Qatar: visa, passport and entry requirements
Passport · Passport validity: 6 months
Entry document
- ✓Passport
- ✕National ID card
Passport validity
6 months
Must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival for visitors. Reported lost or stolen passports will be denied entry. For residents, passport must be valid when arriving.
Visa
Issued on arrival
On arrival for tourism. For other purposes or other British passport types, visa must be obtained in advance. If staying longer than 30 days, visa waiver must be extended through the Qatar Ministry of Interior before expiry. Mandatory health insurance must be bought from a registered Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) insurance provider if staying for more than 30 days. — 30 days (tourist visa on arrival) — 50 Qatari riyals per person, per month (for insurance if staying longer than 30 days)
Your whole journey
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Recommended vaccinations
Yellow Fever · Polio
if coming from a country listed as a transmission risk: Yellow Fever; in some circumstances: Polio
Yellow fever risk areas (WHO list)
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad*, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya*, Liberia, Mali*, Mauritania*, Niger*, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan*, Togo, Uganda
Americas: Argentina*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia*, Ecuador*, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago*, Venezuela*
* only in parts of the country
A country may apply its own list: the official text above prevails.
Source: WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023 ↗