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GCC Resident Visit Visa

QatarShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

For GCC residents in approved professions and those accompanying them, the visa is obtained on arrival or through Qatari embassies.

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Limits of the record
  • List of approved professions not captured

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa covers entering Qatar for a visit or tourism.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Applicants need a residence permit in the GCC state valid for at least six months, a travel document valid for at least the visa duration and a profession on the competent authority's approved list for this visa, and must carry documentation proving the profession.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is obtained on arrival or through Qatari embassies and can be extended by an additional three months.

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Limits of the record
  • Circumstances for change of status not stated

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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