Türkiye visa from Qatar: e-visa or sticker visa through the Doha centre

What you need to visit Türkiye (Turkey) is decided by your passport. Your Qatar residence permit does not on its own get you an e-visa. Qatari citizens and other GCC citizens can visit without a visa. Some nationalities, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Filipino, Nepali, Sri Lankan and some Egyptian travellers, can get a quick online e-visa only if they also hold a valid visa or residence permit from a Schengen country, the US, the UK or Ireland. Everyone else applies in Doha for a sticker visa (a visa label put in your passport). For that you fill in an online pre-application, book an appointment and hand in your documents at Mosaic Visa, the centre the Turkish Embassy has accredited. The order is: check your passport, try the e-visa route if you qualify, otherwise start the sticker visa at least a month before you fly.

Before you start

• Passport valid at least 6 months beyond your trip, with at least 2 blank pages, plus a copy of the data page
• Valid QID (residence permit), ideally valid at least 6 months, plus a copy of both sides
• For the e-visa route only: your valid sticker visa or residence permit from a Schengen country, the US, the UK or Ireland (electronic visas do not count)
• Employer letter on letterhead giving your job title, salary, start date and approved leave (or business documents if self-employed)
• Bank statements for your salary account for the last 3 months, stamped by the bank
• Return flight reservation (to Doha) and hotel bookings for every night, or an invitation letter from your host in Türkiye
• Travel or health insurance that covers you in Türkiye for the whole stay
• Photos 50 x 60 mm with a white background (the embassy asks for 50 x 60, not the usual 35 x 45)
• A short signed letter saying why you are travelling, where and when
• For children: birth certificate (translated if not in English or Turkish), parents' passport and QID copies, and a consent letter from any parent not travelling

Step by step

1. Check whether your passport needs a visa

   Start with your nationality, because Türkiye's rules are by passport. Qatari citizens can visit for tourism or transit without a visa for up to 90 days within 6 months of first entry, and ordinary passport holders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman are also exempt for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Many other passports are exempt too, for example Indonesian ordinary passports for up to 30 days per visit. Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Kenyan and many other ordinary passport holders do need a visa. Check your own nationality on the Turkish Foreign Ministry's 'Visa information for foreigners' page before you book anything.

2. See if you qualify for the e-visa

   Some nationalities can get an e-visa online, but only with a 'supporting document': a valid visa or residence permit from a Schengen country, the US, the UK or Ireland. This applies to ordinary passport holders from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nepal and Sri Lanka, among others. Your Qatar QID does not count as a supporting document, and neither do electronic visas from those countries; the supporting visa must be a sticker visa or a residence permit, and you must enter Türkiye while it is still valid. Egyptians aged 15 to 45 need the supporting visa and must also fly with one of the listed airlines (Turkish Airlines, AJet, Pegasus, EgyptAir or Air Cairo), while Egyptians under 15 or over 45 can get an e-visa without extra conditions. If you do not meet the conditions, go straight to the sticker visa steps.

   Read guide: Applying for a Schengen visa from Qatar →

3. Apply for the e-visa on the official site

   Use only the official site, evisa.gov.tr; many look-alike websites charge several times the real fee. Choose your nationality and travel document, enter your arrival date, answer the questions about your supporting visa or residence permit, and pay by card. The fee depends on your nationality and is shown before you pay. Approval usually comes within a day or two, and you download the e-visa as a PDF. For conditional nationalities it allows one entry and a stay of up to 30 days. Print it, and travel with the same passport you used to apply plus the supporting visa or permit.

4. For a sticker visa, fill in the online pre-application

   Since 2016 the Turkish Embassy in Doha only accepts sticker visa applications that were first submitted online through the pre-application system at visa.gov.tr. Choose Qatar as the country where you apply and Doha as the mission, pick the purpose of travel (tourism, business, family visit and so on) and fill in your details exactly as they appear on your passport. The system shows the document list for your case. Print the completed form and sign it; applications without an online pre-application are not accepted.

5. Book an appointment at Mosaic Visa

   The embassy has named Mosaic Visa as its accredited visa centre in Qatar. It is on the 3rd floor (office 301) of Jaidah Square on Al Matar Street (Airport Road), phone 3106 2114, and its website is mosaicvisa.com. Book your slot through the centre's website or by phone; each traveller, including children, needs their own application. The embassy asks you to apply at least 30 days before you travel, so allow longer before summer, Eid and New Year.

6. Get your employer letter and bank statements

   For residents of Qatar the embassy asks for a letter from your sponsor (your company) stating your salary, position and how long you have worked there, plus 3 months of statements from your salary account, stamped by the bank. Ask HR to address the letter to the Embassy of Türkiye in Doha and to include your approved leave dates. There is no official minimum balance; what matters is a regular salary and enough money to cover the trip. If a spouse or parent is paying, add their letter, their salary certificate and statements, and your marriage or birth certificate.

   Read guide: Salary certificates, experience letters and the end-of-service certificate in Qatar →

7. Prepare bookings, insurance and photos

   Bring a return flight reservation to Doha and hotel bookings covering the whole stay; if you are staying with friends or family, bring their invitation letter instead. Health or travel insurance valid in Türkiye is required, and the centre may offer to sell you a policy as part of its fee. Photos must be 50 x 60 mm with a white background, which is larger than the photos most other embassies ask for. Book refundable flights and hotels, because the visa can be refused or delayed.

8. Add the extra papers for children

   Every child needs a separate application, form and fee. Bring the child's passport and QID, the birth certificate (translated into English or Turkish if needed) and copies of both parents' passports and QIDs. If only one parent is travelling, or the child travels with someone else, bring a consent letter from the absent parent; centre checklists ask for it to be notarised. Children aged 12 and over give fingerprints at the appointment.

   Read guide: Notarising and translating documents in Qatar: MOJ authentication and certified translators →

9. Attend your appointment and pay

   Arrive on time with your originals and one copy of everything, in the order of the checklist. Staff check your papers, take fingerprints if you are 12 or over, and collect the fees. Reported totals in 2025–2026 are about QAR 685–690 for a single-entry tourist visa, with higher amounts for multiple entry or longer insurance; the exact fee depends on your nationality, visa type and insurance, so confirm it with the centre. Keep the receipt, because it has the reference you need to follow up.

10. Wait for the decision and check your visa

    Tourist sticker visas usually take up to about 15 working days, and the embassy can ask for more documents or call you for an interview. Your passport stays with the centre while you wait, so do not plan other trips during this time. When you collect it, check the name, passport number, dates, number of entries and allowed days on the sticker straight away. If something is wrong, go back to the centre before you travel.

11. Travel with the right papers

    Carry your return ticket, hotel bookings, insurance and, for an e-visa, the supporting Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or permit, because border officers can ask for them. Your passport must stay valid for at least 60 days beyond your stay under Turkish law, but airlines often want 6 months. Stay only the number of days on your visa; overstaying can lead to fines and a ban on returning. If you are only changing planes in Istanbul and stay inside the airport, you do not need a visa, but leaving the airport, even for a few hours, does need one. Make sure your QID will still be valid when you come back to Qatar.

    Read guide: Transit and layovers at Hamad International Airport: can you leave the airport? →

What it costs

Official fees at the time of review. Fees change, so confirm before paying.

Common mistakes

• Assuming a Qatar QID makes you eligible for the e-visa; only a Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or residence permit counts as a supporting document
• Using an expired or electronic US, UK or Schengen visa as the supporting document, or entering Türkiye after it has expired
• Paying a look-alike e-visa website instead of the official evisa.gov.tr
• Turning up at the visa centre without first completing the visa.gov.tr pre-application
• Bringing 35 x 45 mm photos instead of the 50 x 60 mm photos the embassy asks for
• Applying a week before travel; the embassy asks for at least 30 days
• Forgetting the other parent's consent letter when a child travels with one parent
• Booking non-refundable flights and hotels before the visa is issued

Questions people ask

Official sources

• Turkish Foreign Ministry: visa information for foreigners (by nationality) ↗
• Embassy of Türkiye in Doha: sticker visa pre-application and documents ↗
• Embassy of Türkiye in Doha: accredited visa centre (Mosaic Visa) ↗
• QIC: applying for a Turkey visa from Qatar (August 2026) ↗
• Property Finder Qatar: Turkey visa from Qatar (October 2025) ↗

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