Saudi residents can now get a multi-entry, two-month Hayya Visa to Qatar
The new visa is classified under Visa Category A2
If you’re a Saudi Arabian resident, you’ll be happy to know that you can now get a multi-entry visa to Qatar for up to 60 days from the date of entry. This is what you need to know about the new Saudi resident Qatar visa update.
The main shift from single-entry to multiple-entry visas greatly improves mobility within the GCC and ensures seamless travel conditions for residents that need to enter and exit Qatar multiple times without reapplying and plan short-term trips.
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According to the Hayya portal, GCC residents are still eligible for on-arrival visas to the country that hold a valid GCC residency permit from one of the GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, and, of course, Saudi Arabia).
Requirements for the A2 visa
- Minimum of three months passport validity from the date of arrival in the State of Qatar
- A GCC ID copy is valid for at least one month from the date of arrival in the State of Qatar
- A return flight ticket (required for check-in for those travelling by air)
- Hayya E-Visa
- Fee of SAR102
Where Hayya comes in
As announced by the Qatari government, digital verification through the Hayya platform is still mandatory and is still the primary gateway for visa issuance and verification. The process, according to Travel and Tour World, is below:
- Digital application through hayya.qa
- GCC residency verification
- Approval by the Qatari immigration systems
- Issuance of electronic entry permits
- Border verification via QR code scanning
More visa news
The news comes after it was announced that the GCC Grand Tours visa will also enter its pilot phase this month. The pilot phase will be rolled out in just the UAE and Bahrain to start, and if all goes well, it will then be expanded across all six countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
The new visa will give visitors access to all six GCC states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, and, of course, Saudi Arabia, with a single visa, making travel within the region even easier and helping boost tourism within the areas too. The GCC Unified Tourist Visa, better known as the “GCC Grand Tours” Visa, is expected to be an easy and efficient way for tourists to visit multiple Gulf countries using a single visa.
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