Qatar visa for Indians
Visa-free with arrival form · Granted on arrival · No visa decision · Visa-free entry for Indian citizens with optional Hayya registration; family and work residence permits via sponsor
Qatar visa: quick answers
Full verified answer for India passport holders- Do Indians need a visa for Qatar?
- No visa. Indian passport holders enter Qatar visa-free for up to 30 days (extendable once by 30) with a passport valid 6 months, a confirmed return ticket and a hotel booked through Discover Qatar. The free Hayya platform lets you register the visa waiver before you fly; otherwise it is granted on arrival. There is no government fee and no decision to wait for.
- How much does Qatar entry cost?
- No government fee for Indian tourists. Vistolane's optional service, from ₹500 per traveller, completes the Hayya visa-waiver registration before you fly, checks your passport validity, ticket and booking against the official rule and reminds you before you fly.
- How long does the Hayya visa-waiver registration take?
- There is no decision to wait for: the Hayya visa-waiver registration is confirmed within minutes of submission. Entry itself is the border officer's call.

Visa-free · optional Hayya registration
Qatar entry from India
Visa-free entry for Indian citizens (Hayya)
Indian passport holders enter Qatar visa-free for up to 30 days (extendable once by 30) with a passport valid 6 months, a confirmed return ticket and a hotel booked through Discover Qatar. The free Hayya platform lets you register the visa waiver before you fly; otherwise it is granted on arrival. There is no government fee and no decision to wait for.
- We file your Hayya visa-waiver registration as soon as your documents pass the check.
- The hotel must be booked through Discover Qatar (discoverqatar.qa); other bookings are not accepted for the waiver.
- Hayya registration is optional for Indian citizens; the waiver is also granted at the airport.
Step 1
What are you travelling to Qatar for?
Tourist and student files stay in-house. Everything else goes to a partner we have vetted.
How Qatar entry works for Indian passports
- 1
Apply on Vistolane
Upload your passport and bookings. Details are read automatically and checked against the official rule.
- 2
Documents checked
A specialist confirms passport validity (6 months), tickets and stay before anything is submitted.
- 3
Hayya visa-waiver registration filed in its window
We file your Hayya visa-waiver registration as soon as your documents pass the check.
- 4
Travel-ready
Confirmation lands in your inbox and portal. Show it with your passport at the border.
We guarantee to file the Hayya visa-waiver registration in its window once your documents are in; miss it and you are refunded in full. Entry itself is always the border officer's decision.
Frequently asked questions
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How we reviewed this page
Fees, windows and rules on this page come from official government sources and are re-checked when the authority publishes changes.
1 traveller · Hayya visa-waiver registration filed in its window
Total ₹500
About Qatar entry for Indian passports
Indian passport holders enter Qatar visa-free for up to 30 days (extendable once by 30) with a passport valid 6 months, a confirmed return ticket and a hotel booked through Discover Qatar. The free Hayya platform lets you register the visa waiver before you fly; otherwise it is granted on arrival. There is no government fee and no decision to wait for.
Fees. There is no government fee: the Hayya visa-waiver registration is free. Vistolane's optional service costs ₹500 per traveller to complete it before you fly, check your passport (6 months beyond travel), ticket and booking, and remind you before departure.
Validity and stay. Entry under the Hayya visa-waiver registration is valid granted on arrival and allows a stay of up to 30 days, extendable once; entries: single. Route covered on this page: Visa-free tourist entry. Study, work and family routes are separate permits with their own rules.
- The hotel must be booked through Discover Qatar (discoverqatar.qa); other bookings are not accepted for the waiver.
- Hayya registration is optional for Indian citizens; the waiver is also granted at the airport.
Not sure which route fits? Run the free Qatar eligibility check, compare visa types, browse licensed consultants for Qatar, or read the full Qatar visa guide with a day-by-day timeline and refusal cases.
Qatar visa questions, answered
Do Indians need a visa for Qatar?
How much does Qatar entry cost?
How long does the Hayya visa-waiver registration take?
What documents do I need for Qatar?
Can I enter Qatar without the Hayya visa-waiver registration?
How long can I stay in Qatar?
Qatar visa routes, one page each
Eligibility, fees, timeline, the document checklist and the refusal reasons for every Qatar route, written from the official pages.
Visit Qatar
Visa-free entry and Hayya
Free: Indian passport holders enter visa-free for 30 days, extendable by 30 (Hayya A1 entry permit QAR 100 only where it applies)
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Work in Qatar
Work visa and residence permit (QID)
QAR 200 work entry visa paid by the employer; residence permit issuance QAR 500 and work permit QAR 100 a year, also employer-paid
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Family visiting Qatar
Family visit visa
QAR 200 for a family visit visa of 1 month, extendable monthly to 6 months (QAR 200 per extension)
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Bring your family to Qatar
Family residence visa (dependant QID)
QAR 200 entry visa per family member; dependant residence permit about QAR 500 a year each; sponsor salary QAR 10,000 (QAR 6,000 with housing)
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Check your passport for Qatar
Verified visa rules, by passport, with the official source.



