MoPH updates onits COVID-19 travel and return policy

The Ministry of Public Health has announced the following updates regarding the travel and return policy for COVID-19, effective Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 7 pm.

The changes aim to facilitate smooth entry into Qatar for all travelers while safeguarding Qatar's population from COVID-19 through the implementation of appropriate health checks on travelers entering the country.

The Ministry stated that all travelers must download and activate the Ehteraz app to gain entry to public places in Qatar.

The key policy updates include:

• GCC and EU nationals and residents, who meet the immunity criteria, can use the authorized
health information app for COVID-19 from their country and will not need to complete the Ehteraz
website pre-travel registration

• Performing a pre-travel to Qatar PCR test for GCC and EU nationals and residents is optional,
unless the country of departure is listed in the Red Health Measures Travelers who do not
perform a pre-travel PCR test must have a Rapid Antigen at Test at an authorized medical center
within 24 hours of arrival in Qatar. Travelers with the pre-travel PCR test are exempt from a Rapid
Antigen Test after arrival.

• The validity of COVID-19 dose or immunity from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine booster or
following recovery from infection has been extended to 12 months, in line with the Ministry's
recent announcement.