Originally Posted by
canampsych
Hi, appreciate if anyone can shed light on this as the Qatari government website seems unclear about this. According to the website, for vaccinated travellers not from the EU or a GCC country (e.g. USA and Canada), a negative RT-PCR test is required for entry into Qatar. The language is "Must submit a negative pre-travel PCR lab result obtained no more than 48 hours before the time of departure from the country of origin." I am departing Vancouver, Canada and transiting overnight in SFO, leaving SFO the next day for Doha. The layover is about 17 hours. Here's my confusion: I have two separate tickets (on Air Canada and Qatar). Can anyone illuminate me on what is the country of origin (Canada or USA)? It matters to whether I get tested in Canada or the US before I fly to Doha. Thanks in advance (and please forgive if the answer is already somewhere on forums)!
For purposes of this ticket, I would consider your country of origin the USA. There are 60/90 minute PCR tests available at SFO, so I would just use one of those options.
It's
possible that the country of origin could be considered Canada, but given it is, as you mention, unclear, I don't think you are going to get clarity on this. With that doubt in mind, I'd definitely consider the USA as your origin here to be safe.