Good News for QID Holders

Good News for Qatar ID Holders

Now every QID holder who stuck outside Qatar due to corona virus pandemic can return back. However, there are different conditions for majorly two categories. Let’s break-down and go-through those categories.

1.       Low Risk Countries

2.       Other Countries

 

1.       Low Risk Countries:

1.       Conduct COVID-19 test in an approved hospital (if any) within a period not exceeding 48 hours from the date of departure, and submit a hard copy of the examination certificate upon arrival. 

2.       In the case the COVID test is not conducted in the departure country, the test will be conducted at the airport upon arrival.

3.       The applicant must upload proof of staying in a low-risk country for 72 hours or more. If the expatriate resides less than 72 hours in a low-risk country, they will be considered as coming from other countries (not low-risk) and will be treated accordingly.

Below is the list of low risk countries:

​S​​​ No.​	​Countries	​Continent​	S​​​ No.	​Countries	​Continent​
​1	​Brunei Darussalam	​Asia	​21	​Denmark	​Europe
​2	​Vietnam​	​Asia	​22	​Netherlands	​Europe
​3	​China	​Asia	​23	​Germany	​Europe
​4	​Thailand​	​Asia	​24	​Morocco	​Africa
​5	​Malaysia	​Asia	​25	​Poland	​Europe
6​	​New Zealand	​Oceania	​26	​France	​Europe
​7	​Malta	​Europe	​27	​Australia	​Oceania
​8	​Finland	​Europe	​28	​Canada	​America
​9	​Hungary	​Europe	​29	​Slovenia	​Europe
​10	​South_Korea	​Asia	​30	​Belgium	​Europe
​11	​Estonia	​Europe	​31	​United Kingdom	​Europe
​12	​Norway	​Europe	​32	​Czechia	​Europe
​13	​Lithuania	​Europe	​33	​Austria	​Europe
​14	​Latvia	​Europe	​34	​Switzerland	​Europe
​15	​Japan	​Asia	​35	​Algeria	​Africa
​16	​Cyprus	​Europe	​36	​Turkey ​	​Asia
​17	​Ireland	​Europe	​37	​Iceland	​Europe
​18	​Greece	​Europe	​38	​Spain	​Europe
​19	​Italy	​Europe	​39	​Croatia	​Europe
​20	​Slovakia	​Europe	​40	​Andorra

 

2.       Other Countries:

Those who come from other countries (outside the list of low-risk countries) should comply with the following:

1. Hotel reservation in one of the hotels designated and approved for quarantine for one week from the date of arrival
2. Conducting a COVID test at the airport (In the event the result is positive, the expatriate will be directed for isolation, and if the test result is negative, a compulsory period of one week is spent in the quarantine hotel)
3. Permit holders must adhere to hotel quarantine and all followed procedures, including maintaining social distancing. In the event the resident fails to commit, the hotel quarantine will be extended for another period of 7 days

Above all, your employer will apply for exceptional entry permit to Qatar, once approved then you need to follow above instructions. To apply exceptional entry permit please visit Qatar Portal and relevant authorities reserve the right to accept or reject the permit. Entry Permit will be valid for one month only. Note that you may also need to follow additional airline instructions to board on the plane. List of low-risk countries will be review every two weeks.

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