QID Renewal Fee 2025: New Rules and Discount

The Qatar ID comes with a certain validity and it requires renewal when its validity is over. The minimum validity of a QID is one year and its maximum validity is 10 years. The Qatar ID renewal fee is different based on the applicant category and selected renewal period.

If your Qatar ID is about to expire, you can apply for QID renewal from 3 months before to 3 months after the QID expiry date.

Qatar ID Renewal Fee Payment Rules

The Qatar ID Renewal Fee is payable at the time of applying for QID Renewal online or in-person. If you are under a company’s sponsorship, the company will pay your QID renewal fee. If you are under the personal sponsorship of your spouse or other family member, your sponsor will pay your QID renewal fee.

Qatar ID Renewal Fee Structure

The Qatar ID Renewal Fee is charged based on the renewal period (validity) selected by the applicant. Furthermore, the QID renewal fee is different for people under company’s sponsorship and people under personal sponsorship. Here I am going to share QID renewal fee structure with complete details as under;

• Expatriate Workers [i.e. Employees under the Sponsorship of a Company or Institute or Shop or Business Establishment/Organization]
• Family Members [i.e. Spouse (Wife or Husband), Children and Other Family Members under Personal Sponsorship of an Expat Resident]
• Domestic Workers [i.e. Servants, Housemaids, Babysitters, Caretakers, Farmers, Sailors and Individuals doing domestic help/work in Qatar under Personal Sponsorship of the Owner/Boss]
• Students [i.e. Students under the Sponsorship of a University or Educational Institute]

QID Renewal Fee for 1 Year

• Expatriate Workers – QAR 1000
• Family Members – QAR 500
• Domestic Workers – QAR 300
• Students – QAR 100

QID Renewal Fee for 2 Years

• Expatriate Workers – QAR 2000
• Family Members – QAR 1000
• Domestic Workers – QAR 600
• Students – QAR 200

QID Renewal Fee for 3 Years

The Government of Qatar provides 20% discount on QID renewal fee to the Family Members under Personal Sponsorship if they apply for Qatar ID renewal for 3 years. So, you can save 20% money on fees if you apply to renew your spouse/children’s ID Card for 3 years.

• Family Members – QAR 1200 [i.e. QAR 1500 – 20% Discount]

The discount on QID QID Renewal Fee is not applicable for Expat Workers, Domestic Workers and Students.

• Expatriate Workers – QAR 3000
• Domestic Workers – QAR 900
• Students – QAR 300

The Qatar ID Renewal Fee details given above are in Qatari Riyals. The QID Renewal Fee Amounts are accurate as per our latest research but the Government of Qatar may change/update the fee structure anytime without a prior notice. So, you should contact MOI Expatriates Affairs Department if you have any issue about QID Renewal Fee when you apply for Qatar ID renewal.

Qatar ID Card Delivery Fee

When you apply for QID Renewal, you have to pay the renewal fee as mentioned above. In addition, you must pay QID Card Delivery Fee of QAR 20 to receive your ID Card via QPost i.e. Qatari Post Service.

The Qatar ID Delivery Fee is not applicable if you select the option to collect your ID Card personally from the MOI Expatriate Affairs Department Office.

Summary

The Qatar ID is the most important document for every person living in Qatar. All citizens/residents must obtain a Qatar ID Card and renew it time to time. Above I have shared QID Renewal Fee details as per Qatari Government Rules.

In case you still have a query about QID Renewal Fee for one year, two years or three years, you can ask your query in the comment section below.

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