Nationals of the following countries (USA, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Honduras, Saint Marino, Liechtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea) can apply for an entry visa upon arrival at the airport, valid for two weeks and can be extended.
Nationals of other countries can apply through the Qatar Embassy in their country or contact the IGCR secretariat igcr@qu.edu.qa at least six weeks before the conference for assistance in obtaining the visa.