Doha Guides Team regularly reviews this article to ensure the content is up-to-date and accurate. The last editorial review and update were on 02 February 2024.
Governments all over the world use national identity numbers to track their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, and health care.
Similarly, every Qatar resident, irrespective of being a citizen or an expatriate, is assigned a unique Qatar ID number by the Qatar government.
This article will discuss everything you need to know about your Qatar ID number including some interesting facts.
Table Of Contents
- What Is Qatar ID Number?
- How To Get Qatar ID Number
- How To Know Qatar ID Number
- Qatar ID Number Meaning And Format
- Qatar ID Number Country Codes
- FAQ on Qatar ID Number
What Is Qatar ID Number?
Qatar ID number or QID number is an 11-digit identification number issued by the State of Qatar to its citizens and residents for the purpose of residency, employment, health care, and other governmentally-related functions.
The QID number will be shown on all government documents like Driving License, Car Registration (Istimara), Health Card etc. A resident’s QID number is used to authenticate and establish his/her identity using electronic means or through offline verification.
How To Get Qatar ID Number
The Qatar ID number will be assigned to a person on the following occasions:
For those born in the country | At the time of birth (first QID) |
For those born outside the country | At the time of issuing the first Residence Permit card (QID) |
Expatriate residents will keep their Qatar ID number if they cancel their existing visa and return on another visa.
As a resident’s Qatar Driving License is linked to his QID number, he can continue to use his old license when he comes back to Qatar. If he has stayed out of the country for long and the license has expired, he can simply renew the driving license by paying QR 250.
How To Know Qatar ID Number
A new resident can know his Qatar ID number when his QID card is issued. The QID number would be given on the front side of his QID card.
Qatar ID Number Meaning And Format
Did you know that your Qatar ID number is not randomly generated but includes important information such as your birth year and nationality? A QID number is split into 4 parts and here is what each part means:
Part 1: The first digit shows the century of your birth. Residents born between 1900 and 1999 will have the first digit as 2; Residents born after 2000 will have the first digit as 3.
Part 2: The following two digits are your year of birth (YOB). For someone born in 1985, these two digits would be 85.
Part 3: The next three digits show your nationality by ISO 3166 County Code. Each country has a different ISO code. For instance, it is 250 for France.
Part 4: The last five digits show the sequence number for a combination of YOB and ISO Country Code. This will be unique for each person and is generated in the order of your residency.
![What Your Qatar ID Number Means: All About Your QID (2024) (1) What Your Qatar ID Number Means: All About Your QID (2024) (1)](https://i0.wp.com/www.dohaguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/What-Your-Qatar-ID-Means.png)
In the above example, a person having his QID number as 28425001234 means he was born in 1985, is a French citizen (ISO code 250) and is the 1234th Qatar resident of the same nationality and year of birth.
Qatar ID Number Country Codes
Since we are discussing the country codes on your Qatar ID number, let’s try to find out the ISO code of your country and match it with your QID number:Country Name Code Afghanistan 004 Albania 008 Algeria 012 American Samoa 016 Andorra 020 Angola 024 Anguila 660 Antigua and Barbuda 028 Argentina 032 Armenia 051 Aruba 533 Australia 036 Austria 040 Azerbaijan 031 Bahamas, The 044 Bahrain 048 Bangladesh 050 Barbados 052 Belarus 112 Belgium 056 Belgium-Luxembourg 058 Belize 084 Benin 204 Bermuda 060 Bhutan 064 Bolivia 068 Bosnia and Herzegovina 070 Botswana 072 Br. Antr. Terr 080 Brazil 076 British Indian Ocean Ter. 086 British Virgin Islands 092 Brunei 096 Bulgaria 100 Burkina Faso 854 Burundi 108 Cambodia 116 Cameroon 120 Canada 124 Cape Verde 132 Cayman Islands 136 Central African Republic 140 Chad 148 Chile 152 China 156 Christmas Island 162 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 166 Colombia 170 Comoros 174 Congo, Dem. Rep. 180 Congo, Rep. 178 Cook Islands 184 Costa Rica 188 Cote d’Ivoire 384 Croatia 191 Cuba 192 Cyprus 196 Czech Republic 203 Czechoslovakia 200 Denmark 208 Djibouti 262 Dominica 212 Dominican Republic 214 East Timor 626 Ecuador 218 Egypt, Arab Rep. 818 El Salvador 222 Equatorial Guinea 226 Eritrea 232 Estonia 233 Ethiopia (excludes Eritrea) 231 Ethiopia (includes Eritrea) 230 European Union 918 Faeroe Islands 234 Falkland Island 238 Fiji 242 Finland 246 Fm Panama Cz 592 Fm Rhod Nyas 717 Fm Tanganyik 835 Fm Vietnam Dr 868 Fm Vietnam Rp 866 Fm Zanz-Pemb 836 Fr. So. Ant. Tr 260 France 250 Free Zones 838 French Guiana 254 French Polynesia 258 Gabon 266 Gambia, The 270 Gaza Strip 274 Georgia 268 German Democratic Republic 278 Germany 276 Ghana 288 Gibraltar 292 Greece 300 Greenland 304 Grenada 308 Guadeloupe 312 Guam 316 Guatemala 320 Guinea 324 Guinea-Bissau 624 Guyana 328 Haiti 332 Holy See 336 Honduras 340 Hong Kong, China 344 Hungary 348 Iceland 352 India 356 Indonesia 360 Iran, Islamic Rep. 364 Iraq 368 Ireland 372 Israel 376 Italy 380 Jamaica 388 Japan 392 Jhonston Island 396 Jordan 400 Kazakhstan 398 Kenya 404 Kiribati 296 Korea, Dem. Rep. 408 Korea, Rep. 410 Kuwait 414 Kyrgyz Republic 417 Lao PDR 418 Latvia 428 Lebanon 422 Lesotho 426 Liberia 430 Libya 434 Liechtenstein 438 Lithuania 440 Luxembourg 442 Macao 446 Macedonia, FYR 807 Madagascar 450 Malawi 454 Malaysia 458 Maldives 462 Mali 466 Malta 470 Marshall Islands 584 Martinique 474 Mauritania 478 Mauritius 480 Mexico 484 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 583 Midway Islands 488 Moldova 498 Monaco 492 Mongolia 496 Montserrat 500 Morocco 504 Mozambique 508 Myanmar 104 Namibia 516 Nauru 520 Nepal 524 Netherlands 528 Netherlands Antilles 530 Neutral Zone 536 New Caledonia 540 New Zealand 554 Nicaragua 558 Niger 562 Nigeria 566 Niue 570 Norfolk Island 574 Northern Mariana Islands 580 Norway 578 Oman 512 Pacific Islands 582 Pakistan 586 Palau 585 Panama 591 Papua New Guinea 598 Paraguay 600 Pen Malaysia 459 Peru 604 Philippines 608 Pitcairn 612 Poland 616 Portugal 620 Puerto Rico 630 Qatar 634 Reunion 638 Romania 642 Russian Federation 643 Rwanda 646 Ryukyu Is 647 Sabah 461 Saint Helena 654 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla-Aru 658 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 666 Samoa 882 San Marino 674 Sao Tome and Principe 678 Sarawak 457 Saudi Arabia 682 Senegal 686 Seychelles 690 Sierra Leone 694 Singapore 702 Slovak Republic 703 Slovenia 705 Solomon Islands 090 Somalia 706 South Africa 710 Soviet Union 810 Spain 724 Special Categories 839 Sri Lanka 144 St. Kitts and Nevis 659 St. Lucia 662 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 670 Sudan 736 Suriname 740 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Is 744 Swaziland 748 Sweden 752 Switzerland 756 Syrian Arab Republic 760 Taiwan 158 Tajikistan 762 Tanzania 834 Thailand 764 Togo 768 Tokelau 772 Tonga 776 Trinidad and Tobago 780 Tunisia 788 Turkey 792 Turkmenistan 795 Turks and Caicos Isl. 796 Tuvalu 798 Uganda 800 Ukraine 804 United Arab Emirates 784 United Kingdom 826 United States 840 Unspecified 898 Uruguay 858 Us Msc.Pac.I 849 Uzbekistan 860 Vanuatu 548 Venezuela 862 Vietnam 704 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 850 Wake Island 872 Wallis and Futura Isl. 876 Western Sahara 732 World 000 Yemen Democratic 720 Yemen, Rep. 887 Yugoslavia 891 Yugoslavia, FR (Serbia/Montene 890 Zambia 894 Zimbabwe 716
Now that you know how to decode a QID number and even find someone’s age, share this with your friends and family.
FAQ on Qatar ID Number
How can I know the year of birth from the QID number?
The second and third digits of a QID number represent the last two digits of the person’s birth year.
Will my Qatar ID number change if I return on a new visa?
The Qatar ID number issued once will remain the same for an expatriate resident even if he cancels his residence permit and comes back on a new residence permit.
Related Articles:
- How To Check Qatar ID Status
- How To Renew Your Qatar ID
- How To Change Passport Number in Qatar ID
- What To Do If Your Qatar ID Is Lost
- Tawtheeq Qatar National Authentication System
Copyright © DohaGuides.com – Unauthorized reproduction of this article in any language is prohibited.
Country Codes Reference: World Bank
Share This With Someone Who Needs It