IATA Travel Pass is a mobile application that enables you to create a digital version of your passport on your mobile phone. You can then securely share your passport details with Hamad Medical so that they can verify your digital identity before sending back your electronic COVID-19 test result. The test result is then validated against the travel rules enabling you to show and share evidence to airlines that you are fit to fly.

The IATA Travel Pass App is an industry initiative enabling you to securely share your passport details and COVID-19 results with clinics, airlines, airports, and immigration authorities. It means that you can avoid having to hand over your physical documents such as your passport or COVID-19 test result saving time at airport check points.

Similarly, using an electronic version of your passport is safer than using a physical passport. If your phone is lost or stolen, no one can access your electronic passport or health details.

When you scan the QR code at the clinic this establishes a secured connection between the IATA Travel Pass app on your phone and the clinic. This connection is used for the clinic to validate your digital identity and send the test result directly to your phone when the lab completes the analysis. The application then validates the test result against the travel rules for your itinerary to let you know if your test meets the requirements. You can then show the OK to travel that you are ready to fly to Qatar Airways ground staff to speed up the airport verification process.

To use the IATA Travel Pass application, you need to have a biometric compatible phone. Once downloaded, you can create your digital identity and load your flights by:

1. Taking a selfie and a short video of your face

2. Scanning your passport

3. Select your travel date

4. Following the instructions given by the notifications presented on your phone

Open your passport on the photo page. Scan the two lines of characters at the bottom of the page as prompted by the app. If you cannot scan these lines you can also manually enter the details. Then place your open passport behind the phone so it can read the passport chip.

If the application does not manage to read the passport chip, then move the passport to a different place at the back of the phone. The chip is not in the same place for all passports, so you may need to move the phone/passport to be able to read the chip in your passport.

You need to have a biometric passport. If your passport does not contain an electronic chip, then you cannot use the application yet. If your passport has a chip, it will have a chip icon on the lower half of the front cover

You can load your flights by clicking on the "Your Flights" section of the app by selecting Qatar Airways and your day of travel.

When adding your flight, you can see the list of airline partners of IATA Travel Pass.

If you need further support, please contact us on +974 4023 0158 (09:00 – 17:00 (Sunday – Thursday) )

All participants of the trial have the unconditional right of withdrawal at any time and without giving any reason. Simply delete the application and your data will not be stored on your application.

Travelers always remain in control of their data with their privacy protected. The IATA Travel Pass does not store any data centrally. It simply links entities that need verification (airlines and governments) with the test data when travelers permit. No verification will go to an airline or a government without the authorization of the traveler.