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How to work as a doctor in Qatar from the Philippines

A doctor from the Philippines gets a QCHP licence in 9 steps over about 6 months on the main route, with QAR 1,210 + US$244 in published fees, and one thing is different from the Philippines: the Department of Migrant Workers' Overseas Employment Certificate.

Checked 23 Oct 2026 · QCHP ↗

What is different from the Philippines

If your passport is from the Philippines

What do I need from the Department of Migrant Workers?

A DMW (formerly POEA) clearance and an Overseas Employment Certificate, valid 60 days from issue and used once.

Direct hiring is prohibited except by the diplomatic corps, international organisations and senior government officials, and by others the administration allows, including employers of professionals and skilled workers on verified contracts above POEA standards (no more than five first-time hires) and relatives who are permanent residents of the host country.

Your steps, in order

General Practitioner licence (DHP) · Department of Healthcare Professions, Ministry of Public Health · ~6 months · 9 steps
  1. 1
    Medical degree of at least six years (the internship counts when the programme is shorter) from a school in the World Directory of Medical Schools
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  2. 2
    Confirm your medical school is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (search.wdoms.org)
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  3. 3
    Valid medical registration or licence covering the years of experience you rely on
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  4. 4
    Five years of clinical experience (overseas applicants)
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  5. 5
    Primary source verification of your degree, specialty certificate, home registration and experience (DataFlow)
    ~5 weeks · ~QAR 1,210 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  6. 6
    Pass 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 ↗
  7. 7
    Certificate of good standing covering your required experience, verified by the PSV company, at the licensing stage
    you pay · Source ↗
  8. 8
    Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)
    employer usually pays · Source ↗
  9. 9
    Overseas 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 ↗

The published fees leave out the visa or work permit and certificates from home.

Other routes

The Department of Migrant Workers' Overseas Employment Certificate applies on each of them too.

Every step on every route →

What to do next

Tell us about your training, your registration and your experience, and we show which of QCHP's steps you have left, with each fee and how long it takes.

Sources

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