How to Get your Qatari Smart ID (E-Gate enabled ID card). The E-Gate system (Smart ID) allows air passengers and officials to enter and exit the country with ease. Holders of the E-Gate Card may bypass the immigration formalities at the Doha International Airport by punching their cards at the gate and pressing their index fingers on an electronic scanner.
Qatari citizens and residents, as well as GCC nationals who are interested in obtaining an E-Gate card should visit the immigration department in Madinat Khalifa.
Required Documents to apply for Qatari Smart ID
ID or GCC passport.
Office Locations & Contacts
Ministry of Interior
Corniche Road 8895 Doha, Qatar
Phone: + 974 44330000
Email: info@moi.gov.qa
Fax: + 974 44322927
Website: http://www.moi.gov.qa
Doha International Airport
Telephone : +974 4465 6666
Fax : +974 4462 2044
Email : info@dohaairport.com
Application Process
Follow these steps to apply:
- Visit the office for E-Gate Cards.
- Show your ID or GCC passport.
- Pay appropriate fees.
Fees
- One year: QR200
- Two years: QR250
- Three years: QR300
Go to the immigration department Gate 2 in Madinat Khalifa with your ID card (Residency card)
Have your photo taken at a booth, and fingerprint both your hands. (Immigration staff will assist you)
Get in line to get a token number and wait for it to be called.
When you’re called, go to the counter. Tell them you did your fingerprinting on the system and request for the Smart ID for one or two or three years. You can pay for the E-Gate card/Smart ID for up to 3 years.
Immigration will then swap your Residency ID for a chipped ID card (as shown in photo). With this E-Card you should be able to skip immigration and passport control and use the e-Gate, as long as you have your exit permit.
Eligibility
Qatari citizens and residents, as well as GCC nationals who are interested in obtaining an e-Gate card should visit the office for e-Gate Cards, located inside the airport departure terminal, just right of the entrance.
