What the Qatar visa rules mean for Nauru travellers
Nauru citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Qatar. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Qatar applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Hayya, which issues Qatar's e-visas, lists a minimum of 3 months' passport validity from the date of arrival among the requirements for entry through Hayya. Qatar's consulate in Hong Kong lists a passport valid for a mi…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list marks Qatar as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read requires insurance for visits of 30 days or less. The UK government says that if you are staying in Qatar for more than 30 days you must buy health insurance from a registered Ministry o…
Qatar entry rules compared
Qatar lets 89 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 6, issues eVisas to 97 and requires an embassy visa from 6. Nauru citizens are treated the same way as Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Micronesia. Overall the Nauru passport ranks #115 in the world with 43 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Nauru passport you can also visit 3 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
In the other direction, Qatar citizens need a visa to visit Nauru.
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