These professions in GCC are eligible for visa-on-arrival in Qatar

These professions in GCC are eligible for visa-on-arrival in Qatar

Qatar Living
By Qatar Living

The Interior Ministry in Qatar issued a revised list of 188 professions, and the GCC-resident practitioners under these professions are eligible for visa-on-arrival at the Hamad International Airport.

The visa will have one-month validity period. The professionals can get visa, provided, their GCC Residency Permit is valid for atleast six months, while original passport has atleast six-month validity and they should have a return ticket.

The visa can be obtained on paying QR100 as fee through credit card. But, the visa can also be extended by another three months by paying an extension fee of QR100 for every additional month. But, a penalty of QR200 will be levied for each day after expiry.

Other than doctors, businessmen and engineers, the revised list will include businesswomen, journalists, medical equipment technicians, military officers, marketing agents, quality monitors, bankers, military officers, lawyers and teachers among others.

Listed below are the professions that qualify for visa-on-arrival:

  1. Aquatic specialist
  2. Statistics specialist Agricultural specialist
  3. Gardening specialist
  4. Medical analysis specialist
  5. Speech specialist
  6. Breeding specialist (animals/birds/bees)
  7. Medical X-ray specialist
  8. Nutrition specialist
  9. Zoology specialist
  10. Psychiatrist
  11. Lab specialist
  12. Sports medicine specialist
  13. Sociologist
  14. X-Ray specialist
  15. Media specialist
  16. Customs specialist
  17. Medical therapy specialist
  18. Writer
  19. University professor
  20. Media person
  21. Secretary or director of library
  22. Staffs at embassies in GCC (except support services jobs)
  23. Archeological researcher
  24. Administrative researcher
  25. Legal researcher
  26. Professor
  27. Trader
  28. Geologist
  29. Quantity enumerator
  30. Referee (sports)
  31. Finance/Economics expert
  32. Law expert
  33. Information Systems expert
  34. Diplomat (Members of diplomatic corps)
  35. President/CEO
  36. President or director of a university
  37. Chief Justice
  38. Head of Prosecution
  39. President or director of a club
  40. Weather expert
  41. Earthquakes expert
  42. Captain of Ship/Cruise/Carrier/Steamship
  43. Businessman
  44. Religious person
  45. Architectural draftsman
  46. Business lady
  47. Executive secretary
  48. Journalist
  49. Multimedia Producer
  50. Pharmacist
  51. Jeweler
  52. Army officer
  53. Police officer
  54. University student
  55. Physician (All specialisation)
  56. Surgeon (All specialisation)
  57. Veterinary doctor
  58. Pilot
  59. Scientist
  60. College dean
  61. Astronomer
  62. Artist (Actor, Musician, Composer, Poet, Painter, Singer...etc)
  63. Telecom technician
  64. rofessional security and safety technician
  65. Medical equipments technician
  66. Control equipments technician
  67. X-ray technician
  68. Dental technician (fixing)
  69. Radio or TV transmission technician
  70. Optical technician
  71. CG technician
  72. Horse breeding technician
  73. Mining technician
  74. Microscopic technician
  75. Geology technician
  76. Well drilling technician
  77. Pharmaceutical technician
  78. Foodstuff technician
  79. Ship maintenance technician
  80. Aircraft maintenance technician
  81. Train Maintenance Technician
  82. Lab Technician
  83. Aviation Technician
  84. Physicist
  85. Judge
  86. Chemist (All Specializations)
  87. Player (All sports items in a sports club)
  88. Author
  89. Computer Programmer
  90. Translator
  91. Accountant / Auditor
  92. Lecturer
  93. Lawyer / Advocate
  94. Economic Analyst
  95. Systems Analyst
  96. Operations Analyst
  97. Director
  98. Customs Clearer
  99. Sports Trainer
  100. Aviation Trainer
  101. General Professional Trainer (Industrial/Agricultural/Commercial)
  102. Teacher / Instructor
  103. Proofreader
  104. Investment Manager
  105. Archeological Director
  106. Research & Studies Director
  107. Insurance Manager
  108. Banking business Manager
  109. Production Director
  110. Manager or Director of any government departments or companies
  111. Administrative Manager
  112. Broadcasting Manager
  113. Media Manager
  114. Regional Director
  115. Bank Manager
  116. Commercial Manager
  117. Marketing Manager
  118. Television Manager
  119. Executive Manager / Director
  120. Cooperative Society Manager
  121. Accounts Manager
  122. Cinema Director
  123. Company or Factory Manager
  124. Maintenance Manager
  125. Printing and Publishing Manager
  126. Hotel Manager
  127. Electrical Manager
  128. Finance Manager
  129. Sales Manager
  130. Museum Manager
  131. School Manager
  132. Plant Manager
  133. Theatre Manager
  134. Hospital Manager
  135. Institute Manager
  136. Library Manager
  137. Laboratory Manager
  138. Marine Transport Manager
  139. Land Transport Manager
  140. Air Transport Manager
  141. Tourism Agency Manager
  142. TV or Radio Programs Presenter
  143. Correspondent (Newspaper/Radio/TV)
  144. Food Controller
  145. Aircraft Takeoff Controller
  146. Maritime Controller
  147. Quality Controller
  148. Air Controller
  149. Marine Traffic Controller
  150. Media Controller
  151. Road Controller
  152. Aircraft Landing Controller
  153. Cruise Ship Guide
  154. Tourist Guide
  155. Aviation Guide
  156. Surveyor
  157. Assistant Pharmacist
  158. Co-Pilot
  159. Assistant Engineer (All specializations)
  160. Consultant
  161. General Supervisor
  162. Ships Supervisor
  163. Banker
  164. Decoration Designer
  165. TV Cameraman
  166. Cinema Cameraman
  167. Press Photographer
  168. Land Hostess
  169. Air Hostess
  170. Program Producer
  171. Ship Captain
  172. Aircraft Pilot
  173. Male or Female Nurse
  174. Cinema or Television Producer
  175. Marketing Representative
  176. Sports Representative
  177. Sales Representative
  178. Procurement Representative
  179. Administration Coordinator
  180. Archeological Prospector
  181. Engineer (All specializations)
  182. Career Counselor
  183. Assistant General Manager
  184. Captain
  185. Commercial Broker
  186. Travel or Tourism Agent
  187. Prosecutor
  188. Ministry Undersecretary

Share this with a friend who is in GCC so he/she can come visit you in Qatar easily if they have one of these job titles.

By Senthilpsgtech7• 2 Feb 2021 13:03
Senthilpsgtech7

Dear QL team,

Can you please tell me benefits for PETROCHEMICALS Profession visa. What is the difference of benefits between General Supervisor and Petrochemicals Visa?

By jzvcalubayan• 1 Feb 2020 09:17
jzvcalubayan

Hi, I have been coming to Doha from Saudi Arabia on Visa-On-Arrival as my profession qualifies for it (Operations Analyst). This time, I would like to visit Doha with my wife and son. They have their residence permit here in Saudi but as my dependents. We will be visiting Doha together. Will they be eligible to visa-on-arrival as well since I am eligible?

By jfernandes• 22 Jan 2016 13:23
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Any Ideas how can i extend GCC Visa on Arrival, for another 3 months without exiting the country?

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By jerry sanu• 23 Nov 2015 13:22
jerry sanu

Dear QL, my father is working in Bahrain under the visa category site Supervisor.is this same as general supervisor in the on arrival category ? will he be eligible for the on arrival option to Qatar

By shahidshahi04• 31 Aug 2015 10:19
Rating: 4/5
shahidshahi04

Dear QL Team,

My brother working in Dubai and his Job tittle one of from above list, but can advise anyone if he comes with his family (wife & children) they will also get visa on arrival.

By bipin• 22 Aug 2015 12:09
bipin

yaaa shaikh ! the title clearly says "professions in GCC" this means only the persons with above job titles working in any GCC country can get on-arrival visa in QATAR.

This DOES NOT mean, any person outside GCC will get this facility.

By Tech services• 22 Aug 2015 09:59
Tech services

@QatarlivingKing:- Whats funny upon Indians here???

By QatarlivingKing• 22 Aug 2015 01:09
QatarlivingKing

haha look at the indians here :D

By [email protected]• 20 Aug 2015 12:38
faruk502nh@gmail.com

Nice initiative...Hi! This is Faruk from Bangladesh. I am an Electrical Engineer with MBA in Supply Chain Management. Now I am working in a 450MW Combined Cycle Power Plant here in Bangladesh. I have three years job experience. Can I get a VISA in Qatar airport without any condition??

By awanish1233• 20 Aug 2015 10:26
Rating: 4/5
awanish1233

Dear QL Team,

My son is Mechanical Engineer & Doing Job in India.Can He come on Visa on Arrival.

By shahidshahi04• 20 Aug 2015 08:06
Rating: 5/5
shahidshahi04

Dear QL Team,

My brother working in Dubai and his Job tittle one of from above list, but can advise anyone if he comes with his family (wife & children) they will also get visa on arrival.

By sarvankdl• 20 Aug 2015 07:37
Rating: 5/5
sarvankdl

Here you go....................

1 Accountant / Auditor

2 Accounts Manager

3 Administration Coordinator

4 Administrative Manager

5 Administrative researcher

6 Air Controller

7 Air Hostess

8 Air Transport Manager

9 Aircraft Landing Controller

10 Aircraft maintenance technician

11 Aircraft Pilot

12 Aircraft Takeoff Controller

13 Aquatic specialist

14 Archeological Director

15 Archeological Prospector

16 Archeological researcher

17 Architectural draftsman

18 Army officer

19 Artist (Actor, Musician, Composer, Poet, Painter, Singer

20 Assistant Engineer (All specializations)

21 Assistant General Manager

22 Assistant Pharmacist

23 Astronomer

24 Author

25 Aviation Guide

26 Aviation Technician

27 Aviation Trainer

28 Bank Manager

29 Banker

30 Banking business Manager

31 Breeding specialist (animals/birds/bees)

32 Broadcasting Manager

33 Business lady

34 Businessman

35 Captain

36 Captain of Ship/Cruise/Carrier/Steamship

37 Career Counselor

38 CG technician

39 Chemist (All Specializations)

40 Chief Justice

41 Cinema Cameraman

42 Cinema Director

43 Cinema or Television Producer

44 College dean

45 Commercial Broker

46 Commercial Manager

47 Company or Factory Manager

48 Computer Programmer

49 Consultant

50 Control equipments technician

51 Cooperative Society Manager

52 Co-Pilot

53 Correspondent (Newspaper/Radio/TV)

54 Cruise Ship Guide

55 Customs Clearer

56 Customs specialist

57 Decoration Designer

58 Dental technician (fixing)

59 Diplomat (Members of diplomatic corps)

60 Director

61 Earthquakes expert

62 Economic Analyst

63 Electrical Manager

64 Engineer (All specializations)

65 Executive Manager / Director

66 Executive secretary

67 Finance Manager

68 Finance/Economics expert

69 Food Controller

70 Foodstuff technician

71 Gardening specialist

72 General Professional Trainer (Industrial/Agricultural/Commercial)

73 General Supervisor

74 Geologist

75 Geology technician

76 Head of Prosecution

77 Horse breeding technician

78 Hospital Manager

79 Hotel Manager

80 Information Systems expert

81 Institute Manager

82 Insurance Manager

83 Investment Manager

84 Jeweler

85 Journalist

86 Judge

87 Lab specialist

88 Lab Technician

89 Laboratory Manager

90 Land Hostess

91 Land Transport Manager

92 Law expert

93 Lawyer / Advocate

94 Lecturer

95 Legal researcher

96 Library Manager

97 Maintenance Manager

98 Male or Female Nurse

99 Manager or Director of any government departments or companies

100 Marine Traffic Controller

101 Marine Transport Manager

102 Maritime Controller

103 Marketing Manager

104 Marketing Representative

105 Media Controller

106 Media Manager

107 Media person

108 Media specialist

109 Medical analysis specialist

110 Medical equipments technician

111 Medical therapy specialist

112 Medical X-ray specialist

113 Microscopic technician

114 Mining technician

115 Ministry Undersecretary

116 Multimedia Producer

117 Museum Manager

118 Nutrition specialist

119 Operations Analyst

120 Optical technician

121 Pharmaceutical technician

122 Pharmacist

123 Physician (All specialisation)

124 Physicist

125 Pilot

126 Plant Manager

127 Player (All sports items in a sports club)

128 Police officer

129 President or director of a club

130 President or director of a university

131 President/CEO

132 Press Photographer

133 Printing and Publishing Manager

134 Procurement Representative

135 Production Director

136 Professor

137 Program Producer

138 Proofreader

139 Prosecutor

140 Psychiatrist

141 Quality Controller

142 Quantity enumerator

143 Radio or TV transmission technician

144 Referee (sports)

145 Regional Director

146 Religious person

147 Research & Studies Director

148 Road Controller

149 rofessional security and safety technician

150 Sales Manager

151 Sales Representative

152 School Manager

153 Scientist

154 Secretary or director of library

155 Ship Captain

156 Ship maintenance technician

157 Ships Supervisor

158 Sociologist

159 Speech specialist

160 Sports medicine specialist

161 Sports Representative

162 Sports Trainer

163 Staffs at embassies in GCC (except support services jobs)

164 Statistics specialist Agricultural specialist

165 Surgeon (All specialisation)

166 Surveyor

167 Systems Analyst

168 Teacher / Instructor

169 Telecom technician

170 Television Manager

171 Theatre Manager

172 Tourism Agency Manager

173 Tourist Guide

174 Trader

175 Train Maintenance Technician

176 Translator

177 Travel or Tourism Agent

178 TV Cameraman

179 TV or Radio Programs Presenter

180 University professor

181 University student

182 Veterinary doctor

183 Weather expert

184 Well drilling technician

185 Writer

186 X-Ray specialist

187 X-ray technician

188 Zoology specialist

187 Prosecutor

188 Ministry Undersecretary

By Tech services• 19 Aug 2015 17:01
Tech services

@qatar living: Please provide the list in an ascending order. So that people can quickly identify their profession without rolling eye on the whole list ....

By Abdul Gafoor Indian• 19 Aug 2015 15:35
Abdul Gafoor Indian

Both are same*

By Abdul Gafoor Indian• 19 Aug 2015 15:34
Rating: 3/5
Abdul Gafoor Indian

I am an Indian with a Bahrain RP valid for more than 6 months. My profession is Salesman, however as per the list Sales Representative is allowed for visa on arrival. I guess both but Arabic translation for both are different, so confused.

Am I eligible for visa on arrival?

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