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How to work as a nurse in Qatar from India

A nurse from India gets a QCHP licence in 8 steps over about 6 months, with QAR 990 + US$244 in published fees, and one thing is different from India: emigration clearance through eMigrate.

Checked 23 Oct 2026 · QCHP ↗

What is different from India

If your passport is from India

Do I need emigration clearance?

Yes. Since 31 May 2015 Indian nurses need emigration clearance (eMigrate) for employment in the 18 ECR countries, whatever their passport endorsement.

Recruitment of nurses for overseas employment is restricted to state-run recruiting agencies (MEA names NORKA Roots and ODEPC in Kerala and the Overseas Manpower Corporation in Tamil Nadu; the current list of authorised agencies is to be verified).

ECR countries list: where Indian nurses need emigration clearance →

Your steps, in order

Department of Healthcare Professions, Ministry of Public Health · ~6 months · 8 steps
  1. 1
    Valid registration as a nurse in your country of training or last practice
    Source ↗
  2. 2
    Four-year BSc in nursing, or a three-year nursing diploma after twelve years of schooling; no online or distance programmes
    Source ↗
  3. 3
    Two years of clinical experience after registration
    Source ↗
  4. 4
    Primary source verification of your qualification, home registration and experience (DataFlow)
    ~5 weeks · ~QAR 990 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  5. 5
    Pass the DHP Prometric qualifying exam (150 questions, 3 hours, 50%), or hold an NCLEX-RN pass from the last five years (verified)
    ~QAR 890 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  6. 6
    Certificate of good standing, under six months old, sent directly by your home regulator to DHP at the licensing stage
    you pay · Source ↗
  7. 7
    Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)
    employer usually pays · Source ↗
  8. 8
    Emigration clearance through eMigrate, recruited only through a government agency (Indian nurses)
    you pay · Source ↗

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

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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