Visa policy of Qatar

Citizens of the following Gulf Cooperation Council countries enjoy freedom of movement in Qatar. They do not require a visa under any circumstances, and are permitted to use a national ID card in lieu of a passport to enter Qatar:[2][3]

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Qatar, as a visa waiver is granted automatically upon arrival for stays up to the duration listed below. They must hold passports valid for at least six months from the date of arrival, as well as a return or onward ticket (unless if holding a valid visa issued by Oman).[3] However, some nationalities must meet additional criteria in order to be granted the visa waiver:[2][3]

* — May apply to extend their stay for another 30 days.[3]
1 — Must present a confirmed hotel reservation in one of the designated VOA hotels booked through Discover Qatar for the period of stay.[5]
2 — Must present a polio vaccination certificate.[3]

Nationals of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival.

The fee is QR 100, and they must hold passports valid for at least 3 months from the date of arrival, as well as a return or onward ticket.[2]

1 — Must present a confirmed hotel reservation in one of the designated VOA hotels booked through Discover Qatar for the period of stay.[5]
2 — Must present either a credit card or a debit card with a balance of at least 1000 USD.[3]
3 — If entering Qatar for tourism, a credit card or at least QAR 5000 in cash must be presented. If entering Qatar for business, an invitation letter from a company certified by the Qatari government must be presented.[3]
4 - Qatar-Oman Joint on-Arrival Tourist

Regardless of nationality, travelers who are in transit through Hamad International Airport do not require a visa if they depart within 24 hours.[3]

On 26 September 2016, the Ministry of the Interior announced the issuance of free transit visas for passengers of any nationality transiting through Hamad International Airport. Only travellers travelling on Qatar Airways, with layovers between 5 and 96 hours are eligible.[6][2]

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of the following countries do not require a visa:[3]

_{D — diplomatic passports only}

• Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic, private and service passports were signed with  Ethiopia in November 2017,[7]    Nepal in October 2018[8] but they are yet to be ratified.
• Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic, official and service passports was signed with  Dominican Republic and it's yet to be ratified.[9]
• Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic, private and service passports was signed with  Ghana [10]

Most visitors arriving to Qatar were from the following countries of nationality:[11][12][13]

Country	2017	2016	2015
India	333,708	340,104	375,910
United Kingdom	120,495	132,301	135,645
United States	101,144	102,774	93,174
Pakistan	49,510	49,012	86,670
China	45,627	—	—
Germany	44,440	—	—
Egypt	43,614	81,283	92,036
Australia	42,765	—	—
France	42,026	—	—
Italy	37,436	—	—
Saudi Arabia	—	949,145	855,555
Bahrain	—	135,202	132,913
United Arab Emirates	—	134,578	117,575
Oman	—	98,617	102,332
Kuwait	—	93,115	91,843
Total	860,765	2,116,131	2,083,653

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Qatar.

• Visa requirements for Qatari citizens

• Visa policy of Qatar, Ministry of Interior