VISA Requirements, Healthcare, Transportation & Embassies

VISA Requirements

Visitors to Qatar require a VISA unless they are either a citizen of a GCC Country or another eligible country which include:

• Bahrain
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
• Or are a citizen of a country eligible for a VISA on arrival, these countries include:
• Andorra
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• San Marino
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vatican City

Citizens of Belarus and Turkey may also obtain a one-month VISA on arrival provided enough money is held on a credit card.

To obtain a VISA, you’ll typically need:

• Two original passport-sized photos
• A VISA application form to be completed online, then printed, signed and one of the two photos attached.
• An original passport valid for at least six months prior to the date of travel with at least one blank page.
• Original bank statements for the last three months with a photo copy of each.

A non-passport holder must provide proof of residency for the nation you are travelling from. 

Health Care

Comparable to other highly developed countries, Qatar has an internationally recognized high quality health care system which is available to all inhabitants of the nation, offering the most advanced medical equipment and most highly trained staff from across the Middle East.

The system is regulated by the Supreme Council of Health in the Emirates which was established in 2005 which helps to supervise and quality check all hospitals and services connected to the medical system in the country, this in turn is driven by the National Health Strategy which has been designed to push health care further than ever before by 2016.

There are also a range of private health care services and facilities which are available for public use, these include clinics, practices, home nursing care, surgeries, dentistry and rehabilitation. Additionally the system has a Preventative Health Department designed to help prevent contagious diseases, qualm quarantines and promote healthy living.

Transportation

Beginning in 2002, the Qatar’s government launches Mowasalat, a company owned by the Royal Family designed to help integrate ground-based transportation throughout the country. This company has been running a monopoly on Taxis around Doha but is also responsible for setting up over 35 routes for Public Buses. There are over 1,230km worth of roads through Qatar with over 1100km of them paved. 

Now under the name Karwa, the company owns over three-thousand Taxis and Airport Taxis as well as over 120 Public Buses, School Buses and private Coaches. The company even set a world record for the largest parade of buses numbering exactly three-hundred. It also runs a Limousine Service with over one-hundred of the cars in its possession as well as over two-hundred VIP Units.

High speed rail lines are planned and under construction in Doha and will consist of three lines; Doha Metro, Long Distance and Light Rail Transit, totalling over 750km of track and over a hundred stations for both passengers and freight alike. These lines are expected to link together the stadiums used for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The country uses two types of pipeline, 235km worth of Crude Oil lines and 400km worth of Natural Gas lines. There are four ports within the Persia gulf with regular ships moving between the ports, these include Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa’id and Ras Laffan. Qatar also has six airports which include the Doha International Airport, the Al Khor Airport, the planned Hamad International Airport and three unpaved airfields.

Embassies

Below is a list of all Embassies in Qatar: