Customs clearance

QUFac
By QUFac

Hello,

I am coming to Qatar to work.

How long does it take for customs and immigration clearance.

My employer is providing me the AL Maha services.

Do they check each baggage in detail?

By muad-db• 5 Aug 2015 18:33
muad-db

It is quicker than the time taken in India

By acchabaccha• 5 Aug 2015 17:50
acchabaccha

Possibly, you have something else in mind.

By QUFac• 5 Aug 2015 16:39
QUFac

The reason i asked about detailed bag check was to estimate how long it would take. I heard in Saudi it can take forever. I have not travelled to the Middle east region before. Thanks for all your comments.

By Mary Catherine• 5 Aug 2015 13:12
Mary Catherine

All bags are screened before they even hit the luggage carousel. If there is something they wish to take a closer look at, you will have to put the bag through another x-ray machine or even a manual check. Don't think you can hide something illegal (especially alcohol) in your bag. They know exactly what they're looking for.

By Free Stuffs Qatar• 5 Aug 2015 08:28
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Free Stuffs Qatar

They have advance security check up for the baggage screening. If you have Al Maha, may be you will bypass the queue and will clear the immigration soon.

By britexpat• 5 Aug 2015 05:48
britexpat

i'm assuming that you travel regularly.

That being the case, you'll appreciate that it depends of the number of craft which come in at a given time, the immigration resources at hand etc etc

having said that, it should take you about an hour

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