Can I get a U.S. visa?
2,873 U.S. visas were issued to people from Qatar in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
2,873 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Qatar · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 90% of visitor (B) visa applications from Qatar were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 3.5 months at Doha. Student visa: about 3.5 months at Doha. All embassies in Qatar.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 2,873 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Qatar in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Qatar was about 9.69% in FY2025, so about 90% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Qatar (Doha), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 3.5 months, and for students about 3.5 months (Doha). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.