Qatar Tourism says travellers from various countries are eligible for visa-free entry, while others can obtain an e-visa through the Hayya platform, whose Tourist Visa (A1) fee is QAR 100. Qatar's consulate in Hong Kong lists nationalities granted visa-free entry for a total of 90 days, among them the EU states other than Ireland. Hayya says US citizens can apply for the Visa-Free for US Citizens (F1), a multiple-entry visa, for a fee of QAR 76.
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Hayya states the E-Visa fee is QAR 100 and non-refundable, payable within 14 days of the status changing to "Pending Payment".
Hayya says US citizens apply for F1; the requirements are US citizenship, accommodation details and a return flight ticket, but no proof of accommodation is required. Adults apply separately; US citizens under 18 can be added as dependants. Hayya calls F1 multiple-entry in its F1 answers but lists it among single-entry visit types elsewhere in the same FAQ.
Hayya says the GCC Resident Visa is for holders of a GCC residence permit valid for 3 months from the date of the application, travelling to Qatar from their country of residency. Dependants below 18 who are not GCC residents need a Tourist Visa (A1) or Visa with ETA (A3).
Hayya, which issues Qatar's e-visas, lists a minimum of 3 months' passport validity from the date of arrival among the requirements for entry through Hayya. Qatar's consulate in Hong Kong lists a passport valid for a minimum of six months for its 90-day visa-free list, and the UK government tells British visitors their passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date they arrive.
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No official source we could read requires insurance for visits of 30 days or less. The UK government says that if you are staying in Qatar for more than 30 days you must buy health insurance from a registered Ministry of Public Health insurance provider before you travel, and that the standard premium is QAR 50 per person per month.
Hayya, Qatar's official e-visa platform, lists a return flight ticket among the requirements for entry into Qatar through Hayya, together with the Hayya E-Visa, a passport valid for at least 3 months from arrival and proof of accommodation. Qatar's consulate in Hong Kong lists a confirmed onward or return ticket among the terms for its 90-day visa-free list.
No official source we could read states a funds requirement or amount for visitors to Qatar.
Fine: 200 QAR per day, at most 12,000 QAR
Under Law No. 21 of 2015, a visitor may not remain in Qatar after the permitted period unless it is renewed or they obtain residence. Breaking this rule is punishable by imprisonment of up to three years, a fine of up to QAR 50,000, or both, but the case can instead be settled by paying QAR 200 for each day of delay, up to QAR 12,000. An accused person may not leave Qatar before paying the settlement, being acquitted or serving the sentence.
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Managers of hospitality and tourism establishments must give the competent authority information on persons allowed to enter Qatar through them. In all cases, anyone who accommodates a visitor must inform the security department for the area of the visitor's name and address within 24 hours of arrival. Breaching Article 6 carries a fine of up to 20,000 riyals; the conciliation amount for Article 6 is 5,000 riyals.
If not done: Fine not exceeding 20,000 riyals for violating Article 6 (Law No. 21 of 2015); the conciliation schedule sets 5,000 riyals for Article 6.
The UK government says that if you are taking money, precious metals or gems worth more than QAR 50,000 into Qatar, including Qatari riyal or foreign currencies, cheques, gold, silver and precious stones, you must complete a declaration form.
WHO's country list marks Qatar as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.
Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
Qatar is a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (UN Treaty Collection). Hukoomi, the Qatar government portal, says it is a legal requirement to hold a valid licence to drive in Qatar; that visitors can drive for one week (7 days from arrival) on approved licences from some countries; that a driver who wishes to drive for longer than a week can apply for a temporary licence valid for 3 months; and that a valid international driving licence can be used for up to six months from the date of entry. The UK government says that if you do not have a Qatari driving licence, you need both the 1968 version of the international driving permit (IDP) and your UK driving licence with you in the car, and that to drive for longer than 6 months you need a Qatari driving licence. Canada's travel advice says you can drive in Qatar with your Canadian driver's licence for up to 7 days and must carry an international driving permit to drive beyond 7 days. The UK government also says driving under the influence of any amount of alcohol is punishable by a prison sentence or a fine, or both. No official source we could read lists the countries whose licences are approved, or states whether an international driving permit is required in addition to a national licence.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab) Compare every countryNo official source we could read names a best time to visit. Canada's travel advice says high levels of humidity and severe heat occur from June to September.
Canada's travel advice says high levels of humidity and severe heat occur from June to September, and advises carrying a sufficient water supply and paying attention to the symptoms of dehydration and heatstroke, both of which can be fatal.
The UK FCDO says only licensed hotels, restaurants and bars can sell alcohol, the legal drinking age is 21, and it is illegal to drink alcohol or be drunk in public.
The UK FCDO says to dress modestly in public, including while driving, that men and women should cover their shoulders and knees, and that the dress code is strictly enforced in government buildings, healthcare facilities and banks, where you may be asked to leave or be denied entry.
Qatar Tourism says the Hayya platform, available through the website and the "Hayya to Qatar" mobile app, offers e-visa applications for different visa categories, including the Tourist Visa (A1) and the GCC Resident Visa (A2).
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | eVisa | — |
| Albania | eVisa | — |
| Algeria | eVisa | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Angola | eVisa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Armenia | Visa-free | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | — |
| Bangladesh | eVisa | — |
| Barbados | eVisa | — |
| Belarus | eVisa | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | eVisa | — |
| Benin | eVisa | — |
| Bhutan | eVisa | — |
| Bolivia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | — |
| Botswana | eVisa | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | — |
| Burundi | eVisa | — |
| Cambodia | eVisa | — |
| Cameroon | eVisa | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Central African Republic | eVisa | — |
| Chad | eVisa | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 30 days |
| China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Comoros | eVisa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cuba | Visa-free | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czechia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | — |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Djibouti | eVisa | — |
| Dominica | eVisa | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | — |
| Egypt | eVisa | — |
| El Salvador | eVisa | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | — |
| Eritrea | eVisa | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Eswatini | eVisa | — |
| Ethiopia | eVisa | — |
| Fiji | eVisa | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gabon | eVisa | — |
| Gambia | eVisa | — |
| Georgia | Visa-free | — |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ghana | eVisa | — |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | eVisa | — |
| Guatemala | eVisa | — |
| Guinea | eVisa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | eVisa | — |
| Guyana | Visa-free | — |
| Haiti | eVisa | — |
| Honduras | eVisa | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | eVisa | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jamaica | eVisa | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | — |
| Jordan | eVisa | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | — |
| Kenya | eVisa | — |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | — |
| Laos | eVisa | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lebanon | Visa-free | — |
| Lesotho | eVisa | — |
| Liberia | eVisa | — |
| Libya | eVisa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Macau | Visa-free | — |
| Madagascar | eVisa | — |
| Malawi | eVisa | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa-free | — |
| Mali | eVisa | — |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mauritania | eVisa | — |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Mongolia | eVisa | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | eVisa | — |
| Mozambique | eVisa | — |
| Myanmar | eVisa | — |
| Namibia | eVisa | — |
| Nepal | eVisa | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Nicaragua | eVisa | — |
| Niger | eVisa | — |
| Nigeria | eVisa | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Oman | Visa-free | — |
| Pakistan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Palau | eVisa | — |
| Palestine | eVisa | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Philippines | eVisa | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Free movement | — |
| Republic of the Congo | eVisa | — |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Rwanda | Visa-free | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa | — |
| Saint Lucia | eVisa | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | eVisa | — |
| Samoa | eVisa | — |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 30 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | — |
| Senegal | eVisa | — |
| Serbia | eVisa | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | eVisa | — |
| Somalia | eVisa | — |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 30 days |
| South Sudan | eVisa | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa | — |
| Sudan | eVisa | — |
| Suriname | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Syria | eVisa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Tajikistan | eVisa | — |
| Tanzania | eVisa | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | eVisa | — |
| Togo | eVisa | — |
| Tonga | eVisa | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | eVisa | — |
| Tunisia | eVisa | — |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkmenistan | eVisa | — |
| Tuvalu | eVisa | — |
| Uganda | eVisa | — |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Vanuatu | eVisa | — |
| Vatican City | eVisa | — |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Vietnam | eVisa | — |
| Yemen | eVisa | — |
| Zambia | eVisa | — |
| Zimbabwe | eVisa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
No official page we read states the rule for 9 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Cabo Verde, Israel, Kiribati, Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, North Korea, and Uzbekistan.
Hayya says US citizens can apply for the Visa-Free for US Citizens (F1) for a fee of QAR 76, may enter within 2 years of its approval, and can stay up to 90 days on each visit, as it is a multiple-entry visa. The US State Department says a tourist visa is not required for tourist stays under 90 days and that there is a USD 21 entry fee.
Qatar's consulate in Hong Kong lists every EU member state except Ireland among the nationalities granted visa-free entry on arrival at Hamad International Airport, with a maximum stay of 90 days in total, in a single trip or several, within a waiver valid for 180 days that cannot be extended. It lists a passport valid for at least six months and a confirmed onward or return ticket as terms. No official source we could read states the rule for Irish citizens.
Qatar Tourism says Hayya is a digital platform, available through the website and the "Hayya to Qatar" app, that offers e-visa applications for different visa categories, including the Tourist Visa (A1) and the GCC Resident Visa (A2). Hayya lists a passport valid for at least 3 months from arrival, proof of accommodation, a return flight ticket and the Hayya E-Visa as the requirements for entry through Hayya, and says the E-Visa fee is QAR 100.
The UK FCDO says only licensed hotels, restaurants and bars can sell alcohol and the legal drinking age is 21, and that it is illegal to drink alcohol or be drunk in public: drinking in a non-licensed public place could bring a prison sentence of up to 6 months or a fine of up to QAR 3,000.
The UK government says British visitors who need to stay longer than 30 days must extend their visa waiver through the Qatar Ministry of Interior before it expires, or they may be fined. Hayya says an E-Visa can be extended before its expiry at the Directorate of Passport at Hamad International Airport. No official source we could read states the length of the extension.
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe