What a doctor trained abroad needs to register in Qatar
Read from the regulator's own documents. Each step shows what it costs, who usually pays, and the date we last checked it. Enter your details and we tell you which of these you already meet.
General Practitioner licence (DHP)
A job offer comes first, because the employer's representative submits your evaluation. DHP wants a six-year medical degree, five years of clinical experience, verified documents, and the GP qualifying exam unless an accepted exam such as PLAB 1 or USMLE Step 2 exempts you.
- 1Medical degree of at least six years (the internship counts when the programme is shorter) from a school in the World Directory of Medical Schools
- 2Confirm your medical school is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (search.wdoms.org)
- 3Valid medical registration or licence covering the years of experience you rely on
- 4Five years of clinical experience (overseas applicants)
- 5Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)employer usually pays · Source ↗
- 6Pass the DHP General Practitioner qualifying exam (Prometric, 150 questions, 3 hours, 60%; five trials), or hold a verified pass in PLAB 1, USMLE Step 2, MCCQE 1, the AMC MCQ, PRES Part 2, IFOM CSE or the MRCGP AKT~QAR 890 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 7Certificate of good standing covering your required experience, verified by the PSV company, at the licensing stageyou pay · Source ↗
- 8Primary source verification of your degree, specialty certificate, home registration and experience (DataFlow)~5 weeks · ~QAR 1,210 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 9Overseas Employment Certificate from the Department of Migrant Workers, through a DMW-licensed recruitment agency or an employer the DMW allows to hire directly (Filipino workers)who pays varies · Source ↗
Specialty scope licence (DHP)
A job offer comes first. DHP wants a medical degree, a specialty qualification from its approved list (Category 1, 2 or 3), five years' experience in total plus the years the category requires after the postgraduate degree, verified documents, and the DHP specialty exam for Category 3.
- 1Medical degree from a school in the World Directory of Medical Schools
- 2Confirm your medical school is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (search.wdoms.org)
- 3Valid medical registration or licence covering the years of experience you rely on
- 4Specialty qualification from DHP's approved list (Category 1 or 2), or a structured postgraduate programme of at least three years with an exit exam (Category 3)
- 5Five years of clinical experience in total, including the years required after the postgraduate degree (one for Category 1, two for Category 2, three in a government or training hospital for Category 3)
- 6Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)employer usually pays · Source ↗
- 7Pass the DHP specialty qualifying exam (Prometric, 150 questions, 3 hours, 65%; three trials) if your qualification is Category 3~QAR 890 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 8Certificate of good standing covering your required experience, verified by the PSV company, at the licensing stageyou pay · Source ↗
- 9Primary source verification of your degree, specialty certificate, home registration and experience (DataFlow)~5 weeks · ~QAR 1,210 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 10Overseas Employment Certificate from the Department of Migrant Workers, through a DMW-licensed recruitment agency or an employer the DMW allows to hire directly (Filipino workers)who pays varies · Source ↗
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