Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Qatari passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival
FijiVisa required→eVisa
JapaneTA30 days→Visa-free30 days
MalawieVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
PeruVisa required→Visa-free183 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for Qatari passport holders 8
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
MontenegroVisa-free90 days→Visa required
MacaoVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to Qatar 84
Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
ArgentinaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
AustriaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
AustraliaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
BelgiumVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
BulgariaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
BruneiVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days- BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
BrazilVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
BahamasVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
CanadaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SwitzerlandVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
ChileVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
ChinaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Costa RicaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
CubaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
CyprusVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
CzechiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
GermanyVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
DenmarkVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
EcuadorVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
EstoniaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SpainVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
FinlandVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
FranceVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
GeorgiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
GreeceVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
GuyanaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Hong KongVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
CroatiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
HungaryVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
IrelandVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days- IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IndiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes