Qatar Permanent Residency Eligibility Calculator 2026
Evaluate your eligibility for Qatar Permanent Residency (PR) under Law No. 10 of 2018. Run both the general track (20 years for those born outside Qatar, 10 years for those born in Qatar) and the Article 2 categorical exemption track in a single check, and compare the long-term cost of holding PR versus renewing your residency permit annually.
Eligibility inputs
Continuous years preceding the application date.
Absences are deducted from your residency total (Law 10/2018 continuity rule).
Your typical yearly residency permit renewal cost, excluding visa run expenses.
Eligibility result
Eligibility verdict
Article 2 grants categorical exemption from Article 1 conditions. Your category bypasses the years-of-residency, income, and Arabic-proficiency requirements; a clean record is still required.
Cost-benefit vs RP renewal
- Net savings from PR
- QAR 0
Article 4 caps PR permits at 100 per year. Approval timing is at MOI discretion and the quota may roll over to the next cycle.
Income thresholds (QAR 20K / 30K) and the QAR 3,000 application fee are widely cited by advisory firms but were not located in primary government publications. Treat the figures as indicative; verify with MOI Qatar before acting.
About Qatar Permanent Residency
Law No. 10 of 2018 created the first formal permanent residency framework in Qatar. PR holders enjoy free access to public healthcare and education, the right to own residential and commercial property in defined zones, the freedom to operate a business without a Qatari partner, and exemption from the kafala employer-sponsorship requirement.
The general track requires 20 consecutive years of legal residency for applicants born outside Qatar, or 10 years for those born in the country, plus four cumulative conditions: sufficient income, clean record, and Arabic proficiency. Absences are deducted from the residency total under the continuity rule, so a one-year posting abroad genuinely adds 365 days back to your countdown.
Article 2 of the law establishes a parallel track that bypasses Article 1 entirely for specific categories (children of Qatari women, non-Qatari spouses of Qatari nationals, children of naturalized Qataris, and individuals offering distinguished service or special qualifications). Article 4 caps the total PR grants at 100 per year across all tracks, expandable only by Emiri decision.