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🇶🇦 Qatar for 🇰🇵 KP citizens
Visa-free Entry for Transit
No visa required for transit – you can pass through without any prior authorization.
Maximum stay4 days
Other options
Documents
Always required
Colour copy of the passport biodata page, valid for at least 3 months beyond the date of travel for the Qatar transit visa.
Discover Qatar’s official transit visa overview requires a valid passport with at least three months’ validity at the time of travel and a colour copy of the biodata page.
Colour photograph 6×6 cm (minimum 600×600 pixels) with a white background, showing the full face (around 80% of the image).
Photo must be uploaded in JPEG format for online transit visa applications; Discover Qatar caps file size at 1 MB.
Confirmed flight itinerary showing arrival in and departure from Qatar on Qatar Airways with a layover of 5–96 hours.
The free 96‑hour transit visa is available only to Qatar Airways passengers with a layover of at least 5 hours and up to 96 hours at Hamad International Airport; the full itinerary must be provided when applying.
Hotel reservation in Qatar covering the entire transit stay (if the traveller intends to leave the airport).
Discover Qatar transit visa guidance and stopover packages typically require a confirmed hotel booking for the duration of the stay; in many cases this is arranged as part of a Qatar Stopover package.
Travel tips
Quick local advice for smoother arrivals and day-to-day travel.
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Use the Doha Metro as your default: buy a reusable Travel Card from any station vending machine and load a Day Pass if you’ll ride multiple times—stations are air-conditioned and it connects to many major areas.
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If you’re mixing metro + buses, the Karwa Journey Planner app helps plan routes and manage tickets/smartcards/QR options, which makes public transport much easier for visitors.
Last verified: 2025-12-05