Changes to Travel & Return Instructions and Hotel quarantine policy

Changes to Travel & Return Instructions and Hotel quarantine policy effective 02nd August 2021" for passengers traveling to the state of Qatar

Reference to the travel and return policy which was effective on July 12, 2021 and based on the directives of His Excellency the Minister of Public Health, please be informed that it has been decided to implement the following updates effective Monday, August 2, 2021 at 12 noon local time on all passengers arriving in the State of Qatar:
1. With regard to travellers who have obtained the vaccination document from the Centers for Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) issued by the United States of America:
  • Acceptance of vaccination certificates issued from abroad that are not verifiable, provided that the traveller undergoes a PCR test upon arrival in the State of Qatar and pay the examination fee of (300) Qatari riyals (as they are currently required to take a PCR test upon arrival in the State of Qatar / within 36 hours). US Military Air Base personnel (regardless of nationality) who hold a CDC vaccination card are treated in the same protocol as above.

2. With regard to travellers coming from the six East Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka):
  • Citizens and residents who have been vaccinated or recovered in the State of Qatar will be subject to hotel quarantine for a period of two days, with a PCR test done on the second day, and they will be released on the same day if the result is negative.
  • Passengers (Qataris, residents, visitors) who have been vaccinated outside the State of Qatar with a vaccine recognized by the Ministry of Public Health, or those who have recovered outside the State of Qatar will be subject to quarantine at the hotel for a period of (10) days.
  • Citizens and residents who are not immunized will be subject to hotel quarantine for a period of (10) days.
  • Unprotected tourists/visitors: Entry is not permitted.
3. With regard to citizens and residents, the following will be applied immediately as of today's date:
  • Pregnant and lactating women who have children up to two years old (regardless of whether they are accompanied by a fully immunized or recovered husband who did not accompany them) will be subject to home quarantine according to the classification of the country of departure, provided that the PCR test is applied according to the travel and return policy.
  • Citizens and residents aged (75) years and above will be subject to home quarantine according to the classification of the country of departure, provided that the PCR test is applied in accordance with the travel and return policy.
4. The protocol that will be applied to recipients of one of the vaccines with conditional approval (Sinopharm) in the event of a desire to be exempted from quarantine:

  • Qatari citizens: An antibody test will be conducted upon arrival in the State of Qatar at one of the port of entry for free, and if the result is positive, the traveller will be exempted from quarantine. Otherwise, they will be subject to home quarantine for a period of (05) days for those coming from countries classified within the green list, and hotel quarantine For a period of (07) days for those coming from countries classified within the yellow list, and hotel quarantine for a period of (10) days for those coming from countries classified within the list of red countries, as for those coming from the six countries located in East Asia - please see the point (No. 2 above)
  • Residents and visitors: An antibody test will be performed upon arrival at the hotel where the traveller will be required to book a quarantine hotel for a period depending on the country's classification and if the result is positive, the traveller will be exempted on the first day with the application of the PCR test for those coming from the countries on the red list, and if they are Coming from the six East Asian countries who have received the Sinopharm vaccine, the antibody test is not applicable and they have to complete a 10-day hotel quarantine.

5. The updated lists of countries’ classification are attached.
Kindly acknowledge this email and comply with the instruction given by the Ministry.


CoVid-19 Red List Countries


As of 27 July 2021 (Week 28)

S No

Country / Territory

Country Code

Continent

1

Afghanistan

AFG

Asia

2

Albania

ALB

Europe

3

Angola

AGO

Africa

4

Anguilla

AIA

North America

5

Antigua and Barbuda

ATG

North America

6

Argentina

ARG

South America

7

Aruba

ABW

South America

8

Barbados

BRB

North America

9

Bahamas

BHS

North America

10

Belarus

BLR

Europe

11

Belize

BLZ

North America

12

Benin

BEN

Africa

13

Bermuda

BMU

North America

14

Bhutan

BTN

Asia

15

Bolivia

BOL

South America

16

Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba

BES

South America

17

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH

Europe

18

Botswana

BWA

Africa

19

Brazil

BRA

South America

20

British Virgin Islands

VGB

North America

21

Burkina Faso

BFA

Africa

22

Burundi

BDI

Africa

23

Cambodia

KHM

Asia

24

Cameroon

CMR

Africa

25

Cape Verde

CPV

Africa

26

Cayman Islands

CYM

North America

27

Central African Republic

CAF

Africa

28

Chad

TCD

Africa

29

Colombia

COL

South America

30

Comoros

COM

Africa

31

Congo

COG

Africa

32

Costa Rica

CRI

North America

33

Cook Islands

COK

Oceania

34

Cuba

CUB

North America

35

Curacao

CUW

South America

36

Cyprus

CYP

Europe

37

Djibouti

DJI

Africa

38

Dominica

DMA

North America

39

Dominican Republic

DOM

North America

40

Ecuador

ECU

South America

41

Equatorial Guinea

GNQ

Africa

S No

Country / Territory

Country Code

Continent

42

El Salvador

SLV

North America

43

Eritrea

ERI

Africa

44

Faeroe Islands

FRO

Europe

45

Falkland Islands

FLK

South America

46

Fiji

FJI

Oceania

47

French Polynesia

PYF

Oceania

48

Eswatini

SWZ

Africa

49

Gabon

GAB

Africa

50

Gambia

GMB

Africa

51

Georgia

GEO

Eurasia

52

Grenada

GRD

North America

53

Greece

GRC

Europe

54

Greenland

GRL

North America

55

Gibraltar

GIB

Europe

56

Guatemala

GTM

North America

57

Guernsey

GGY

Europe

58

Guinea

GIN

Africa

59

Guinea-Bissau

GNB

Africa

60

Guyana

GUY

South America

61

Haiti

HTI

North America

62

Honduras

HND

North America

63

Indonesia

IDN

Asia

64

Iran

IRN

Asia

65

Iraq

IRQ

Asia

66

Ireland

IRL

Europe

67

Isle of Man

IMN

Europe

68

Jordan

JOR

Asia

69

Jersey

JEY

Europe

70

Kazakhstan

KAZ

Asia

71

Kenya

KEN

Africa

72

Kiribati

KIR

Oceania

73

Kosovo

XK

Europe

74

Kyrgyzstan

KGZ

Asia

75

Laos

LAO

Asia

76

Lebanon

LBN

Asia

77

Lesotho

LSO

Africa

78

Liberia

LBR

Africa

79

Libya

LBY

Africa

80

Liechtenstein

LIE

Europe

81

Luxembourg

LUX

Europe

82

Macao

MAC

Asia

83

Madagascar

MDG

Africa

84

Malaysia

MYS

Asia

85

Maldives

MDV

Asia

86

Mali

MLI

Africa

S No

Country / Territory

Country Code

Continent

87

Malta

MLT

Europe

88

Marshall Islands

MHL

Oceania

89

Mexico

MEX

North America

90

Mauritania

MRT

Africa

91

Micronesia (country)

FSM

Oceania

92

Moldova

MDA

Europe

93

Montenegro

MNE

Europe

94

Mongolia

MNG

Asia

95

Montserrat

MSR

North America

96

Myanmar

MMR

Asia

97

Namibia

NAM

Africa

98

Nauru

NRU

Oceania

99

Netherlands

NLD

Europe

100

New Caledonia

NCL

Oceania

101

Nicaragua

NIC

North America

102

Niger

NER

Africa

103

Nigeria

NGA

Africa

104

Niue

NIU

Oceania

105

Palestine

PSE

Asia

106

Panama

PAN

North America

107

Papua New Guinea

PNG

Oceania

108

Paraguay

PRY

South America

109

Peru

PER

South America

110

Portugal

PRT

Europe

111

Russia

RUS

Europe

112

Rwanda

RWA

Africa

113

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT

North America

114

Saint Helena

SHN

Africa

115

Saint Lucia

LCA

North America

116

Samoa

WSM

Oceania

117

Sao Tome and Principe

STP

Africa

118

Seychelles

SYC

Africa

119

Sierra Leone

SLE

Africa

120

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

SXM

North America

121

Solomon Islands

SLB

Oceania

122

Somalia

SOM

Africa

123

South Africa

ZAF

Africa

124

South Sudan

SSD

Africa

125

Spain

ESP

Europe

126

Sri Lanka

LKA

Asia

127

Sudan

SDN

Africa

128

Suriname

SUR

South America

129

Syria

SYR

Asia

130

Tajikistan

TJK

Asia

131

Tanzania

TZA

Africa

S No

Thailand

THA

Asia

132

Timor

TLS

Asia

133

Togo

TGO

Africa

134

Tonga

TON

Oceania

135

Trinidad and Tobago

TTO

South America

136

Tunisia

TUN

Africa

137

Turkmenistan

TKM

Asia

138

Turkey

TUR

Eurasia

139

Turks and Caicos Islands

TCA

North America

140

Tuvalu

TUV

Oceania

141

Ukraine

UKR

Europe

142

United Kingdom

GBR

Europe

143

United States

USA

North America

144

Uruguay

URY

South America

145

Uzbekistan

UZB

Asia

146

Vanuatu

VUT

Oceania

147

Venezuela

VEN

South America

148

Wallis and Futuna

WLF

Oceania

149

Yemen

YEM

Asia

150

Zambia

ZMB

Africa

151

Zimbabwe

ZWE

Africa


CoVid-19 Green List Countries



As of 27 July 2021 (Week 28)

S No

Country /Territory

Country Code

Continent

1

Australia

AUS

Australia

2

Austria

AUT

Europe

3

Azerbaijan

AZE

Asia

4

Bulgaria

BGR

Europe

5

Canada

CAN

North America

6

Croatia

HRV

Europe

7

Czechia

CZE

Europe

8

Germany

DEU

Europe

9

Hungary

HUN

Europe

10

Iceland

ISL

Europe

11

Italy

ITA

Europe

12

Latvia

LVA

Europe

13

Lithuania

LTU

Europe

14

New Zealand

NZL

Oceania

15

Norway

NOR

Europe

16

Poland

POL

Europe

17

Romania

ROU

Europe

18

Serbia

SRB

Europe

19

Slovakia

SVK

Europe

20

Slovenia

SVN

Europe

21

Sweden

SWE

Europe



CoVid-19 Yellow List Countries


As of 27 July 2021 (Week 28)

S No

Country / Territory

Country Code

Continent

1

Algeria

DZA

Africa

2

Armenia

ARM

Asia

3

Bahrain

BHR

Asia

4

Belgium

BEL

Europe

5

Brunei Darussalam

BRN

Asia

6

Chile

CHL

South America

7

China

CHN

Asia

8

Cote d'Ivoire

CIV

Africa

9

Democratic Republic of Congo

COD

Africa

10

Denmark

DNK

Europe

11

Egypt

EGY

Africa

12

Estonia

EST

Europe

13

Ethiopia

ETH

Africa

14

Finland

FIN

Europe

15

France

FRA

Europe

16

Ghana

GHA

Africa

17

Jamaica

JAM

North America

18

Japan

JPN

Asia

19

Kuwait

KWT

Asia

20

Malawi

MWI

Africa

21

Mauritius

MUS

Africa

22

Morocco

MAR

Africa

23

Mozambique

MOZ

Africa

24

North Macedonia

MKD

Europe

25

Oman

OMN

Asia

26

Saudi Arabia

SAU

Asia

27

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA

North America

28

Senegal

SEN

Africa

29

Singapore

SGP

Asia

30

South Korea

KOR

Asia

31

Switzerland

CHE

Europe

32

Uganda

UGA

Africa

33

United Arab Emirates

ARE

Asia

34

Vietnam

VNM

Asia


East Asian Countries


As of 27 July 2021 (Week 28)

S No

Country / Territory

Country Code

Continent

1

Bangladesh

BGD

Asia

2

India

IND

Asia

3

Nepal

NPL

Asia

4

Pakistan

PAK

Asia

5

Philippines

PHL

Asia

6

Sri Lanka

LKA

Asia


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