More than 400 companies have subscribed to this service, which was jointly introduced by ictQATAR and the Ministry of Interior (MoI).
This was announced by Hassan Al Sayed, e-Government manager at ictQATAR at a press conference held at the e-Government Department premises yesterday. Mohannad Omar Naeem, Director of the Travel Document Project at ictQATAR was also present.
The service has enabled government agencies and private companies in Qatar to issue exit permits electronically within seconds, for their employees through the e- Government website www.e.gov.qa. This e-service is part of the joint and ongoing collaboration between ictQATAR and the Ministry of Interior.
Hassan said this significant service is an addition to the set of services currently offered online including residency permits, entry visas, health cards and others.
Travel permits can be issued within seconds after being signed electronically via the smart card assigned to the authorised signatory within the concerned government or business entity. The smart cards are issued in cooperation between MoI and the e-government department at ictQATAR.
An important feature of this service is enabling the authorised signatory to approve exit permits from anywhere and at any time. Users do not need to print exit permit application forms, to be signed and stamped manually, explained the officials.
The service is available for all governmental agencies, semi-governmental sectors as well as private companies that currently use e-government services in addition to companies intending to use the e-Government services in the future. However, the service is currently not available for personal sponsorships.
The e-service can be used to issue exit permits for single or multiple trips (fees are QR500 per annum for multiple exit permits) or permanent leave. Interested agencies can subscribe to this service by obtaining the Exit Permit Declaration from ictQATAR’s Government Information Management Office on the C-Ring road or by calling 4657802 for further information.
Quelle/Source: The Peninsula On-line, 13.08.2007
