What the Pakistan visa rules mean for Qatar travellers
Qatar citizens can enter Pakistan without a visa. You only need a valid Qatar passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Pakistan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government tells British travellers that to enter Pakistan their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date of the visa application. The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi says a passpo…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says that to enter Pakistan you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Vaccinations: Polio: TravelHealthPro says travellers who intend to visit Pakistan for four weeks or more should be aware that proof of polio vaccination recorded on an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP), given 4 …
- Travel insurance: No official source states a travel insurance requirement for entry to Pakistan.
Pakistan entry rules compared
Pakistan lets 6 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 186 and requires an embassy visa from 5. Qatar citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Overall the Qatar passport ranks #92 in the world with 70 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Qatar passport you can also visit 21 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Jordan, Japan and Kyrgyzstan.
In the other direction, Pakistan citizens can visit Qatar visa-free for up to 30 days.