What the Qatar visa rules mean for Vietnam travellers
Vietnam passport holders need an eVisa to enter Qatar. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Hayya A1 Tourist Visa, which costs 100 QAR.
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. Vietnam citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia and Iraq. Overall the Vietnam passport ranks #160 in the world with 24 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Vietnam passport you can also visit 13 countries in the region without a visa, including Brunei, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Laos and Myanmar.
In the other direction, Qatar citizens need evisa to visit Vietnam.