• The card is valid for one year for expats and has to be renewed on a yearly basis.
• Citizens and residents of Qatar may apply for a renewal of their health card to access the services provided by any of the public healthcare facilities or hospitals in the country.
• Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) enables individuals, both citizens and residents, to renew their health cards and those of their family members.
  
  

Apply In-Person.

1. Renewing your health card is a simple process and can be done immediately at all Hamad Medical Corporation health centers and hospitals.
2. The applicant should visit the nearest Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) nearest to where you live. Locations of PHCC can be obtained from the following link.
3. Once there ask the Patient and Visitor Service Center staff to direct you to the right location in the PHCC to make the renewal application.
4. There you need to fill out the appropriate forms and submit it with all the required documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” Section of this page. These include:-

   • Copy of expired health card
   • Passport or ID copy
   • Passport size photographs (two)
   • Residency permit (RP)
   • Qatar ID (issued when you get your RP)

5. The health card renewal application along with your documents can be submitted to the PHCC offices only from 7.30am until 2pm on weekdays.
6. The PHCC officials will go through your renewal application and ask you to make the appropriate payment.
7. Make the appropriate renewal application payment via debit/credit card. No other form of payment is accepted. If you don’t have your own, you can bring a friend or relative along and use theirs.
8. PHCC can give the renewed card the same day or will ask you to come any other day to collect the renewed health card.

Apply Online

1. You must first register with the website before you can avail of this service. To register follow link: Qatar e –Government portal
2. Load the online application page through the following link
3. Click on the Apply online tab to access and fill out the online form.
4. Make sure you enter all the required information. Enter your Qatari ID number, then select “Renew (Update Expiry Date)” in the “Card Information” page, then click on “Next”.
5. Select the number of years you wish to renew your card under the “Number of Required Years” option and choose your preferred delivery option , then enter telephone number in the “Application Form” page.
6. Choose your preferred delivery option. You may collect the card from Rumailah Hospital for free, or pay a fee to collect it from a post office, or have the card delivered.

   • Enter your email if you selected “Yes” to receive the receipt voucher by email.
   • Enter cell phone number if you select “Yes” to receive SMS notification when the card is ready.

7. Review the application for renewal information to ascertain that the information to ensure that everything is okay.
8. If everything is okay you can move on to pay the required fees. This is done by Clicking on the “Next” tab to move to the “Payment Details” page, then click on “Pay” to make the payment.
9. Pay appropriate fees using a debit or credit card and submit your application.
   

Note:

• If the renewal application is done online or at the post office, the card will be delivered within two to three weeks of submitting the application.

1. Copy of expired health card
2. Passport or ID copy
3. Passport size photographs (two)
4. Residency permit (RP)
5. Qatar ID (issued when you get your RP)

Hamad Medical Corporation - Head Office
Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
P O Box 3050
Doha, Qatar
Tel: 16060
Tel:(+974) 4439 5777
Email: contactus@hamad.qa , esmaak@hamad.qa
Website : Link

Primary Health Care Corporation- Head Office
Al Mina Street (Second Ring)
Area Authority
Opposite Doubletree Hilton Hotel
P.O. Box: 26555
Qatar
Tel: 107 (with in Qatar)
External appointment call: +974 4406 9917
Email: info@phcc.gov.qa
Website:Link

• Qatari citizens, GCC residents, non-GCC residents, visitors and domestic workers of Qataris who have valid health cards in Qatar.

• Renewal Fee summary

1. Qatari Adults: QR50
2. Qatari Children: QR50
3. GCC National Adult Residents:  : QR50
4. GCC National Child Residents:  : QR50
5. Adult Residents: QR100.
6. Children Residents: QR100.
7. Domestic Staff:  : QR50

Note:

• Collecting the card from Rumailah Hospital is free.
• Collecting it from a post office costs an additional QR10, while personal delivery costs QR15.
• Notification by SMS is free.

• The card is valid for a period of one year.

• The renewal application forms are provided at the Primary Health Care Centre when you visit them
• Application can also be done online.

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• 24 hours if the application is done in Primary Health Care Centre
• If the renewal application is done online or at the post office, the card will be delivered within two to three weeks of submitting the application.

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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

1. Name of applicant
2. Number of PHCC file
3. Date of birth
4. ID number
5. Nationality
6. Residency status
7. Residence address

• Healthcare is provided for free for all citizens and residents of the country via Hamad Medical Corporation to individuals who have the health card. Therefore one needs to have a valid card at all times to be able to access these services.
• In the absence of a good health insurance plan, you will need to turn to Hamad General Hospital and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCC) for all your medical needs.
• From consultations and blood tests to surgeries and medication, including for mental health, everything is free of charge or heavily subsidised in Hamad and PHCC. The Hamad health card will have your ID number, nationality, photo and date of issue.
• In order to access these services from Hamad Medical Corporation, you’ll need a health card

• Qatar has a heavily subsidized healthcare system. Expatriates, citizens and even visitors can take advantage of this system, which includes a network of primary care centers and clinics offering medical, dental and optometry services for the entire family.
• Qatar's private healthcare services on the other hand are more expensive than those run by the state and not all companies offer their employees’ health insurance. Additionally, private healthcare does not offer a full range of services, whereas the public hospitals—Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)—do.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• how to get a health card in Qatar

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