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

Upon receiving confirmation from GSMA of your successful registration for the event, all press, industry analysts and social media influencers are required to complete a mandatory application via the Hayya Media Portal.

Please complete your full application by 15 November 2025. Without a valid application, you won't be able to attend MWC Doha.

Upon receiving confirmation from GSMA of your successful registration for the event, all Speakers are required to complete a mandatory application via the Hayya Media Portal.

Please complete your full application by 15 November 2025. 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.

For Qatar ID (“Q-ID”) holders, submit your Q-ID information during the registration process. 

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

• A separate email “[Important] MWC25 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 stated in this email. You will need this voucher number to complete the Hayya e-Visa application.
• Follow through the process and complete the application.
• Read the step-by-step guide if you need further information.
• If you have any problems with the Hayya Portal please see the technical support information below.

Note: this 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 17 November 2025, and complete the Hayya e-Visa application no later than 20 November 2025. Without this, you won’t be able to access MWC Doha. 

Hayya Media Portal 

• Email: [email protected]
• Hayya Media Portal step-by-step user guide
• Expected Response Time: 1–2 weeks

Hayya Portal

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +974 4441 2022
• Hayya Portal step-by-step user guide

MWC Registration & voucher number support

• Email: [email protected]

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, an visa prior to travel to Qatar. GSMA are 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 organization, and its GSMA Group affiliates are UK, EU and Switzerland based organizations. 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. 

Regardless of your personal visa invitation, you will not be permitted to access any GSMA Ltd. LLC events if you (individually) or the company you represent is subject to US, UK, EU and/or Swiss trade sanctions. 

If you are unsure whether trade sanctions apply to you or your organization, please contact us at [email protected].