Qatar visa for Sri Lankan citizensHayya A1 Tourist Visa
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- 100 QAR
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Qatar visa for Sri Lankan citizens
What Sri Lankan citizens need to enter Qatar, with the official source for every fact.
eVisa
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: visitqatar.com (opens in a new tab)You may not need this visa at all
Hayya says GCC residents holding a GCC residence permit valid for 3 months from the date of the application, travelling from their country of residency, can apply for the GCC Resident Visa (A2): QAR 100, single entry, up to 30 days from the date of entry. It says on-arrival visas are still available for GCC residents.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: hayya.qa (opens in a new tab)How to apply
What entry costs
- Hayya A1 Tourist Visa100 QAR
- Total100 QAR
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from Sri Lanka, no yellow fever certificate is required: WHO does not list Sri Lanka as a transmission risk. It can still be demanded if you have been in a risk country shortly before arriving.
Driving on a Sri Lanka license
Sri Lanka is party to the 1949 Geneva Convention and Qatar to the 1968 Vienna Convention. They share none, so no treaty obliges Qatar to recognize an International Driving Permit issued in Sri Lanka.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
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)Other entry requirements
- Passport validity — 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.
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Fine: 200 QAR per day, at most 12,000 QAR. Penalties in Qatar, compared with every country
- Registering your presence after arrival — Required. Registration rules in Qatar, compared with every country
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance and proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Qatar entry requirements
The other way round
Qatari citizens travelling to Sri Lanka: ETA. Up to 30 days.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Qatar applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Sri Lankan citizens and to holders of these passports:
Afghanistan
Algeria
Bangladesh
Jordan
Nepal
SyriaCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Qatar has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Registering your presence after arrival, country by country
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- How many blank passport pages each country requires
- Where a visa you already hold gets you in somewhere else
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Qatar entry requirements · Everywhere Sri Lankan citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Sri Lankan citizens need a visa for Qatar?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling.
How much does entering Qatar cost Sri Lankan citizens?
Hayya A1 Tourist Visa: 100 QAR. Compulsory government charges come to 100 QAR.
Sources & verification
- Al Meezan (Qatar Ministry of Justice legal portal) — Law No. 21 of 2015, attached Conciliation Schedule (opens in a new tab)
Law No. 21 of 2015 on the Entry, Exit and Residence of Expatriates, Art. 11 (second paragraph), Art. 38, Arts. 42-44 and the attached conciliation schedule
- Hayya — frequently asked questions (e-visa fee, Tourist Visa A1) (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, 8 November 1968 (UNTS vol. 1042, p. 17)
- Visit Qatar (Qatar Tourism) — Visas: nationality checker and visa-free list (opens in a new tab)
- WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever (opens in a new tab)
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
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