Qatar issues new travel and return policy

The Ministry of Public Health announced new procedures to ensure the continued facilitation of the entry process into the State of Qatar through its air, land and sea ports for travelers who have completed vaccination against the Corona virus (Covid-19) with vaccines approved by the Ministry of Public Health in the State of Qatar, as of the date of 12 July 2021.

GENERAL POLICY:

1. Citizens and Residents can travel abroad at any time, provided they adhere to the travel and return policy.
2. Qatar has classified countries into Green, Yellow and Red based on the level of risk.
3. Travelers coming to Qatar (including Qatar citizen and resident ) are required to register trough the Ehteraz website (www.ehteraz.gov.qa) at least 12 hours before travel and upload the required official documents. They will be issued a Travel Authorization, which they will be required to present to the boarding staff to be allowed to fly to Qatar, or to the Immigration officials at the land border.
4. Unvaccinated citizens and residents wishing to travel abroad to one of the countries not included in the COVID-19 Green List must book a hotel quarantine package from the listed hotels on the " Discover Qatar" website before traveling.  
5. Those wishing to travel must know the procedures applied in the country they want to visit in terms of quarantine procedures, duration, and the need to provide a COVID-19-free certificate.
6. COVID-19 PCR-test to travel abroad should be conducted at one of the private healthcare facilities announced by MOPH.  .
7. RT PCR Test must be done in a medical center approved by the local health authority (of the issuing country) to perform COVID-19 PCR tests
8. GCC citizens who have recovered from COVID-19 must present the original Vaccination certificate (at least one dose of a vaccine approved by MOPH Qatar), RT-PCR Test and certificate of prior infection with COVID-19 with a valid QR Code.
9. Employees must coordinate with their employers about the dates of their travel and return to Qatar. They should consider the quarantine period when planning their trip.
10. All passengers transiting through Qatar must have the mandatory pre-travel PCR test certificate valid for (72) hours of arrival to Qatar, and in case they require another PCR test for their onward destination, they can have it at Hamad International Airport on a standard fee of QAR 300/- per test.
11. If the hotel quarantine criteria apply, the government will cover the costs of the hotel quarantine packages for patients receiving their treatment abroad (with written confirmation from the Medical Treatment Committee Abroad) at the expense of the State, along with their official escorts. The employer is responsible to cover the quarantine expenses for their employees who are on official missions
12. With home quarantine, the accommodation conditions should be suitable, provided it has a separate room with its ensuite bathroom. If the accommodation is not appropriate, one of the hotel quarantine packages must be booked for through the "Discover Qatar" website before traveling to Qatar
13. The validity of the vaccine to grant quarantine exemption is 12 months, starting (14) days after the second dose. This immunity period could be extended based on new and emerging data.
14. Lists of approved/conditionally approved vaccines by the Ministry of Public Health: