Qatar has simplified its Covid-19 entry rules, removing some requirements for travelers from the U.S. and other countries, the country's tourism press office announced.
Like the United Kingdom, Qatar has eliminated its "amber" designation, in which the United States was included, and now only has "green" and "red" designations. The U.S. now is among the 188 countries designated as green, meaning fully vaccinated travelers are exempt from quarantine and need only provide a negative PCR Covid-19 test result taken within 72 hours of arrival.
Fully vaccinated visitors from red countries, in addition to the pre-travel test, are required to undergo a hotel quarantine for up to two days upon arrival. They will undergo testing upon arrival at the hotel and be released when they get a negative test result.
Unvaccinated visitors from both green and red countries are required to undergo a seven-day hotel quarantine, with release dependent upon testing negative at the end of the quarantine period.
Qatar also has nine countries designated on an "exceptional red list," including India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines. Entry requirements are largely the same for vaccinated travelers from the red list, except they also will have to take a serology antibody test at the quarantine hotel as well as the Covid-19 test. Unvaccinated visitors from the exceptional red list countries are not allowed into Qatar at all.