The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be held from March 12-14, 2010 at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.
VISA General Information:
A duration of 3 months is given for the visa to expire.
Valid for 1 month from the date of entry.
Free of charge if the visa is issued by the LOC.
100 QR charge if the visa is to be issued upon arrival – applies only for the 32 countries of category 1.
Procedures to be followed
Online form located on the following website (http://www.doha2010wic.com/teams/visas) to be filled which contains basic information.
Attach the scanned passport copies (clear and colored if possible)
Send the request via e-mail to WIC-Visa@olympic.qa
If the documents:
are clear and complete, the internal process of issuing a visa begins and then is sent to the Ministry of Interior – REQUIRES 3-5 WORKING DAYS for the visa to be issued
are not complete – they will be sent back to the requester to complete them and resend them
If there is an external issue (related to Ministry of Interior) then we will try to interfere however if it does not get solved then we will inform the requester
After the visa is issued, a soft copy will be sent to the requester so they can forward it to the holder of the visa.
Documents required for the Official Visit Visas by our department:
Online request sent by the Director of the department
Attach a clear scanned copy of the passport
Name and contact details of the focal person in the designated department.
Country Categories
Category 1
List of Countries and Regions where the Citizens CAN GET A VISA UPON
ARRIVAL at Qatar’s International Airport.
Africa
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Asia
BRU, HKG, JPN, KOR, MAS, SIN
Oceania
AUS, NZL
Europe
AND, AUT, BEL, DEN, ESP, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, GRE, IRL,
ISL, ITA, LIE, LUX, MON, NED, NOR, POR, SMR, SUI ,SWE
Americas
CAN, USA
*All the above need visa which can be obtained upon arrival at Doha International
Airport by paying a fee of QR 100.
Category 2
List of Countries and Regions whose Citizens DO NEED A VISA but HAVE an
Embassy / Consulate of Qatar in their country
Africa
ALG, EGY, ERI, MAR, MTN, RSA, SEN, SUD, TUN,
Asia
BAN, CHN, INA, IND, IRI, IRQ, JOR, LIB, PAK, PHI, PLE,
PRK, SRI, SYR, THA, YEM
Oceania
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Europe
HUN, ROU, RUS, TUR
Americas
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Category 3
List of Countries and Regions whose Citizens DO NEED A VISA and DO
NOT HAVE an Embassy / Consulate of Qatar in their country
Africa
ANG, BEN, BDI, BOT, BUR, CAF, CGO, CHA, CIV, CMR, COD,
COM, CPV, DJI, ETH, GAB, GAM, GBS, GEQ, GHA, GUI, KEN, LBA, LBR, LES,
MAD, MAW, MLI, MOZ, MRI, NAM, NIG, NGR, RWA, SEY, SLE, SOM, STP, SWZ,
TAN, TOG, UGA, ZAM, ZIM,
Asia
AFG, BHU, CAM, ISR, KAZ, KGZ, LAO, MAC, MDV, MGL, MYA,
NEP, TJK, TKM, TLS, TPE, UZB, VIE,
Oceania
ASA, COK, FIJ, FSM, GUM, KIR, MHL, NFI, NRU, PLW, PNG,
PYF, SAM, SOL, VAN
Europe
ALB, ARM, ARU, AZE, BER, BIH, BLR, BUL, CAY, CRO, CYP,
CZE, EST, GEO, ISR, LAT, LTU, MDA, MKD, MLT, MNE, POL, SRB, SLO, SVK,
TGA, TUV, UKR,
Americas
AHO, ANT, ARU, BAH, BAR, BER, BIZ, BOL, BRA, CAY, CHI,
COL, CRC, CUB, DMA, DOM, ECU, ESA, GRN, GUA, GUY, HAI, HON, ISV, IVB,
JAM, LCA, MEX, NCA, PAN, PAR, PER, PUR, SKN, SUR, TRI, URU, VEN, VIN
* For Category 3, the Federations should submit the participant’s passport
copies with relevant information (Name, Passport Number, Date of Birth, Passport
Issue & Expiry Date, Nationality etc) to the Local Organizing Committee
of Qatar by fax or by email whichever is convenient and the LOC will arrange
the visa. According to nationality, the application for entry visas may be
required for your arrival in Qatar.
Category 4
GCC Countries – DO NOT NEED A VISA
GCC
BRN, KSA, KUW, OMA, UAE
The list of Countries is divided into the following categories:
Countries’ citizens who do not need a visa to enter Qatar.
Countries’ citizens who need a visa to enter Qatar and have a consulate
or embassy in their country; (apply for a visa through the Qatari Embassy
or Consulate in your country)
Countries’ citizens who need a visa to enter Qatar and do not have
consulate or an embassy in their country; (contact LOC for assistance WIC-Visa@olympic.qa)
Holders of GCC passports do not require an entry visa.
Please note that the visa issuing process might take some time, therefore
we encourage you to take the necessary steps to apply for a visa as soon
as possible.
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- Entry Rules
- Each Member is entitled to enter up to three competitors in each event of the Championships, provided all have achieved the corresponding entry standard, but only two will be permitted to compete.
- For the Combined Events, eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:
- the three best athletes from the 2009 Outdoor Lists (as at 31st December 2009) limited to a maximum of one per country and
- the three best athletes form the 2010 Indoor Lists during (as at 22nd February 2010)
- two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF
In total no more then two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited.
Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions.
Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly. - For the Relays, each Member Federation will be able to enter up to 6 athletes in each team.
- Members who have no male and/or no female qualified athletes whom they wish to enter in any event may enter one unqualified male athlete and/or one unqualified female athlete in one event except the Combined Events.
- The acceptance of unqualified entries in the Field Events is at the discretion of the Technical Delegates.
- Youth athletes (any athlete aged 16 or 17 years on 31 December in the year of the Competition) CANNOT be entered in the Men's Shot Put.
- Athletes younger than 16 years (on 31 December in the year of the competition), CANNOT be entered in any event.
Conditions
- Performances must be achieved during the qualification period of 1st January 2009 to 1st March 2010 (midnight Monaco time), except for the Combined Events (see above).
- Performances must be achieved during competitions organised or authorised by the IAAF, its Area Associations or its National Member Federations. Thus, results achieved at university or school competitions must be certified by the National Federation of the country in which the competition was organised.
- Performances must be achieved during an official competition organised in conformity with IAAF Rules.
- Performances achieved in mixed events between male and female participants, held completely in the Stadium, may be accepted under specific circumstances and conditions (see IAAF Rule 147).
- Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted.
- Hand-timed performances in 60m, 100m, 400m, 60m Hurdles, and 100m/110m Hurdles will not be accepted.
- For the running events of 400m and over, performances achieved on oversized tracks will NOT be accepted.
For more information, contact the organisers below:
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Contact Person: |
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+974 49 44052 |
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Fax: |
+974 49 44045 |
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Arabic Site: |
http://www.doha2010wic.com |