The Ministry

Functions

• Cooperate and coordinate with the Emiri protocols office at the Emiri Diwan, for organizing and implementing reception and farewell ceremonies, and other official arrangements related to Heads of State, Crown Prince, Princesses, Vice-Presidents, Heads of Government and Arab and foreign dignitaries.
• Arrange the reception of heads of Arab and foreign representative missions when they first come to the state of Qatar to submit their credentials, and to receive and preserve their credentials.
• Sponsoring the diplomatic and consular staff accredited to the State and representatives of regional and international organizations accredited to the State.
• Issuance of personal identification cards for foreign diplomatic and consular officers, representatives of regional and international organizations accredited in the State, and cooperation and coordination with the competent authorities on the issue of personal identification cards for non-diplomatic foreign workers in representative missions in the State of Qatar.
• Preparation and updating of the diplomatic list of Qatari missions abroad, Arab and foreign missions in the country, and the diplomatic and other personnel of those missions.
• Prepare arrangements for the organization of official celebrations and receptions.
• Cooperation and coordination with the competent authorities in arranging and scheduling the meetings of the foreign diplomatic and consular officials accredited to the State with the official officials of the State and coordinating the programs of official visits of foreign delegations.
• Keep flags of Arab and foreign countries and national anthems, and provide Qatari diplomatic missions abroad with the flags of Qatar and national anthem.
• To identify and regulate diplomatic immunities, exemptions and privileges and to address matters relating to their application, taking into account relevant international conventions and the principle of reciprocity.
• Collect and update key data on official events in other countries for official and international courtesy.
• Issuing and renewing Qatari diplomatic, private and mission passports, and approving the entry and transit visas issued by Qatari representative missions abroad on foreign passports in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.
• Supervise the use of the Department transportations.