Qatari Tourist Visa Information

Going on a holiday or visiting a friend in Qatar from Sri Lanka? This website will help you to find out whether you will require a Qatari visa and further guide you through the visa application procudure.

Should you require a tourist visa, you will also be able to order or download the required visa forms for travelers from Sri Lanka. Click on the web links below to find out more info about Qatari tourist visas.

Qatari Tourist Visa | Qatari Business Visa
Other Qatari Visas | Qatari Visa Forms
Qatari Visa Letters | Qatari Embassy in Colombo

Qatari Tourist Visa

Qatari tourist visa is issued for a limited time of leisure travel and no business activities allowed.

   * Fully completed visa application form for Qatar and statutary declaration

   * Passport size photographs

   * Valid national passport and one copy

   * Original of valid visa in Sri Lanka if you are national of another country and one copy

   * Your latest bank statement and one copy

   * Confirmation letter from your travel health insurance company in Sri Lanka stating the coverage and one copy

   * Reference letter from your employer or education establishment in Sri Lanka

   * Proof of group travel/ hotel reservation in Qatar / airline ticket reservation for Qatar and one copy

   * Visa fees for Qatari visa

Please click on Qatari visa requirments to check if you need a tourist visa for travel to Qatar or the current visitor visa requirements for Qatar.

Please note: In individual situations, you may be expected to furnish additional documents. Procedures and rules in Embassy of Qatar can and do, alter overnight. We accept no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Qatari embassy.

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Role of Embassies and Consulates in Your Country
- Qatari Embassy is normally a general term for the principal representative office of Qatar in the capital city of Sri Lanka and primarily headed by the Qatari Ambassador.
  
  Consulate or Consulate-General is a lower level Qatari diplomatic representative office, often stationed in a city outside of Colombo and is typically headed by the Qatari Consul-General.
  
  Honorary Consulate - A number of Consulates are headed by an Honorary Consul.This is generally a independent business person (primarily a citizen of Sri Lanka) who consents to execute limited consular duties on a part-time basis, in a city where the country does not have a representative.
  
  Qatari diplomats negotiate a agreement, go to a state dinner, or organize or represent the interests and policies of Qatar. Over and above that, roles and responsibilities of Qatari diplomats are significantly varied.
  
  An ambassador is the highest-ranking representative of Qatari government to Sri Lanka or international organization in Sri Lanka. A good ambassador ought to be a robust leader - a excellent manager, a resilient negotiator, and a highly regarded representative of Qatar. A vital task of an ambassador of Qatar is to coordinate the functions not only of the Overseas Service Officers and staff working below him or her, but in addition representatives of other agencies of his or her country in Sri Lanka.
  
  Qatari diplomats are professional, trained officers who represent the interests of Qatar abroad under the direction of the Qatari ambassador. All diplomats listen to and observe what is going on in Sri Lanka, assess it, and report to the ambassador and Qatari foreign ministry back home. As a result the Qatari’s policy can be more responsive to the needs of other nations in addition to their people. An embassy of Qatar commonly has several types of diplomats:
  
  Economic Representatives work with overseas governments to secure businesses, fund enterprises, protect the environment, or discuss fresh trade laws.
  
  Administration Officials are action focused front runners in charge of all Qatari embassy, consulate, or diplomatic mission functions from property to people to spending budget.
  
  Political Officials keep the ambassador up-to-date on political events and changes developing in Sri Lanka.
  
  Public Liasion Officers develop common understanding and support for Qatar’s policies by reaching straight to public in Sri Lanka and working with traditional and social networking; educational, cultural and sports programs; and all types of people-to-people exchange.
  
  Qatari Consular Officers’ main work is normally supporting and protecting citizens of Qatar in Sri Lanka. In the event you lose your passport, realise you are having problems with the law in Sri Lanka, or want to get married to a foreigner abroad, you will require the help of this officer. Qatari consular officials also grant Qatari visas to visitors residing in Sri Lanka, who want to travel, work, study, or live in Qatar.