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Updated February 2025
Key takeaways
A Qatar health card allows access to Hamad Medical Corporation’s services.
Valid for one year, the card requires annual renewal with no late penalties.
A health card in Qatar can be applied offline at a Primary Health Care Centre or online via the Nar’aakom app.
Table of Contents
What is a health card in Qatar?
A Qatar health card is a government-provided card from Hamad Health Corporation, akin to a driver’s license. It allows easy access to services at any of Hamad Medical Corporation’s healthcare facilities or hospitals.
The card contains the owner’s ID number, nationality, photo and date of issue. It is available to all Qatari residents.
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Benefits
Everyone with a health card in Qatar is entitled to the following benefits:
- Free consultations, blood tests, surgeries and medication for physical or mental health
- Subsidy for some consultations or non-emergency treatments
- Filled prescriptions at government-run pharmacies at subsidized rates
Validity
A health card in Qatar is valid for one year and can be renewed annually.
No penalty is applied if the holders do not renew the card.
Cost
The costs to issue a health card in Qatar vary, depending on the category of the applicants:
- Expatriate residents (adult or children) – QR 100
- Qatari citizens (adult or children) – QR 50
- GCC citizens (adults or children) – QR 50
- Domestic workers – QR 50
Children born in Qatar are exempt from any medical facility fee for the first year.
How to get a health card in Qatar?
Requirements
The following are the specific documents required to apply for a health card in Qatar:
Qatari adults
- Copies of passport or ID
- Passport-sized photo (4cm x 3cm)
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity)
Qatari children
- Birth certificate with Qatar personal identity number or passport
- Passport-sized photograph
- Vaccination card (for first-time issuance)
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Adult residents who are GCC nationals
- Copy of passport or ID with Qatar personal identity number
- Passport-sized photograph
- Pld health card (in case of renewals)
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Children of GCC nationals
- Birth certificate or passport with Qatar personal identity number
- One passport-sized photo
- Vaccination card (for first-time issuance for children born in Qatar)
- Old health card (in case of renewals)
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Adult expat residents
- Valid QID or passport with a valid residence permit
- Passport-sized photo
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Children of expat residents
- Passport with a valid residence permit
- Passport-sized photo
- Vaccination card (for first-time issuance and for those born in Qatar or who had their vaccinations in Qatar)
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Domestic staff
- Valid passport with a valid residence permit
- Passport-sized photo
- Original QID of the sponsor
- Proof of residence: A copy of a utility bill (phone, water/electricity).
Offline process
To apply for a health card in Qatar application offline, follow the steps given below:
- Visit the nearest Primary Health Care Centre
- Fill in the healthcare application form
- Submit the required documents
- Pay the required fee
- Collect the health card
Online process
You can apply for a health card in Qatar application online through the Nar’aakom mobile application by following the steps given below:
- Download the Nar’aakom mobile app from the App Store or Google Play Store
- Open the app after downloading it, and then select the preferred language.
- Sign up or log in using National Authentication System (Tawtheeq)
- Select “E-Services” and then select “Apply for Health Card.”
- Fill up all the required details
- Upload the required documents
- Follow further instructions
- Select “E-Services” and then select “Apply for Health Card.”
Please note:
- If you are unsure where the nearest healthcare center is, call the helpline number 107 for more information.
- Health cards can only be issued in the healthcare office during morning working hours, which are from 7.30 am to 2 pm.
- The mode of payment is only via a credit card.
- The health center will either issue you with your card immediately or ask you to return it within a few days to collect it.
Alternatively, if you are wondering about the renewal process for your Qatar health card, we recommend checking out our dedicated Qatar health card renewal article on the whole process.
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