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Qatar Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

97 of 207 passports can enter Qatar without arranging a visa in advance: 6 visa-free and 91 with a visa on arrival. 110 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 6
  • On arrival 91
  • E-visa 110
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No visa in advance

97 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

6

E-visa online

110

Visa required

0

How to enter Qatar

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

US citizens get a free visa on arrival allowing stays of up to 90 days; UK and many other passports get a free visa waiver of 30 days, extendable by 30 days. Nationalities needing a tourist visa apply through Hayya (QAR 100) and stays over 30 days require health insurance.

Visa-free entryVisa waiver on arrival

Visa-waiver nationalities (US: 90 days; UK and similar: 30 days)

Fee
Free
Stay
30 days (extendable 30) or 90 days by nationality
Valid for
US: multiple entry, 2 years or passport expiry
Processing
At immigration
Official site: portal.moi.gov.qa
E-visaHayya tourist visa (A1)

Nationalities not on the visa-waiver list

Fee
QAR 100
Official site: hayya.qa

Passport validity

6 months from arrival (UK FCDO); Visit Qatar says 3 months

Official entry rules

visitqatar.com

Checked against 2 sources (some details from reputable travel press) on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Qatar can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Qatar visa-free

6 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

BahrainFree movement (GCC)KuwaitFree movement (GCC)OmanFree movement (GCC)Saudi ArabiaFree movement (GCC)United Arab EmiratesFree movement (GCC)United States90 days

Passports that get a visa on arrival in Qatar

91 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Andorra30 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAustralia30 daysAustria90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBolivia30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBrazil90 daysBrunei30 daysBulgaria90 daysCanada30 daysChile30 daysChina30 daysColombia30 daysCosta Rica30 daysCroatia90 daysCuba30 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominican Republic90 daysEcuador30 daysEstonia90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGeorgia30 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGuyana30 daysHong Kong30 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndia30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysIreland30 daysItaly90 daysJapan30 daysKazakhstan30 daysLatvia90 daysLebanon30 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau30 daysMalaysia90 daysMaldives30 daysMalta90 daysMauritius30 daysMexico30 daysMoldova30 daysMonaco30 daysMontenegro30 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysNorway90 daysPakistan30 daysPanama30 daysParaguay30 daysPeru30 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysRwanda30 daysSan Marino30 daysSerbia90 daysSeychelles90 daysSingapore30 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname30 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan30 daysThailand30 daysTurkey90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUruguay30 daysVatican City30 daysVenezuela30 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Qatar

110 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan90 daysAlbania90 daysAlgeria90 daysAngola90 daysAnguilla90 daysBangladesh90 daysBarbados90 daysBelize90 daysBenin90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBurkina Faso90 daysBurundi90 daysCambodia90 daysCameroon90 daysCape Verde90 daysCayman Islands90 daysCentral African Republic90 daysChad90 daysComoros90 daysDjibouti90 daysDominica90 daysDR Congo90 daysEgypt90 daysEl Salvador90 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEritrea90 daysEswatini90 daysEthiopia90 daysFiji90 daysGabon90 daysGambia90 daysGhana90 daysGrenada90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuinea90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysIraq90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysIvory Coast90 daysJamaica90 daysJordan90 daysKenya90 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan90 daysLaos90 daysLesotho90 daysLiberia90 daysLibya90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMali90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritania90 daysMicronesia90 daysMongolia90 daysMontserrat90 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique90 daysMyanmar90 daysNamibia90 daysNauru90 daysNepal90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiger90 daysNigeria90 daysNorth Korea90 daysPalau90 daysPalestine90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysPhilippines90 daysRepublic of the Congo90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSenegal90 daysSierra Leone90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSomalia90 daysSouth Sudan90 daysSri Lanka90 daysSudan90 daysSyria90 daysTajikistan90 daysTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTogo90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkmenistan90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUganda90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVanuatu90 daysVietnam90 daysYemen90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Qatar visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Qatar?

No. US passport holders can visit Qatar visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Qatar?

UK passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Qatar?

Canada passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Qatar?

Australia passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Qatar?

India passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

How long can you stay in Qatar without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Does Qatar have an ETA or e-visa?

Hayya tourist visa (A1) (QAR 100): Nationalities not on the visa-waiver list. Apply only on the official government site.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Qatar's official site before you book and again before you fly.