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India passport → Qatar
Tourist travel
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Qatar Visa Checklist — India Passport (Visa on Arrival)
Tourist · Visa on Arrival
Required Documents
- Visa on arrival available to Indian passport holders (no pre-arranged tourist visa required if you qualify at entry).
- Stay: 30 days on arrival; may be extended once for 30 days.
- Passport: carry a passport valid for at least 6 months (official MOI pages conflict between 3 and 6 months; 6 months is the safer requirement per sources).
- Confirmed return or onward ticket required.
- Confirmed hotel reservation via the Discover Qatar site (India-specific MOI requirement) or other proof of accommodation as indicated on general MOI visa page.
- Visa will be stamped in the passport with entry and expiry dates at arrival.
- No fee for the India on-arrival tourist visa (per MOI).
- If you hold a qualifying residence permit/visa for the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Schengen or GCC, an e-Travel Authorization route exists (not the standard route for ordinary Indian tourists).
Free of charge for the India on-arrival tourist visa (per Qatar MOI)
At least 6 months recommended (MOI documents conflict; 3 months cited on India-specific page but 6 months on general pages—6 months advised)
Confirmed return/onward ticket; confirmed hotel reservation via Discover Qatar or other proof of accommodation (per MOI)
Visa is issued/stamped on arrival in passport with entry and expiry dates. Single 30-day extension is available (per MOI).
Source: Qatar Ministry of Interior (MOI) pages. MOI pages conflict on passport-validity wording; guidance here follows MOI and recommends 6 months as the safer requirement. No official MOI mention found for photo, funds or travel insurance requirements for the India on-arrival tourist visa in the cited pages.