Qatar to resume tourist, family visas starting July 12
Both vaccinated and non-vaccinated visitors will be required to present a negative PCR test and certain travelers must quarantine upon arrival.
Qatar will issue family and tourist visas starting July 12, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday on Twitter.
Under the Ministry of Public Health’s revised guidelines, vaccinated and non-vaccinated travelers wishing to enter Qatar must provide a negative PCR test conducted no more than 72 hours prior to their arrival.
Issuing of family and tourist entry visas to be restarted on July 12, 2021
— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) July 8, 2021
within the framework of the approved travel policies to and from the State of Qatar and based on the recommendations of @MOPHQatar regarding the #Covid19 developments. #MoIQatar pic.twitter.com/mSAqIIsBQj
Citizens and residents returning to Qatar who have received one of several Qatari-approved vaccines will not be required to undergo the mandatory quarantine, as long as their vaccine was administered more than 14 days prior to travel. Travelers who have recovered from the coronavirus in Qatar within the past 12 months are also exempted from the quarantine.