Qatar said yesterday the visa-on-arrival facility made available at the Doha International Airport to the nationals of 33 countries, including the US and the UK, will remain in place.
According to Qatar News Agency (QNA), a source at the Consular Affairs Section of the Foreign Ministry said
“It has, therefore, been decided that the existing visa-on-arrival scheme at the Doha International Airport for the citizens of the 33 countries will remain unchanged,” QNA quoted a senior Foreign Ministry official as saying.
The official also clarified that the mutual agreements Qatar has inked with a number of countries to extend their nationals visa-on-arrival facility provided they give similar privilege to its citizens, will remain in force. The countries whose nationals are eligible to get a visa on arrival at the Doha International Airport include, aside from USA and the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland.
The other countries are Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, the Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino and Lichtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Korea.
But with some of the above countries (excluding the US and the UK), Qatar has inked reciprocal visa-on-arrival deals.
QNA said it approached the Foreign Ministry for clarification after the local media reported about changes being introduced to the visa-on-arrival system and was informed that the scheme would continue unaltered.
Qatar said yesterday the visa-on-arrival facility made available at the Doha International Airport to the nationals of 33 countries, including the US and the UK, will remain in place.
According to Qatar News Agency (QNA), a source at the Consular Affairs Section of the Foreign Ministry said
“It has, therefore, been decided that the existing visa-on-arrival scheme at the Doha International Airport for the citizens of the 33 countries will remain unchanged,” QNA quoted a senior Foreign Ministry official as saying.
The official also clarified that the mutual agreements Qatar has inked with a number of countries to extend their nationals visa-on-arrival facility provided they give similar privilege to its citizens, will remain in force. The countries whose nationals are eligible to get a visa on arrival at the Doha International Airport include, aside from USA and the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland.
The other countries are Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, the Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino and Lichtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Korea.
But with some of the above countries (excluding the US and the UK), Qatar has inked reciprocal visa-on-arrival deals.
QNA said it approached the Foreign Ministry for clarification after the local media reported about changes being introduced to the visa-on-arrival system and was informed that the scheme would continue unaltered.
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