{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"QA","name":"Qatar","slug":"qatar"},"destination":{"code":"MH","name":"Marshall Islands"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"mh-qatar-diplomatic-ties-visa-on-arrival","title":"Qatari ordinary passport: visa on arrival","summary":"The current Parliament-hosted regulations issue a visitor visa upon arrival to citizens of countries with RMI diplomatic ties. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry directly records its joint statement with the RMI establishing those ties; the ordinary visitor route is therefore visa_on_arrival.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["A visitor visa is issued upon arrival under regulation 7 only after the Director is satisfied about the return ticket, local address, and any other necessary information.","The visitor visa is valid for 90 days under regulation 7; issuance and final admission remain subject to immigration clearance and the Director’s statutory discretion.","This is an ordinary-visitor nationality baseline only; it does not infer eligibility for diplomatic, official, residence, employment, crew, sponsor, or other special routes."],"sourceIds":["rmi-nitijela-current-immigration-regulations-2009","qatar-mofa-marshall-islands-diplomatic-ties"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"rmi-nitijela-current-immigration-regulations-2009","title":"Immigration Regulations, 2009 (current Parliament-hosted file)","url":"https://www.rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2009/2009-0001R/2009-0001R_1.pdf","publisher":"Nitijela (Parliament), Republic of the Marshall Islands","jurisdiction":"Republic of the Marshall Islands","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"qatar-mofa-marshall-islands-diplomatic-ties","title":"Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs: joint statement with Marshall Islands","url":"https://mofa.gov.qa/en/qatar/latest-articles/latest-news/details/1444/12/24/qatar-marshall-islands-sign-joint-statement-to-establish-diplomatic-relations","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar","jurisdiction":"State of Qatar","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}