The Qatar embassy in London used to be one of the most helpful places when finding out visa information for Qatar.
Whereas immigration would say "No English" and slam the phone down, the embassy would answer the phone, provide information and, upon sending an SAE, send out a visa form.
That sadly seems to have changed.
One Qatar Visitor reader from the UK wrote to us saying that previously she got a six month visa from the London embassy, but can now no longer get in contact with them.
Another said that he finally managed to get through on his 17th call, but was told he could no longer have a three month visa.
Now he wants to know if he can renew his one month visa on arrival.
Unfortunately, information is contradictory.
You certainly could in the past, and according to the official Hukoomi website you can renew your visa at the airport.
However, Qatar Airways, who are normally very up-to-date on these issues, had no knowledge of this.
We haven't managed to get through to immigration or the Qatar embassy in the UK, but will continue to investigate!
