Anyone Used Hayya to Enter Qatar this Month?
Nov 13, 2022, 10:34 am
#1
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Anyone Used Hayya to Enter Qatar this Month?
Wanted to know what the current procedure is at check in with the airline, as well as upon entry into Qatar. What documents other than your passport and the actual hayya do they ask for?
Nov 13, 2022, 10:32 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Doha, Qatar
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Other than that and passport there should be no other requirements. My father will be arriving Wednesday night and even though he has things like his vaccination certificates etc as a backup, along with insurance, we are assuming they will only ask for the passport and Hayaa entry permit. Then once in Qatar only passport will be required at immigration.
Nov 13, 2022, 10:45 pm
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I assume they will ask for the Hayaa entry permit rather than the Hayaa itself. This was sent via email plus it can also be viewed in the Hayaa app.
Other than that and passport there should be no other requirements. My father will be arriving Wednesday night and even though he has things like his vaccination certificates etc as a backup, along with insurance, we are assuming they will only ask for the passport and Hayaa entry permit. Then once in Qatar only passport will be required at immigration.
Other than that and passport there should be no other requirements. My father will be arriving Wednesday night and even though he has things like his vaccination certificates etc as a backup, along with insurance, we are assuming they will only ask for the passport and Hayaa entry permit. Then once in Qatar only passport will be required at immigration.
If it's not too much trouble, an update from your father about what he was asked for at departure airport check in and at immigration on arrival would be greatly appreciated
Nov 14, 2022, 2:50 am
#4
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Location: Doha, Qatar
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Are you referring to the PDF they sent? That document only had our first names which I thought was odd. Really weird thay would prefer I use a print of that as opposed to the app.
If it's not too much trouble, an update from your father about what he was asked for at departure airport check in and at immigration on arrival would be greatly appreciated
If it's not too much trouble, an update from your father about what he was asked for at departure airport check in and at immigration on arrival would be greatly appreciated
I'll post an update here later in the week, he is flying from LHR on Wednesday afternoon.
Nov 16, 2022, 10:00 pm
#5
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Are you referring to the PDF they sent? That document only had our first names which I thought was odd. Really weird thay would prefer I use a print of that as opposed to the app.
If it's not too much trouble, an update from your father about what he was asked for at departure airport check in and at immigration on arrival would be greatly appreciated
If it's not too much trouble, an update from your father about what he was asked for at departure airport check in and at immigration on arrival would be greatly appreciated
Nothing other than passport on arrival. The airport was super busy though! Although they had every immigration desk manned and the queue was constantly moving. Took 50 minutes to get out from landing which is probably the average time for HIA.
Nov 17, 2022, 8:07 am
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No problems at check in yesterday for my dad at LHR. They asked for the entry permit, he printed the PDF that was emailed to him. They scanned the QR code to pull up all his details and made sure they matched his passport and that was it.
Nothing other than passport on arrival. The airport was super busy though! Although they had every immigration desk manned and the queue was constantly moving. Took 50 minutes to get out from landing which is probably the average time for HIA.
Nothing other than passport on arrival. The airport was super busy though! Although they had every immigration desk manned and the queue was constantly moving. Took 50 minutes to get out from landing which is probably the average time for HIA.
So when your father arrived in Qatar, they didn't even look at his hayya at immigration?
Nov 17, 2022, 8:11 am
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Nov 19, 2022, 9:43 pm
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Just passport. The lines were long but moving fast and every desk was open. I've heard similar stories over the last couple of days. I imagine because only Hayaa card holders can enter, it speeds up the whole process anyway. No checking of visa paperwork from people coming from various countries etc.