Visa policy of Oman

Omani Visa on arrival with entry and exit stamps at Muscat Airport on a Singapore passport.

Visitors to Oman must obtain a visa prior to travel unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries, or if they’re citizens of a country allowing them to get a visa on arrival.

Citizens of member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council may travel to Oman without visa limits. Nationals of 71 other countries and territories can apply for visas online which are valid for a period of 30 days. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Oman

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to visit Oman:

Holders of diplomatic or official passports of Cyprus, Germany, Jordan, Portugal,[7] Russia, South Korea and Switzerland[8] do not require a visa for up to 90 days.

Visa-free agreement for holders of diplomatic and special passports was signed with Kazakhstan in June 2018 and is yet to enter into force.[9]

eVisa

Citizens of the following 71 countries and territories, may obtain a single or multiple entry eVisa valid for 30 days online. The majority of the nationalities can also receive visa on arrival in Oman:[10][11][12]

1 - Issued free of charge.
2 - Valid for 3 months.

On 21st March 2018 it became possible to apply online for an Oman eVisa in addition to being able to obtain an Oman visit visa at Oman's border posts.[13] It is planned that persons arriving to Oman without eVisa will be able to apply for one in a designated area of the arrivals terminal before the passport control.[14] There is concern this could discourage tourists from visiting Oman.[15]

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries or territories receive visa on arrival in Oman, on May 7th, 2018, unsponsored visa on arrival is given to China, Russian and Iran citizens. [16][17]

Conditional eVisa

Citizens of the following 25 countries, including their spouses and children of another nationality, can obtain an online eVisa, if they hold a valid Schengen Visa, a valid visa from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, or the United States, or a residence permit from one of these countries. One can apply for a single-entry visa (for 20 OMR), or 1-year-valid multiple-entry visa (for 50 OMR). The allowed duration of stay is 30 days (or 30 days per visit on the multiple-entry visa).[18]

Common visa

Dubai

Holders of a visa or entrance stamp of the Emirate of Dubai that is valid for at least 21 days are visa exempt. Eligible nationalities are:[19]

Qatar

Holders of a visa for Qatar that is valid for travel to Oman and valid for at least one month are visa exempt when arriving directly from Qatar. Eligible nationalities are:[20]

Admission refusal

Citizens of Israel are refused admission to Oman.[21]

Transit Without Visa

Visitors from any country who hold onward tickets may transit through Oman without a visa for up to 6 hours if proceeding by the same flight. This is not applicable to nationals of  Israel.

Passenger ships

Oman grants visas without cost or at a nominal charge to passengers and crew of visiting ships based on the ship provided manifest.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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  7. ↑ Under visa exemption agreement on 15 December 2012; from 24 October 2014
  8. ↑ Under visa exemption agreement on 6 August 2010; from 18 November 2010
  9. ↑ Oman, Kazakhstan sign pact on visa exemption
  10. ↑ Sultanate of Oman - Royal Oman Police - eVisa
  11. ↑ Royal Oman Police launches new eVisa service
  12. ↑ "Oman adds China, Iran, Russia to visa on arrival list". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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  14. ↑ Oman Defends New Tourist Visa System, Ahead Of Its Introduction On March 21
  15. ↑ Oman Travel Guide
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  18. ↑ Sultanate of Oman - Royal Oman Police - eVisa
  19. ↑ COMMON VISA FACILITY WITH THE EMIRATE OF DUBAI
  20. ↑ COMMON VISA FACILITY WITH THE STATE OF QATAR
  21. ↑
  22. ↑ http://www.rop.gov.om/old/english/dg_pr_visas_shipcrew.aspM
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