Qatar Issuing Tourist Visas from July 12
Jul 9, 2021, 11:43 am
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Qatar Issuing Tourist Visas from July 12
Sorry if this was posted already,
Qatar is allowing vaccinated tourists and residents to enter the country starting July 12th
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle...12-2021-07-08/
Qatar is allowing vaccinated tourists and residents to enter the country starting July 12th
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle...12-2021-07-08/
Last edited by FlyingFrZ; Jul 9, 2021 at 11:51 am
Jul 9, 2021, 11:58 am
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I caught this as well. I already have a reservation, so I'm hoping it will be easy to add a stopover on to it, though I suppose I'll need to call and hold for a while. The rub is that I'll be coming from Azerbaijan, a green list, where I would have been for 10 days. But before that, I'll have been in Georgia, a red list country. I'm fully vaccinated, so not sure if any of this matters. I'm still trying to parse through the ins and outs of the announcement.
Jul 9, 2021, 12:54 pm
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Any idea if this will allow for stopovers with QR? Not sure if a “visitor” visa is exactly the same as one of the 96hr transit visas. It would make sense that the 96hr visas would be the last to come back.
And am I interpreting correctly that vaccinated travelers don’t need to test?
And am I interpreting correctly that vaccinated travelers don’t need to test?
Jul 9, 2021, 2:58 pm
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Hope to see a further clarification announcement.
I assume that Turkey would be on the green list of Qatar which means that I'll be able to enter Qatar during my layover.
I assume that Turkey would be on the green list of Qatar which means that I'll be able to enter Qatar during my layover.
Jul 9, 2021, 5:42 pm
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https://www.iloveqatar.net/coronavir...e-july-12-2021
Jul 9, 2021, 5:58 pm
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According to the following, Turkey falls under the Amber list. Not completely sure what that means, if one is vaccinated vs. unvaccinated.
https://www.iloveqatar.net/coronavir...e-july-12-2021
https://www.iloveqatar.net/coronavir...e-july-12-2021
However, I have strong feelings that Turkey would go into the green list soon due to political pressure.
According to this tweet;
For vaccinated foreigners:
Arriving from a Green List Country: No quarantine, PCR test at most 72 hours before arrival
Arriving from a Amber List Country: 7-day hotel quarantine, PCR test at most 72 hours before arrival
Arriving from a Red List Country: Entry wouldn't be permitted
Jul 9, 2021, 8:57 pm
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The USA is in the top 15 of vaccinations by population percentage of countries that aren't teeny tiny... and first if you count larger countries... but we're on the yellow/amber list. Great...
Jul 10, 2021, 12:10 am
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From the MOPH website
https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/trave...s/default.aspx
https://covid19.moph.gov.qa/EN/trave...s/default.aspx
Jul 10, 2021, 12:14 am
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Looking at the list of Green List Countries, they are there due to a combination of high vaccination rate and or low case numbers. That's why the UK isn't on the list (high vaccination rate + high case numbers) but Australia is (low vaccination rate + low case numbers).
Jul 10, 2021, 4:06 am
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Turkey asked COVID tests from all transfer passengers at some stage back in the winter but they backed up as Turkish Airlines was losing customers and then Turkish the Ministry of Health exempted transfer passengers remaining airside for the entire duration of their transfer.
Jul 10, 2021, 6:05 am
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Given that it comes into force on Monday and there doesn't appear to be anything on the airline website yet, there could be a very high percentage of passengers denied boarding next week if it includes airside transfer as well. Especially as countries like the US are happy for travellers to arrive with an antigen test rather than PCR.
Jul 10, 2021, 7:01 am
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It does say "all passengers transiting through Qatar" but the richness of the English language means that could just as easily refer only to landside transfer (ie. enter and pass through Qatar en route to somewhere else).
Given that it comes into force on Monday and there doesn't appear to be anything on the airline website yet, there could be a very high percentage of passengers denied boarding next week if it includes airside transfer as well. Especially as countries like the US are happy for travellers to arrive with an antigen test rather than PCR.
Given that it comes into force on Monday and there doesn't appear to be anything on the airline website yet, there could be a very high percentage of passengers denied boarding next week if it includes airside transfer as well. Especially as countries like the US are happy for travellers to arrive with an antigen test rather than PCR.
Jul 10, 2021, 7:11 am
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Yes hopefully. I'm flying next weekend so have a keen interest...
Jul 10, 2021, 9:19 am
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I am wondering if Qatar will accept most US CDC vaccine certificates. Looking at the following website, it says "Official logo and stamp of the vaccination authority" as the final requirement for a valid vaccine certificate. Most CDC certificates do not have any sort of stamp on them. Mine just has the Product Name/Manufacturer/Lot Number/Date/Site Number for both the first and second dose.
https://www.iloveqatar.net/coronavir...s-12-july-2021
I hope this works out so we can break up longer strips with an overnight at a hotel in the city (and in a real bed!) with some time to walk around the Souq etc.
https://www.iloveqatar.net/coronavir...s-12-july-2021
I hope this works out so we can break up longer strips with an overnight at a hotel in the city (and in a real bed!) with some time to walk around the Souq etc.