The Abu Samra border is Qatar's land border that is located on Salwa Road. It serves as a direct entry point to Saudi Arabia by road.

In light of the increased usage of the Abu Samra border and travellers by car, the Ministry of Interior introduced a service of vehicle pre-registration that can be done online to smoothen procedures at the border.

The service allows citizens and residents of Qatar to pre-register their vehicle via the Metrash2 Application and complete documentation before their travel, allowing them to take advantage of a dedicated lane at the border for a quicker and more convenient crossing.

Visitors to Qatar travelling via the Abu Samra border can use the Hayya Portal to pre-register their vehicle.

Note: The online vehicle pre-registration is optional and not mandatory. Vehicle registration can be done at the border as well.

The ILoveQatar.net (ILQ) team brings you a guide to the steps that must be followed to complete the vehicle pre-registration.

How to pre-register vehicle on Metrash2 Application

1) Sign-in to the Metrash2 App - iOS | Android

2) Enter the 'Travel Services' section

3) Choose the 'Pre-Registration for Abu Samra Border Crossing'

4) Enter vehicle, driver & passenger data

5) Confirm the vehicle pre-registration request

6) Receive the confirmation SMS

7) Upon arrival at the Abu Samra border, go to the 'pre-registration' lane

How to pre-register a vehicle through Hayya Portal (visitors only)

1) Select 'Abu Samra border pre-registration' on the Hayya Portal homepage

2) Register Vehicle

Details required to register a vehicle:

• Car name
• Car owner's name
• Car owner's mobile number
• Vehicle country of registration
• Vehicle country code in Arabic & English
• Car plate number
• Vehicle type
• Car plate colour

3) Add 'Trip Details'

• If one way - date of arrival.
• If round trip - trip start date and end date

Once vehicle and trip details are added, the request will be pending until the details have been verified. Verification confirmation will be received by email or will indicate on Hayya Portal.

4) Upon vehicle and trip details being verified, traveller information can be added - passport and personal details of each person who will be joining the journey.

5) Once all details are submitted and approved, an email will be sent to the registered email address with a vehicle entry permit which consists of a QR code which will grant easy access at the Abu Samra border.

Source: Ministry of Interior/Hayya.qa

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Fareeha Imtiaz

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