Qatari Visa is not required for Malagasys
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- For a duration of 30 days, Madagascar citizens can travel to Qatar by applying for an e-visa.
- Tourists can extend their stay duration by another 30 days by applying to the immigration department in Qatar.
- 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.
- Travellers are required to show a return or onward ticket and evidence of enough funds to spend throughout the duration of stay in the country.
- Tourists with firearms require special permission from the Ministry of Defense in Qatar and it should be obtained in advance.
- Malagasies minors must show travel authorization from their parents or guardians.
- A detailed printed itinerary of your time in Qatar and a confirmation of accommodation throughout the duration of stay, which can be in the form of a hotel reservation is needed.
- Tourists are expected to have evidence of yellow fever vaccination.
- Prospective visitors can get to Qatar from any international airport in Madagascar. There are international airports in Antananarivo and Toamasina.
- Kuwait Airways, Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, and Air Madagascar are some of the carriers that fly from Madagascar to Qatar.
- The estimated flight time from Antananarivo to Doha, Qatar is 11 hours, 40 minutes, and from Toamasina, it is 1 day, 4 hours.
- 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.
- The official language in Qatar is Arabic. Engish is also widely spoken in the country, principally as a foreign language.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Museum of Islamic Art, the Pearl-Qatar and Doha corniche are some of the tourist sites that visitors can visit in Qatar.
- Tourists are advised to budget between $60 to spend per day on expenses in Qatar.
- Harees, balaleet, saloona, margoog, madrouba and Luqaimat are some of the meals tourists can try during their stay in Qatar.
- Car rentals, buses and taxis are major means of transportation in Qatar.
- The timezone in Qatar is the Arabian Standard Time (GMT +3). Both countries are in the same timezone.
- Qatar is one of the countries with very hospitable locals, and tourists can enjoy exploring the country which is surrounded by desserts, and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes.