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Oct 4, 2022, 2:29 am

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Originally Posted by Yenakad

…. after 22. or 23. December you are not anymore allowed to enter Qatar with a Hayya Card however if you enter Qatar before you are allowed to stay until 23. January 2023. This would make sense. My understanding is that Hayya Card serves as a kind of visa waiver and this would end by 22. / 23. December 2022 (for entering Qatar) with stay up to 23. January 2023. After this (entering from 22. or 23. December) normal visa rule applies.

That seems a common sense interpretation of the rules. But sadly common sense isn't always congruent with the way rules are applied.

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