MWCD - Visa and Travel

This is the Qatari digital portal for processing visas for individuals entering Qatar.

A web-based resource for media attending various events taking place in Qatar designed for media personnel to ensure hassle-free coverage and filming by streamlining visa issuance, filming permissions, and media equipment clearance. Please refer to your Registration Confirmation for more information.

It is your responsibility to take care of visa requirements. Please read the specific information for your pass type below. You will also receive email instructions from GSMA where registration with the Hayya Portal is required, and registration must be completed by the appropriate deadline to gain access to the event.

Press/Analyst pass application deadline: 28 October 2026.

Upon receiving confirmation from GSMA of your successful registration for the event, all attending press, industry analysts and social media influencers are required to complete a mandatory application via the Hayya Media Portal (HMP). This is a web-based resource for media attending various events taking place in Qatar designed for media personnel to ensure hassle-free coverage and filming by streamlining visa issuance, filming permissions, and media equipment clearance.

1. In the Hayya Media Portal (HMP), sign up and create an account using the same email address that you used to register for MWC.
2. On the Event List page, select “MWC Doha 2026” and follow the process. 
3. You will need to select whether you hold a valid Qatar ID (“QID”) or passport. 
4. If you choose passport, you will need to upload the following: 
   • Facial Photo - .jpg format; max 2MB size
     Your head must be centred, not tilted and taking up 70% to 80% of the photo. You must be looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. Photo should not be blurry and must be clear of reflections and shades.
   • Passport Front Page - .jpg format; max 2MB size Clear coloured scanned copy of your passport, without any reflection or objects covering any part of the images or text.
   • Credentials (Registration Confirmation Email) - .jpg/.pdf format; max 2MB size
     Upload your registration confirmation email in the section called "Credentials” on the last page. The image should include clear event branding, confirmation ID and pass type.
5. Complete the application. You will receive an email from the Hayya Media portal team once the application is successful. 

Please complete MWC Doha registration no later than 30 October 2026 and complete your full visa application by 3 November 2026. Without a valid application, you won't be able to attend MWC Doha.

Please check the information here to see whether you require a visa. If you need a visa to enter Qatar, please apply via the Hayya Portal. It is your responsibility to check your visa requirements.

For QID holders, submit your information during the registration process. 

For attendees without QID, you are required to complete a mandatory e-Visa application via the Hayya Portal regardless of your nationality. Please note:

• A separate email “[Important] MWC26 Doha - Complete the Hayya e-Visa application” will be sent to you after your MWC Doha registration has been completed.
• There is a voucher number in this email. You will need this voucher number to complete the Hayya e-Visa application.
• To complete the application, you will require the following:
  • Facial Photo - .jpg format; max 2MB size. 
  • Identification Document/Passport Front Page - .jpg format; max 2MB size

Your head must be centred, not tilted and taking up 70% to 80% of the photo. You must be looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. Photo should not be blurry and must be clear of reflections and shades.

Clear coloured scanned copy of your passport, without any reflection or objects covering any part of the images or text.

• If you have any problems with the Hayya Portal, please see the technical support information below.

Note: the voucher number is unique to each applicant. Please keep this voucher number confidential, and do not share with anyone. 

Please complete the MWC Doha registration no later than 30 October 2026 and complete the Hayya e-Visa application no later than 3 November 2026. Without this, you won’t be able to access the event under any circumstances.

Hayya Media Portal technical support

• Email: media@hayya.qa
• Hayya Media Portal step-by-step user guide
• Expected response time: 1–2 weeks

Hayya Portal technical support

• Email: info@hayya.qa
• Phone: +974 4441 2022

MWC registration and voucher number support

• Email: registration@mwcdoha.com

If you need a visa to enter Qatar, please apply via the Hayya Portal. A visa support letter will not be required. Neither the GSMA nor our registration partner take any responsibility for the issuance of visas for entry into Qatar. It is the responsibility of all attendees to obtain a visa where required and all attendees are advised to allow sufficient time for processing, where applicable, prior to travel to Qatar. GSMA is unable to provide any assistance with attendees’ visa applications. For additional information please see GSMA’s Attendee Terms and Conditions.

GSMA Ltd. LLC is a US-based organisation, and its GSMA Group affiliates are UK, EU and Switzerland based organisations. Accordingly, GSMA Ltd. LLC must comply with all applicable US, UK, EU and Swiss trade sanctions. Those trade sanctions prohibit GSMA Ltd. LLC from issuing a visa invitation letter to delegates from Cuba, Iran and North Korea, as is also the case for delegates who have been designated as sanctioned persons by the US, UK, EU and/or Swiss authorities. 

GSMA has to follow US, UK, EU and Swiss trade sanctions rules, which means we can’t admit anyone who’s personally sanctioned or whose company appears on a sanctions list (including the US OFAC list). Even if you already have a visa invitation or pass, we won’t be able to let you in if sanctions apply. If your situation changes before the event, for example, if you or your organisation becomes subject to sanctions, please let us know straight away. In that case we’d need to cancel your registration, and unfortunately any fees already paid can’t be refunded.

Please also be aware that a visa invitation doesn’t override sanctions restrictions. If you or your company are on a sanctions list, we won’t be able to grant access to any GSMA Ltd. LLC event.

If you are unsure whether trade sanctions apply to you or your organisation, please contact us at riskandcompliance@gsma.com.