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Qatar Business Visa from Pakistan: Qatari Hosts, Hayya and Documents

Qatar business visa from Pakistan: the route through a Qatari host company, the Hayya A1 e-visa, documents, and where business ends and work begins.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

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How much does a Qatar business visa cost from Pakistan, and how long does it take?

Qatar's Ministry of Interior sets the business visa fee, paid through its services when your Qatari host applies, and the Hayya A1 entry visa shows its fee when you apply online; neither amount is published for Pakistani passport holders. Visit Qatar asks Pakistanis to book Discover Qatar accommodation first, and no official processing time is published, so allow 2–3 weeks before travel.

Checked against the official sources on 13 October 2026.

At a glance

What you are applying for

Qatar gives Pakistani business travellers two ways in. A Qatari company you are dealing with can apply to the Ministry of Interior for a business visa in your name, or you can apply yourself on Hayya, Qatar's online visa platform, for the A1 entry visa — the tourist route, which Visit Qatar pairs for Pakistani passports with a hotel booked through Discover Qatar.

Which one fits depends on your host. If a Qatari client or partner is inviting you, its application puts the business purpose on record. If you are exploring the market on your own, Hayya is the route open to you. Neither allows work: a project for a Qatari client, however short, needs a work visa through an employer.

Most refusals come down to one of four

  1. Details that match
  2. A paid hotel booking
  3. A clean Gulf record
  4. A purpose that is business
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Qatar · Business visa
With a Qatari host
The company applies for a business visa for you through the Ministry of Interior
Without a host
The Hayya A1 entry visa, applied for online before you travel
Hotel
Visit Qatar asks Pakistani passport holders to book Discover Qatar accommodation before travel
Checking a visa
The Ministry of Interior's online visa inquiry
Work
Needs a work visa through your employer

Is this the right guide?

Who it is for

Applying on the wrong visa is one of the quickest ways to a refusal, so read both lists before anything else.

You’re in the right place if you are

  • Invited by a Qatari company

    Owners and managers of Pakistani companies invited by a Qatari client, partner or supplier.

  • A supplier or contractor on a project

    Suppliers and contractors attending meetings and site visits for projects in Qatar.

  • A conference or exhibition delegate

    Delegates at conferences and exhibitions in Doha.

  • Exploring the market without a host

    Business travellers exploring the Qatari market without a host, on the Hayya route.

Document checklist

Documents you will need

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Your company in Pakistan

From your Qatari host

Step by step · with timings

How to apply, and how long it takes

In the order it happens. Each stage waits on the one before it, so the date you start decides the date you finish. Ranges, not promises — the mission owns the clock.

START TO FINISH2–3 weeksbefore travel
  1. First

    Choose the route

    If a Qatari company is inviting you, ask it to apply for a business visa. If you are travelling on your own initiative, apply for the Hayya A1 entry visa. Either way, apply before you fly rather than counting on arrival.

  2. 3–10 working days

    If your host applies

    Send the host a clear passport scan, a photograph and your details exactly as in the passport. It applies through the Ministry of Interior's services; you receive the visa electronically and can check it on the ministry's visa inquiry service.

  3. 3–10 working days

    If you apply on Hayya

    Create a Hayya account and apply for the A1 entry visa. For Pakistani passports, Visit Qatar asks for accommodation booked through Discover Qatar before you travel, so book it first and apply with the booking.

  4. Before you leave Pakistan

    FIA immigration at the airport can ask why you are travelling. Carry the visa, your return ticket, the hotel booking and your company letter.

  5. In Qatar

    Keep to the dates on the visa and to business visits. An overstay, or a visit that turns into work, stays on your record and can close later visas — including work visas.

Rather have it handled?Meetings, conferences and trade delegations — filed on a verifiable invitation.Our Business Visa service

Money

What it costs

Fees are not quoted here because they change without notice. Each line says what a cost depends on and where the current figure is published.

  • Paid through the host

    The business visa fee

    The business visa fee is set by the Ministry of Interior and paid through its services when the host applies; the host may ask you to cover it.

    FIGUREMinistry of Interior
  • Paid online

    The Hayya A1 fee

    The Hayya A1 visa fee is shown on Hayya when you apply.

    FIGUREHayya
  • Part of the trip

    The Discover Qatar hotel

    Discover Qatar bookings are real, paid hotel reservations — part of the cost of the trip rather than a fee.

Where the current rules and figures are published

LAST CHECKED 25 SEP 2026

This is general guidance. Rules change, sometimes without notice, and your case will have specifics this page cannot know about. Check anything decisive on the official pages, or send us your situation and we will tell you where you actually stand.

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Why Qatar business visa applications are refused

The grounds that come up most on files from Pakistan. Most of them can be dealt with before you submit.

  • Details or a photo that do not match

    Passport details or a photograph that do not match what the host or the Hayya form entered.

  • An unconfirmed hotel hold

    A hotel booking that is an unconfirmed hold rather than a paid reservation.

  • A past overstay or absconding case

    A previous overstay or absconding case in Qatar or elsewhere in the Gulf.

  • A trip that looks like job-hunting

    Employment documents that do not fit a business visit, or a trip that looks like job-hunting.

  • A passport short of validity

    Passport validity short of the requirement.

  • Already been refused?

    Send us the refusal letter before you do anything else. It states the grounds, and they decide whether applying again is worth it or would just cost you the fee a second time.

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Visit Qatar lists a visa on arrival for Pakistani passports with accommodation booked through Discover Qatar, and the Hayya A1 visa in advance as the alternative. Arrival rules have changed at short notice before, so apply for A1 before you fly.

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