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Before you fly

Visiting Qatar: visa-free entry and tourist visas
How to find out whether you can enter Qatar without a visa, when you pay for a visa at the airport, and how to apply online for a Hayya e-visa if you need one.
Mandatory health insurance for visitors
Who needs visitor health insurance in Qatar, where to buy it, what the basic policy covers, and how to show it.

Arriving at Hamad International Airport and getting into the city
What happens after you land in Doha: passport control, baggage, customs, money and SIM cards, and the official ways to get from the airport to your hotel or home.
Getting a SIM card, eSIM and home internet
How to get a mobile line in Qatar as a visitor or resident, what ID you need, the difference between prepaid and postpaid, how to get home internet, and where to complain if a problem is not solved.
Money and banking basics
The Qatari riyal and its fixed link to the US dollar, getting cash and using cards, opening a bank account as a resident, sending money abroad safely, and where to complain about a bank or exchange house.
Getting around Doha: metro, tram, buses and taxis
How to use Doha's public transport: the Doha Metro, the Lusail Tram, Karwa buses and free metrolink feeder buses, plus Karwa taxis and licensed ride-hailing apps.

Choosing an area to live in Doha and nearby
A neutral overview of some of the main residential areas in and around Doha, with their location, metro and tram links and the kinds of homes found there, based on official sources.
Renting a home in Qatar
The basics of renting a home: what the tenancy law says, how a lease gets registered with the Ministry of Municipality, what a landlord can ask as a deposit, and where to go if there is a dispute.

Things to do in and around Doha
A short tour of popular places in Doha, from the Corniche and Souq Waqif to Katara, Lusail and Aspire Park, plus day trips to Al Khor, the mangroves, Al Zubarah and the Inland Sea, with how to reach each one.
Eating out and Qatari food
A friendly introduction to traditional Qatari dishes, where to find local food, simple dining customs, Ramadan timings and how to report a food safety problem.
Beaches, desert and the Inland Sea
Where to find public beaches, how to visit the desert and Khor Al Adaid safely, how the winter camping season works, and how to look after protected areas such as the Al Thakira mangroves.