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Qatar passport: visa-free destinations

Visa-free to 69 countries. Every destination by entry status, with the days you may stay.

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  • Visa-free
  • e-Visa or ETA
  • Visa on arrival
  • Visa required
  • No entry or no data

Longest visa-free stays

  1. Georgia360 days
  2. Armenia180 days
  3. Costa Rica180 days
  4. Egypt180 days
  5. El Salvador180 days
  6. Lebanon180 days
  7. Vanuatu120 days
  8. Argentina90 days

Recent changes for this passport

  • ThailandThailand cut visa-free stays from 60 to 30 days. Source
  • Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago brought in a free online arrival and departure card, due within 72 hours of travel. Source
  • MalawiMalawi ended its broad visa waiver: most visitors need a visa again, as an e-visa or on arrival. Source
  • Cabo VerdeCabo Verde requires every arriving traveller to pre-register on EASE and pay an airport security fee. Source
  • TaiwanTaiwan replaced paper arrival cards with the online Taiwan Arrival Card. Source
  • Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea requires a free digital arrival card within 72 hours before arrival. Source

At a glance

Qatari citizens can travel to 69 of 198 destinations without a visa, get a visa on arrival in 27, and apply online for an e-Visa or ETA for 38. A visa arranged in advance is needed for 64.

Visa-free by region: 4 of 11 in Southeast Asia; 19 of 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean; 4 of 8 in East Asia; 8 of 46 in Europe.

Longest visa-free stays: Georgia (360 days), Armenia (180 days), Costa Rica (180 days), Egypt (180 days), El Salvador (180 days).

Asia and Latin America, where nomads stay longest.

  • Thailand30 days
  • IndonesiaVOA · 30 d
  • Vietname-Visa · 90 d
  • Malaysia90 days
  • Philippines30 days
  • CambodiaVOA
  • JapanETA
  • MexicoVisa
  • Colombia90 days
  • Costa Rica180 days
  • Brazil90 days
  • Argentina90 days
  • PeruVisa

Detailed pages for each destination are available for 16 passports. For any passport, the stay calculator fills in your visa-free days.

Questions

How many countries can Qatari citizens visit without a visa?

69 destinations, according to Bordr's data. Another 27 give a visa on arrival and 38 take an e-Visa or ETA applied for online.

Where do Qatari citizens need a visa in advance?

64 destinations require a visa arranged before travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for these destinations were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.