Spain to Qatar visa requirements

Spanish ordinary passport holders do NOT need a visa for tourist trips to Qatar. As an EU country (other than Ireland), Spain is in Qatar's top visa-waiver tier: a free entry waiver is granted on arrival for up to 90 days within any 180-day period, with multiple entries permitted. Qatar grants citizens of most EU/Schengen states, including Spain, a visa-free entry waiver issued free of charge at the port of entry (Hamad International Airport). For Spain the allowance is generous: up to 90 days of stay within any 180-day period, valid for multiple entries, with no advance application or fee. To use this channel a Spanish traveler needs an ordinary passport valid for at least six months from the date of arrival and proof of onward/return travel; Qatar's own tourism authority also references a confirmed hotel booking. Spain is NOT one of the EU countries (such as Ireland) limited to a shorter 30-day waiver. The Hayya platform's A3 entry permit (QAR 100) exists as an optional pre-arrival or extension route but is not required for ordinary tourism by Spanish citizens, who simply present their passport at immigration. Qatar is not in the Schengen area, so Schengen 90/180 and ETIAS rules do not apply to entering Qatar (they would apply in reverse, to a Qatari visiting Spain). Sources consulted are consistent that the verdict is visa-free for short tourist visits.