The online services by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) recorded an increase in the number of users after the Covid-19 precautionary measures were put in place. This was highlighted during an awareness session, organised by MoI Public Relations Department in association with the General Directorate of Passports on Wednesday. “People started to increasingly make use of Metrash2 and MoI website to avail residency services instead of going to service centres after the precautionary measures came into effect,” said Lt. Col. Tariq Eissa al-Aqeedi, Officer, Media and public relations department of General Directorate of Passports.
During the second half of 2020, a total of 1356458 residence services were completed through the MoI website while the number of services during the first half of 2021 stood at 850066. Metrash2 recorded 763635 and 440028 transactions during the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021.
Al-Aqeedi noted that Metrash2 came as a gift to make services easier for the public without the need to visit government offices. Also, he said the new feature with Metrash2 helps companies with the strength of hundreds of employees complete residence permit renewal easily without human intervention.
New QVC in Tunisia
While addressing the seminar, Lt. Fars Mubarak al-Dossari said a new Qatar Visa Centre (QVC) will be opened in Tunisia. “The QVCs are set up and operated in cooperation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Health. An integrated recruitment system, enabled through the QVCs, is helping both employers and employees complete the procedures easily. Besides, the centres ensure the protection of their rights,” al-Dossari noted.
He added that QVCs ensure transparency in completing the necessary procedures. They have brought in a very systematic wage protection system that prevents all kinds of exploitation and illegal practices by intermediaries and brokers. “Employees are now able to get electronic contracts, and this ensures job security and protection from any kind of exploitation,” he said.