{"id":28282,"date":"2021-07-21T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=28282"},"modified":"2021-08-02T15:36:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:36:57","slug":"bypass-us-india-travel-ban-via-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/bypass-us-india-travel-ban-via-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Neither US Immigrant nor Eligible for NIE? You can Bypass US Entry Ban via Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"

With effect on May 4, 2021, the United States\u2019 presidential proclamation restricted the arrival of non-immigrants who were in the pandemic-hit India during 14 days prior to their attempted entry to the US.<\/strong> Indians who were neither eligible for National Interest Exception<\/a><\/span> nor belonged to any exempted category found a way to bypass the presidential proclamation. Many of them entered the US via Mexico. They travelled to Mexico, spent 14-15 days there, and then entered the US.<\/p>\n

One more country has opened for Indians. Those affected by President Biden\u2019s restriction on arrival of non-immigrants from the COVID-hit India can now travel to USA from India via Qatar. If your travel or return to the US is urgent, you can bypass the presidential proclamation by staying 15 days in Qatar before making onward travel to the United States. You can book a multi-city trip to USA from India<\/a><\/span> with a 15-day stopover in Qatar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Picture Credit: The Times of India (representative image)<\/p><\/div>\n

The government of Qatar welcomes fully vaccinated travelers from India on certain conditions<\/strong>. They are subject to certain rules and regulations for entry into Qatar. Qatar\u2019s guidelines for fully vaccinated Indians require them to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine upon arrival.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re inoculated with both doses of the vaccine approved by the government of Qatar, you should produce an original vaccination certificate on arrival. The certificate must include the following information:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n