service is one of the services that was provided manually by submitting a request to the Permanent Committee to change names through a form prepared for that to change the name of the expatriate, whether for wife, for example, changing the name after marriage for some nationalities or for any other reason. Currently, this service is provided through the Metrash2 application which has made it easier for public.”
The official also elaborated on the procedures of visa service for newborn on Metrash2 which allows access and complete visa services for the newborn in simple steps. “The service benefits the family if it is inside the country on a family visit visa. It can add the newborn to the family visit through Metrash2 application. The child must have a birth certificate and a passport and no more than 90 days have passed since the birth of the child in order to add the child to the family visit,” he said.
Highlighting the computer card opening and reopening service Lieutenant Colonel Al Aqeedi said, the Metrash2 application also contains many services to serve the owners of establishments and companies. The services have been developed for this category so that they can complete their transactions with ease which include a number of services such as issuance of the main and subsidiary registration of the establishment, cancelling of the establishment’s registration, update or renew establishment, extension of the establishment’s registration, exception of the authorised person.
About employer change service, he noted that this service means that if you recruit a person to work and he does not succeed in the work and gets another employer who needs him, he can be assigned to another employer without the need to issue a letter to the General Directorate of Passport. Also, explaining the family sponsor change service, the official noted that this service is specific to family relations as it enables families to move from one sponsor to another within the family members.
The residency services icon contains certificate issuance services including certificates which are of various types and can be issued in both Arabic and English languages, approved by government agencies and can be obtained after paying the prescribed fees. The certificate will be sent to the applicant’s email at the same time, he said.
