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Qatar’s Ministry of Interior announced new visa regulations for expatriates working in the GCC, as well as for football fans coming to watch the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 matches
Expatriates working in certain professions in any of the GCC countries can now enter Qatar and obtain a visa upon arrival. The list of 188 professions that this new visa rule applies to has been released by Qatar’s Ministry of Interior.
The Ministry also added that the visa will be granted subject to certain conditions that include a six-month validity of the visitor’s passport and residency permit.Initially, a one month visa will be issued on arrival at the cost of QR100, which can later be extended to 90 days by paying an additional QR100 per month.
GCC-employed expats are not the only ones to benefit from the new visa rule, as the visa-on-arrival facility has been extended to 33 other countries, in light of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 matches.
Football fans from these 33 countries can obtain a 30-day visa on arrival at the Doha International Airport. The 33 countries on the list include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, UK, Vatican City.
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals will be held in Qatar from January 7-29, 2011. This is the second time that Qatar is hosting the tournament, which is in its 15th run this year. Qatar last hosted the AFC in 1988.
Football fans from these 33 countries can obtain a 30-day visa on arrival at the Doha International Airport. The 33 countries on the list include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, UK, Vatican City.
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals will be held in Qatar from January 7-29, 2011. This is the second time that Qatar is hosting the tournament, which is in its 15th run this year. Qatar last hosted the AFC in 1988.
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