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Qatar: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Qatar. 112 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 49 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 71Visa-free
  • 15ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 34eVisa
  • 80Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Qatar
Rank49
No prior visa112
CodeQAT

Passport strength

An above-average passport 49

Rank 49 of 199. 112 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 16.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free30 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysHong KongVisa-free30 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 114

A prior visa is needed for 114 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaIndiaeVisaMexicoVisa requiredIsraelVisa requiredEgyptVisa requiredItalyVisa requiredSpainVisa required
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Qatar passport gives

65of 100
rank 59 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

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  • Mobility53112 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law76score 0.87 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life85HDI 0.886
  • Health and longevity8782.4 years life expectancy
  • Education66education index 0.72
  • Taxes100up to 0%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
  • US access50no E-2, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 71

Entry on your passport

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesThailandJapanChinaGeorgia
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 30 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBahrainMiddle EastBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBermudaAmericasBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 30 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysJapanAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKuwaitMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 180 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsia · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 90 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSudanAfrica · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 15

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaSri LankaCanadaKenya
American SamoaOceaniaCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPuerto RicoCaribbeanRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:IndonesiaMaldivesTanzania
BoliviaAmericasBruneiAsia · 14 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysParaguayAmericas · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSyriaMiddle EastTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysYemenMiddle East

eVisa 34

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaTaiwanAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVietnamAsiaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 80

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAndorraEuropeArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEuropeCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeEgyptAfricaEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuyanaAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanLatviaEuropeLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorwayEuropePalestineMiddle EastPolandEuropePortugalEuropeRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTongaOceaniaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTurkmenistanAsiaVatican CityEurope

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 46Micronesia119
  2. 46Palau119
  3. 47Venezuela115
  4. 48Russia114
  5. 49Qatar112
  6. 49Türkiye112
  7. 50Belize98
  8. 50South Africa98
  9. 51Kuwait95

Frequently asked questions

Qatar: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 112 of 226 countries and territories, 71 visa-free, 15 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 49 of 199.

Qatar: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Qatar → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Qatar → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Qatar → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 79 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 76. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.