Doha: Qatar has removed green and exceptional red lists from the Covid-19 list of countries. Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced that there will be only two classifications – standard health measures and red health measures.
Countries subject to red health measures are Bangladesh, Egypt, Georgia, India, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka.
The news Covid-19 travel and return policy to Qatar, which will come into force on Monday, February 28, at 7 pm Qatar time.
Qatar has removed hotel quarantine and PCR test requirements for all fully vaccinated or recovered citizens and residents even if they are coming from countries in Red Health Measures.
The unvaccinated or non-immune residents will have a 5-day hotel quarantine if coming from Red Health Measures countries and 5-day home quarantine if coming from Standard Health Measure countries.
Fully Vaccinated
Anyone who received any of the COVID-19 vaccine approved/recognized by the Ministry of Public Health within its immunity validity period:
- Valid for nine (9) months from fourteen (14) days after 2nd dose or booster dose vaccination of Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zenica COVID-19 vaccines.
- Valid for nine (9) months from 2 weeks after the 1st dose of Jansen & Jansen COVID-19 vaccine; or valid for nine (9) months from seven (7) days of receiving the booster dose of Jansen & Jansen COVID-19 vaccine.
- Valid for six (6) months from fourteen (14) days after the 2nd dose or booster dose of conditionally approved COVID-19 vaccines, where a positive Serology on Antibody Test lab result is required and is valid for 30 days from testing; If the traveler is unable to take a Serology Antibody test in the country of origin or if the Antibody test result appear negative, the traveler must undergo relevant quarantine for 5 days; Those who received booster dose using MOPH approved vaccines immune status is extended to nine (9) months from seven (7) days after the booster dose and Serology Antibody test is no longer required.
• Recovered: Anyone who had a medically confirmed COVID-19 infection acquired either locally or overseas is considered to have immune status valid for nine (9) months from the date of the infection. There should be an official and verifiable laboratory test result as evidence of the past infection.
• Unvaccinated / Non-immune: Anyone who does not meet any of the above criteria.
Travelers who are vaccinated outside Qatar are required to submit the original vaccine certificate and any other supporting documents –in Arabic or English language– as a proof that they have obtained the vaccine and should at least include the following information:
- The name of the traveler must be identical to that on the passport.
- Doses and dates of vaccine given (one dose for Jansen vaccine and two doses for other vaccines).
- Type/name of vaccine.
- The serial number of the vaccine batch and QR code (if available).
