The State of Qatar has enacted a law to grant permanent residency to some non-Qatari  citizens  including children of Qatari women married to non-Qataris, some expatriates  who provide outstanding services to Qatar  and  people with special talents that Qatar needs.
The  permanent residency card to a non-Qatari  will grant its holders several privileges like  equal treatment to Qataris in areas of education, health care, employment in public civil or military jobs, and allow them to practice economic or commercial activities without a Qatari partner.