# Visa policy of Qatar

Visitors to Qatar must obtain a visa, unless if they are citizens of one of the GCC countries or if they are citizens of one of the countries eligible for a visa waiver on arrival.

## Freedom of movement

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:
* Bahrain
* Kuwait
* Oman
* Saudi Arabia
* United Arab Emirates

## Visa exemption (Free visa on arrival)
### Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries are automatically granted a free visa 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). However, some nationalities must meet additional criteria in order to be granted the visa waiver:
| Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Armenia  Bahamas  Brazil  Dominican Republic | Iceland  Liechtenstein  Malaysia  Norway  Russia  Serbia | Seychelles  South Korea  Switzerland  Turkey  Ukraine  United States |
| Andorra  Australia  Azerbaijan  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brunei  Canada  Chile  China  Colombia  Costa Rica | Cuba  Ecuador  Georgia  Guyana  Hong Kong  India$^1$  Indonesia  Iran$^1$  Ireland  Japan  Kazakhstan  Lebanon | Maldives  Mexico  Moldova  Monaco  New Zealand  North Macedonia  Pakistan$^1$ $^2$  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Rwanda | San Marino  Singapore  South Africa  Suriname  Thailand$^1$  United Kingdom  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Vatican City  Venezuela |
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### Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official / service category passports of the following countries do not require a visa for 30 days (unless otherwise stated) :
| Algeria  Andorra  Angola  Argentina$^1$  Azerbaijan  Austria$^1$  Belarus  Belgium$^1$  Brazil  Brunei  Bulgaria$^1$  Croatia$^1$  Colombia | Cyprus$^{D1}$  Czech Republic$^1$  Denmark$^1$  Ecuador  El Salvador$^D$  Estonia$^1$  France$^1$  Georgia$^1$  Germany$^1$  Greece$^1$  Iceland$^1$  India  Indonesia | Italy$^1$  Japan  Jordan$^1$  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan$^D$  Liechtenstein$^1$  Malta$^1$  Mauritius$^1$  Moldova  Monaco  Morocco  Norway$^1$  Portugal$^1$ | Romania$^1$  Russia  San Marino  Singapore  South Korea$^1$  Sri Lanka  Switzerland$^1$  Tajikistan  Tunisia  Turkey  Ukraine  United Kingdom$^1$  Vatican City |
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### Future changes

Qatar has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
| Philippines | Diplomatic, service | 22 April 2024 |
| Ghana | Diplomatic, service | March 2022 |
| Dominican Republic | Diplomatic, official, service | January 2022 |
| Nepal | Diplomatic, service | October 2018 |
| Ethiopia | Diplomatic, service | November 2017 |

## Visa on arrival

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.
| Belarus$^2$  Iran$^1$ $^3$  Macao$^4$ | Mauritius$^4$  Montenegro$^4$  Taiwan$^4$ |
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## Transit

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

## Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Qatar were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| India | 419,722 | 272,987 | 166,000 | 92,000 | 385,148 | | 333,708 | 340,104 | 375,910 |
| United Kingdom | 159,500 | 113,001 | 19,000 | 35,000 | 133,418 | | 120,495 | 132,301 | 135,645 |
| United States | 165,024 | 107,335 | 16,000 | 28,000 | 127,271 | | 101,144 | 102,774 | 93,174 |
| Pakistan | 90,242 | | 19,000 | 18,000 | 68,216 | | 49,510 | 49,012 | 86,670 |
| China | 54,693 | | | | 62,786 | | 45,627 | — | — |
| Germany | 168,891 | | | 23,000 | 90,352 | | 44,440 | — | — |
| Egypt | 79,079 | 51,787 | | | | | 43,614 | 81,283 | 92,036 |
| Australia | 51,148 | | | | 55,047 | | 42,765 | — | — |
| France | 55,387 | 47,635 | | 16,000 | 51,007 | | 42,026 | — | — |
| Italy | 72,598 | | | 33,000 | 58,656 | | 37,436 | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,022,747 | 595,066 | 116,000 | 12,000 | | | — | 949,145 | 855,555 |
| Bahrain | 140,258 | 84,988 | | | | | — | 135,202 | 132,913 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126,706 | 66,659 | | | | | — | 134,578 | 117,575 |
| Oman | 136,393 | 105,685 | 29,000 | 17,000 | | | — | 98,617 | 102,332 |
| Kuwait | 140,607 | 101,357 | 26,000 | 25,000 | | | — | 93,115 | 91,843 |
| Total | 4,054,000 | 2,540,000 | 611,000 | 581,659 | 2,136,504 | 1,819,344 | 2,256,490 | 2,938,096 | 2,941,130 |