Qatar passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Qatar passport can enter 72 countries visa-free and 24 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #45.

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Visa-free destinations (72)

Countries you can enter on a Qatar passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Barbados BB Belarus BY Bermuda BM Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW Brazil BR China CN Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Georgia GE Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Iran IR Japan JP Jordan JO Kazakhstan KZ Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Kyrgyzstan KG Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Moldova MD Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nicaragua NI Oman OM Pakistan PK Panama PA Paraguay PY Peru PE Philippines PH Rwanda RW São Tomé and Príncipe ST Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Sudan SD Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Tunisia TN Türkiye TR Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE Uruguay UY Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Venezuela VE Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (24)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Qatar passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Brunei BN Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mongolia MN Mozambique MZ Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Yemen YE

Electronic travel authorisation (15)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

American Samoa AS Canada CA Guam GU Kenya KE New Zealand NZ Northern Mariana Islands MP Puerto Rico PR Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB United States US US Virgin Islands VI

e-Visa available (30)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Iraq IQ Malawi MW Mauritania MR Montserrat MS Myanmar MM Namibia NA Nigeria NG Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Togo TG Uganda UG Vietnam VN Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (86)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Qatar passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ Andorra AD Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Belize BZ Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL Congo (Rep.) CG Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Egypt EG Eritrea ER Estonia EE Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guyana GY Hungary HU Iceland IS Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Latvia LV Lesotho LS Liberia LR Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Poland PL Portugal PT Qatar QA Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Senegal SN Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sweden SE Switzerland CH The Gambia GM Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Turkmenistan TM Vatican City VA

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Qatar passport?

    Holders of a Qatar passport have visa-free access to 72 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 24 more, for a total of 96 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 45 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Qatar passport?

    The Qatar passport is ranked #45 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 111.

  • Where do Qatar passport holders need a visa?

    Qatar passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 86 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Qatar travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Saudi Arabia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Qatar, with 13 non-stop routes.

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