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I am looking to book a round trip flight from the San Francisco to Nairobi. I have a connecting fight for both the outbound and return trips. All segments of this trip are on the same airline. Do I have to go thru customs for this leg of the flight? I know I will have to go thru customs upon landing in San Francisco but not sure about Doha.

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    Hi Felecia, welcome to travel stack exchange! What airline specifically are you flying, and at what airports are your connections?
    – mlc
    Commented May 31, 2023 at 3:21
  • Typically you will pass through both customs and immigration (two separate things which may sometimes be combined into a single official) when you arrive in a different country. There are some exceptions where you might go through "pre-clearance" for the arriving country as you depart the previous one, but in general it happens when you arrive in the new country.
    – brhans
    Commented May 31, 2023 at 3:26
  • @brhans On arrival, yes, but usually not when connecting, and the OP is asking about connecting via Qatar (Doha).
    – lambshaanxy
    Commented May 31, 2023 at 3:48

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If this is a single ticket issued by Qatar airlines you do NOT need to go through immigration or customs in Doha. You do NOT need a Visa or access credentials for Qatar.

You DO have to go through security again.

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    Note for future readers: while this is true in Doha and many other airports when you are connecting between flights on the same ticket, this is not universally true in other places.
    – jcaron
    Commented May 31, 2023 at 8:00
  • @jcaron: I don't think ANYTHING is universally true for international travel :-)
    – Hilmar
    Commented Jun 1, 2023 at 4:20

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