Conditions from official sources
- Needs a confirmed return ticket.
- Needs a confirmed hotel reservation in Qatar for the visit, or a clear address of the stay.
- Needs health insurance from an insurer accredited in Qatar.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Qatar visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Qatar.
The answer
Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Qatar.
- Entry
- Visa on arrival
- Stay
- 30 days per entry
- Covers
- Tourist entry
The nationals of following countries are granted free on-arrival visa for a period of (30) days extendable for a similar period.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.
Passport valid for at least three months
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What Qatar passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.
Qatar passport United Kingdom
- Fee
- £20.00
- Maximum stay
- Up to 6 months
ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Doha, nearest first.
Weather in Doha
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Doha, month by month.
- High 22.7°CLow 15.2°CRain 11 mm
- High 23.9°CLow 16.2°CRain 12 mm
- High 27.6°CLow 19.2°CRain 21 mm
- High 33.2°CLow 23.2°CRain 4 mm
- High 39.3°CLow 28.5°CRain 2 mm
- High 42.1°CLow 30.9°CRain 0 mm
- High 42.4°CLow 32.4°CRain 0 mm
- High 41.4°CLow 32.1°CRain 0 mm
- High 39.2°CLow 29.8°CRain 0 mm
- High 35.6°CLow 26.6°CRain 1 mm
- High 29.7°CLow 22.1°CRain 7 mm
- High 24.6°CLow 17.2°CRain 20 mm
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