{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"FI","name":"Finland","slug":"finland"},"destination":{"code":"QA","name":"Qatar"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-20","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"qatar-named-ordinary-passports-arrival-waiver-or-visa","title":"Named ordinary passports: arrival-issued visitor waiver or visa","summary":"The current Qatar Tourism passport wizard places these nationalities in arrival-entry paths. Although Qatar Tourism now calls the former free visa-on-arrival route “visa-free”, MOI describes on-arrival visas and passport stickers; this operational category is normalized as visa_on_arrival.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["Passport-level routes vary: some are free arrival waivers, while IR, MU, ME, TW, PK, TH and UA are displayed with paid and/or Discover Qatar hotel-reservation arrival routes. Hayya A1/A2/A3 may be an advance alternative where the wizard says so; optional online processing does not replace an available arrival status.","Current MOI guidance requires a passport valid at least three months, onward/return ticket and compulsory health insurance for on-arrival visitors; particular routes also require a hotel booking, Discover Qatar booking, cash/card or fees. Check the live selector for the exact passport route and duration.","The older MOI 90-day schedule publishes six-month passport validity, onward ticket and a passport sticker; its duration lists do not exactly match the current Qatar Tourism selector. Treat the individual live selector and border decision as controlling.","A residence in GCC, or residence/valid visa in Schengen, UK, US, Australia, New Zealand or Canada, can create distinct document-conditioned A2/A3 routes. It is not a nationality-wide rule. Transit, Qatar-Oman joint visas, employment, residence, diplomatic/official, temporary travel documents and special cases are separate."],"sourceIds":["qatar-tourism-current-visa-wizard","qatar-moi-current-visit-visas","qatar-moi-on-arrival-visa-conditions"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"qatar-tourism-current-visa-wizard","title":"Visas | Qatar Visa Check","url":"https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/plan-your-trip/visas","publisher":"Qatar Tourism","jurisdiction":"Qatar","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"qatar-moi-current-visit-visas","title":"Qatar Visit Visas","url":"https://portal.moi.gov.qa/qatarvisas/","publisher":"Ministry of Interior, State of Qatar","jurisdiction":"Qatar","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"qatar-moi-on-arrival-visa-conditions","title":"Visas (Entry permits)","url":"https://portal.moi.gov.qa/wps/portal/MOIInternet/departmentcommittees/visasentrypermeits/%21ut/p/z0/fY7BasMwEES_xkezqg8BH00pKQnETdNSRxezttZhG2vlSEua_H1E6bmnmQfD8MBCB1bwyidUDoJz5qNd9bvaNE91a7btc_2Sa7P9aF_fqv17BQeS_vMAG7D_7_IRf18utgE7BlG6KXQ_o595KDljFNKSpDAJS0cLRvUkOgbvWZWoMCcSijij8yycNP4Khkn-RFnvQ4iOYkJxdFtQI6MSThNyTIW5csIczsFyXn89AEMAKXE%21/","publisher":"Ministry of Interior, State of Qatar","jurisdiction":"Qatar","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}