Permanent Committee for the Management of Abu Samra Border Port

The Abu Samra Border Management provides various services for the public, including security services and the services of other authorities at the port, in order to facilitate passenger service and the movement of goods through the port back and forth. The services include: 
 
Public security services:
 
The following security services are available at Abu Samra port:
 
1. Passport services:

The Abu Samra Passport Section provides many services to travelers through the port, including:

• Issuing on-arrival visas for residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
• Issuing on-arrival visas for truck drivers for multiple trips.
• Issuing on-arrival visas for drivers of citizens of Saudi Arabia [Eastern Province].
• Issuing return visas [exceeding six months] for residents on the personal sponsorship of citizens.
• Issuance of return visas [exceeding six months] for residents on the sponsorship of companies.
• Issuing return visas [exceeding six months] for residents on the personal sponsorship of residents.
• Issuing joint tourist visas [Sultanate of Oman and the State of Qatar.

 
 
2. Traffic Department services:

The Traffic Department at Abu Samra Port provides traffic services to the public, including:

• Traffic investigations into accidents.
• Weighting of trucks coming into the country.
• Issuing permits for cars coming to the country with export plates.
• Vehicle licensing and registration.
• Payment of traffic fines.
• Renewing driving licenses and vehicle licenses.

 
This is in addition to the services of the following security departments:

• General Directorate of Drug Enforcement
• Criminal Evidence and Information Department – Police Canine Section
• Southern Security Department - Mukainis Police Investigation Office
• General Directorate of Civil Defense - Abu Samra Civil Defence Center.

 
 
Other services:
 
There are many authorities at the Abu Samra Border Management, related to food safety and the movement of goods and travelers entering the Abu Samra port, including:
 
Departments of the Ministry of Municipality:
 
Many departments of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture operate at the Abu Samra port, including:
 

• Agricultural Quarantine provides a service of checking and issuing permits for all agricultural consignments coming and going to and from the country, such as vegetables, fruits, trees, etc.
• The veterinary quarantine provides services for examining and issuing a permit to import live animals such as sheep, goats, cows, and camels, examining and issuing a permit for animal products and fodder imported into the country, and examining and issuing a permit for veterinary medicines imported into the country.
• The Fisheries Department provides services for issuing fish export permit after verifying and matching the incoming cargo with the types of fish allowed to be exported.

 
 
The Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves:

The offices of the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves at the Abu Samra port issue the following permits:

• The Wildlife Office issues entry permits for all types of birds into the country.
• The Office of Chemicals issues a permit to enter chemicals into the country.

Qatar General Authority for Standardization and Metrology:

The Office of Standards and Metrology issues permits related to technical aspects, such as the entry of materials that conform to specifications and standards.
 
  
Supreme Council of Communication and Information Technology:

The ictQATAR office issues permissions for the release and approval of communications equipment and electronics imported by companies that have obtained the license and the necessary licenses and approvals.
 
 
The National Health Authority and its services include:

• Examination and issuance of an entry permit for all foodstuffs imported into the country.
• Providing medical services through the emergency clinic, which includes doctors, nurses, and paramedics, and providing its treatment services to travelers. In emergency cases, they are transferred to Doha by ambulance.

 
General Authority of Customs and Ports (Land Customs Department)

The Land Customs Department (Abu Samra Port) provides services related to all customs procedures for goods and movables.
 
 

Additional services:
 
Abu Samra port has other services for the convenience of the public, such as:

• Banking services
• Insurance services
• Visitors' restrooms
• Supermarkets
• Prayer Rooms.
• Public utility