Visa Updates

Hamad International Airport (DOH), named as the World’s Best Airport and Airport Shopping by Skytrax 2024, has formally opened its highly anticipated Concourses D and E, marking a key milestone in its expansion and boosting its capacity to over 65 million passengers annually. This expansion increases traveler comfort and further establishes Doha as a vital global aviation hub. This expansion project, which began in 2018, has now been completed with the opening of Concourses D and E, marking the culmination of the airport's ambitious development plan.  The new concourses are modern and high-tech, which will help the terminal better serve the millions of passengers that use it. The terminal is now 14% larger at 845,000 square meters, with a total of 62 aircraft contact gates, 17 more than what it was before. This ensures better connectivity, more efficient operations and significantly reduces bus transfers.

The Airport Passports Department opened biometric data activation centre for E-gate users at the departure

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) affirmed that the online service of family visit visa on MoI website

Qatar has made it easier for more people to secure visit visas to the country through a new Electronic Travel Authorization system.

While the citizens of 80 countries are now eligible for visa-free entry to Qatar, nationals of 242 countries are qualified to apply for a tourist visa (e-visa) online to visit the country.