These professions in GCC are eligible for visa-on-arrival in Qatar

Qatar has visitor travel arrangements with 33 countries and citizens of these countries can get Tourists Visa on arrival.

Similarly, 201 categories of professionals who hold valid residency permit in any GCC (Gulf Co-operative Council) country can get visa on arrival.

For those whose country is not on the list, a visa should be applied for ahead of your visit.

The United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, the Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Lichtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and South Korea.

The visa will have one-month validity period. The professionals can get visa, provided, their GCC Residency Permit is valid for atleast six months, while original passport has atleast six-month validity and they should have a return ticket.

The visa can be obtained on paying QR100 as fee through credit card. But, the visa can also be extended by another three months by paying an extension fee of QR100 for every additional month. But, a penalty of QR200 will be levied for each day after expiry.

Other than doctors, businessmen and engineers, the revised list will include businesswomen, journalists, medical equipment technicians, military officers, marketing agents, quality monitors, bankers, military officers, lawyers and teachers among others.

Listed below are the professions that qualify for visa-on-arrival:

Aquatic specialist

Statistics specialist Agricultural specialist

Gardening specialist

Medical analysis specialist

Speech specialist

Breeding specialist (animals/birds/bees)

Medical X-ray specialist

Nutrition specialist

Zoology specialist

Psychiatrist

Lab specialist

Sports medicine specialist

Sociologist

X-Ray specialist

Media specialist

Customs specialist

Medical therapy specialist

Writer

University professor

Media person

Secretary or director of library

Staffs at embassies in GCC (except support services jobs)

Archeological researcher

Administrative researcher

Legal researcher

Professor

Trader

Geologist

Quantity enumerator

Referee (sports)

Finance/Economics expert

Law expert

Information Systems expert

Diplomat (Members of diplomatic corps)

President/CEO

President or director of a university

Chief Justice

Head of Prosecution

President or director of a club

Weather expert

Earthquakes expert

Captain of Ship/Cruise/Carrier/Steamship

Businessman

Religious person

Architectural draftsman

Business lady

Executive secretary

Journalist

Multimedia Producer

Pharmacist

Jeweler

Army officer

Police officer

University student

Physician (All specialisation)

Surgeon (All specialisation)

Veterinary doctor

Pilot

Scientist

College dean

Astronomer

Artist (Actor, Musician, Composer, Poet, Painter, Singer...etc)

Telecom technician

rofessional security and safety technician

Medical equipments technician

Control equipments technician

X-ray technician

Dental technician (fixing)

Radio or TV transmission technician

Optical technician

CG technician

Horse breeding technician

Mining technician

Microscopic technician

Geology technician

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