Qatari passport
{{Short description|Passport of the State of Qatar issued to Qatari citizens}}
{{Infobox Identity document
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| image_caption = The front cover of a contemporary Qatari biometric passport. 20px
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| document_type = Passport
| purpose = Identification
| eligibility = Qatari citizenship
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The Qatari passport ({{langx|ar|جواز السفر القطري}}) is a passport document issued to citizens of Qatar for international travel.
Visa requirements
{{main|Visa requirements for Qatari citizens}}
As of April 2024, Qatari citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 111 countries and territories, ranking the Qatari passport 47th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.{{Cite web |title=The Official Passport Index Ranking |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Henley & Partners |language=en}} As citizens of a GCC member country, citizens of Qatar are permitted free movement within the GCC member states,{{Cite web |title=I. Movement and residence |url=https://www.gcc-sg.org/en-us/CooperationAndAchievements/Achievements/EconomicCooperation/TheGCCCommonMarketandEconomicnationality/Stepshavebeentakentoachieveeconomiccitizenship/Pages/IMovementandresidence.aspx |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=www.gcc-sg.org}} in a manner similar to that of the European Union.
[[File:Visa requirements for Qatari citizens.svg|thumbnail|500px|center|Countries and territories with visa-free or visa on arrival entry for holders of regular Qatari passports
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{{legend|#1191E5|Freedom of movement}}
{{legend|#22b14c|Visa free access}}{{legend|greenyellow|Visa on arrival}}{{legend|#61c09a|eVisa}}{{legend|#79D343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}{{legend|lightgrey|Visa required}}]]
From 1 December 2024, Qatar has been added to the United States Visa Waiver Program, therefore Qatari passport holders will be able to travel to the United States for a maximum 90 days stay without the requirement of a visa. Qatar has become the first Arab country whose citizens have the right to travel to the United States without a previously arranged travel visa and one of only two Muslim-majority countries, along with citizens of Brunei.{{cite web |title= US adds Qatar to the Visa Waiver Program |url=https://arabic.cnn.com/middle-east/article/2024/09/25/us-adds-qatar-to-the-visa-waiver-program-making-business-and-tourism-travel-between-two-countries |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=www.arabic.CNN.com}}
See also
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