Entry rules · United States passport
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Qatar?
United States passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar for up to 90 days per entry; there is no need to apply in advance.
Checked against official sources on 1 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa on arrival. Get your visa at the border.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days per entry
- Status
- Verified 1 Nov 2026
- Official source
- Qatar Tourism (Visit Qatar)
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary United States passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa on arrival
<vq-select-option value="A3/us">United States</vq-select-option>
<vq-form-conditional-block condition="citizenship$=us">
<p class="text-center display-xs text-primary mb-6">Visa on Arrival</p>
More quotes (6)
enabling multiple entries, with each stay up to 90 days.
U.S. citizens can now obtain a visa valid for two years or until the passport expires (whichever comes first), with the possibility of multiple entries, each allowing a stay of up to 90 days.
$21 USD (equivalent to 76 Qatari Riyals) — paid upon first entry only.
The visa can also be obtained upon arrival in Qatar.
• $21 USD (equivalent to 76 Qatari Riyals) — paid upon first entry only.
Pre-registration via the “Hayya” platform. The visa can also be obtained upon arrival in Qatar.
Stay: up to 90 days per entry
enabling multiple entries, with each stay up to 90 days.
U.S. citizens can now obtain a visa valid for two years or until the passport expires (whichever comes first), with the possibility of multiple entries, each allowing a stay of up to 90 days.
$21 USD (equivalent to 76 Qatari Riyals) — paid upon first entry only.
More quotes (1)
The visa can also be obtained upon arrival in Qatar.
Qatar for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Andorra, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Suriname, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela
- Visa-freePublic data
- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
- Visa-free
- Nicaragua
- On arrivalUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- On arrivalUp to 90 days
- Ukraine
- eVisa
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- eVisaUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Serbia
How this rule was checked
On 1 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Qatar, chiefly Qatar Tourism (Visit Qatar). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa on arrival, up to 30 days. The official source shows: visa on arrival, up to 90 days per entry, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Qatar
- United States
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Avoid non-essential travel
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Qatar as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the United States passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Qatar visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for United States passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the United States passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Qatar.