Qatari Visa is not required for Kenyans
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Kenya passport holders can visit Qatar for a duration of 30 days by obtaining an e-visa.
- Intending visitors are required to have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of arrival into Qatar. The passport should have at least two blank pages for visa stamping.
- Kenyans can extend their stay for another 30 days by applying to the immigration department in Qatar.
- Tourists are required to have a return or onward ticket and proof of enough funds to spend during their stay.
- A detailed printed itinerary of your time in Qatar and a confirmation of accommodation during the stay is needed.
- Travellers under the age of 18 must show travel authorization from their parents or guardians.
- Prospective visitors can get to Qatar from any international airport in Kenya. These international airports can be found in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa.
- Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways and Ethiopia Airways are some of the carriers that fly from Kenya to Qatar.
- The estimated flight time from Nairobi to Doha, Qatar is 6 hours, 5 minutes, 9 hours, 20 minutes from Kisumu, and from Mombasa, it is 6 hours, 35 minutes.
- The Qatari Riyal is the official currency used in Qatar. Visitors can exchange their foreign currency at various bank and exchange outlets in the country.
- Qatar is an Islamic dominated country, with majority off its citizens belonging to the Sunni sector of Islam, while Shiites sector comprise around 10% of Qatar’s Muslim population. The government of Qatar recognise the existence of the following churches, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Greek Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic, and Indian Christian.
- Arabic is the official language spoken in Qatar. Engish is also spoken in the country, principally as a foreign language.
- Museum of Islamic Art, the Pearl-Qatar and Doha corniche are some of the tourist sites that visitors can visit in Qatar.
- Qatar has an arid climate, with mild, pleasant winters and hot, humid summers. Sandstorms and dust storms are almost regular. It has two main seasons, a cooler season from December to February, and a hot season from April to October.
- Harees, balaleet, saloona, margoog, madrouba and Luqaimat are some of the meals tourists can try during their stay in Qatar.
- Tourists are advised to budget between $60 to spend per day on expenses in Qatar.
- Car rentals, buses and taxis are major means of transportation in Qatar.
- The power and socket plug used in Qatar are of Type D and G. The standard voltage is 240 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- The timezone in Qatar is the Arabian Standard Time (GMT +3), which means the time in Kenya and Qatar are the same.
- Visitors are expected to be courteous and conscious of existing rules and customs as they go about their tourism-related activities.