Visa Rejection
Hi everyone,
I’m an Indian national and I’m looking for some advice from people who have experienced something similar with Qatar work visas.
About a year ago, I received a job offer from a company in Qatar. When the company started processing my work visa, my application was rejected twice. The other candidates who applied around the same time got their visas approved, but mine was rejected.
I checked the Qatar MOI visa status, but it didn’t show any specific or valid reason for the rejection. Because of this uncertainty, I eventually decided not to leave my existing job and dropped the opportunity. By means time i travelled to other middle-eastern countries multiple times without any issue.
Recently, about a month ago, the same company approached me again, this time offering a higher salary and better package. I accepted the offer, and they started the visa process again.
Unfortunately, the visa was rejected again.
The company’s PRO went to enquire about the issue, and they were apparently told that it might be related to my previous Hayya visa/exit record not being updated properly.
For context, I had previously travelled to Qatar on a Hayya visit visa and stayed there for around two months before leaving Qatar.
Now I’m trying to understand what could actually be causing these repeated rejections.
Could a previous Hayya visit/exit record really affect a new employment visa application? Or could there be another issue?
Has anyone here experienced multiple Qatar work visa rejections despite having a genuine job offer, especially after previously visiting Qatar on a Hayya visa?
If you managed to resolve a similar situation, how did you find the actual reason and what did you do to get the visa approved?
Any genuine experience or advice would be greatly appreciated.