Embassy of the United States Doha, Qatar

Medical Travel (Citizens of Qatar)

If you are a citizen of Qatar traveling to the United States for medical purposes you are on the right page. 

Prepare

• Photo: Recent color passport size with white background and one electronic photo for your online application.  (JPEG file format / 240 KB or less) REMINDER:  No head covers except for religious purposes. 
• Pay your fee at Commercial Bank of Qatar to receive the yellow receipt for each application.  REMINDER:  Fees are not refundable and they are not transferrable.
  •     Click here for price of visa:  http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html#temp
  •     Some applicants may need to pay another fee click here to find out:  http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_3272.html

Complete:

• One application for each person traveling (also for each child): https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/  (Please print confirmation page.)
• Passport 
• Letter from the Medical Relations and Treatment Abroad (MRTA) Department containing:
  • The patient’s name and anyone traveling with or following to join the patient, to include doctors, nurses, family members, and personal employees.
  • If a patient is admitted in the hospital please ensure your letter from the Medical Relations and Treatment Abroad (MRTA) Department has stated the patient is unable to attend the interview due to admission.  
  • A guarantee that the government of Qatar will cover all medical costs.
• If Personal Employees are traveling with the family please include the following for each employee:
  • Printed William Wilberforce
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (WWTVPA) Pamphlet in native language of the domestic employee  

Arabic    Bengali   English   Indonesian     

Malay    Nepali  Tagaloc    Urdu

• U.S. Standards Contract in native language of the domestic employee, signed by the employee and sponsor         

Arabic             English

• Expired passports (if you have them)
• Dual nationals, please bring both passports (if this applies to you)

Attend Your Interview:

{Medical Travelers may attend an interview without an appointment, Sunday through Thursdays from 8 – 10 am, except official holidays}

• Passport
• Yellow Commercial Bank Receipt
• Application Confirmation Page
• Appointment Confirmation Page
• (Keep supporting documents separate)

REMEMBER: 

Personal appearance is required by applicants 14 years and older on the day of their scheduled appointment.  Please arrive at your scheduled time.  To speed up the process for entry, only applicants are required to come.