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Royal Oman Police, Visa Information and electronic application forms:
http://www.rop.gov.om/visa/english/onlineservices_visaapplication_main.aspx

1. ENTRY VISA FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN AGCC STATES

To be issued by all passageways and Embassies of Sultanate of Oman for the expatriate residents in the GCC who are interested to visit the country for tourism purposes and who belong to the group of approved professions without a sponsor. It is also issued to their relatives accompanying them as follows:

  • Validity of use: four weeks extendable for one additional week.
  • Fees: R.O. 3.
  • The visa is granted free for dependants below 18 years.
  • Delay fines R.O. 10 for every additional day.

Conditions:

  • Submission of application form at entry passageway after filling the application with the required information.
  • The person should have valid residence in any GCC country.
  • From the professions approved to enter without sponsor.
  • Valid passport for a period not less than six months.
  • Families of the residents, their drivers, house maids and companions can benefit from these facilities provided that they should present their labor cards and that their passports are valid for a period not less than three months.
  • All nationalities that are resident in GCC countries can benefit from these facilities.
  • The expatriate should be arriving directly from a GCC country to benefit from this visa.
2. EXPRESS VISA

It is granted as per request of a local sponsor and on his responsibility for businessmen, high-professionals, participants in festivals and conventions, it is also granted by the Sultanate’s representations abroad and through all the legal channels exclusively for businessmen by coordinating with the Directorate General of Passport & Residence whereas the visa shall be as follows:

  • Validity for use: Within six months from the date of issuance.
  • Validity for stay in the country: Not exceeding three weeks from the date of entry and non-extendable.
  • Number of entries: One.
  • Fees: (7) Seven Omani Riyals.
  • Fine in case of visa expiration: (10) Omani Riyals per day.

Required Documents:
Applications to be submitted via the electronic application form available through the ROP website. It should be endorsed and stamped by the sponsor, and typed in Arabic for Arab nationalities and English for Non-Arab nationalities, enclosing the following documents:

  • Two photographs size (4X6) cm.
  • Copy of the foreigner’s passport, provided it is valid for a period not less than six months.
  • Copy of the specimen signature of the authorized signatories issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  • Copy of valid certificate of membership of Oman’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, accompanied by a copy of the valid commercial registration.
  • A typed and stamped letter from the sponsor explaining the purpose of the arrival of the applicant to the Sultanate.
  • The approval of the concerned authorities regarding certain professions such as medical, media and religious.

Note: In case the application is presented through the Sultanate’s diplomatic representations abroad, a copy of the foreigner’s passport valid for a period not inferior than six months must be enclosed + a covering letter from the applicant.


3. Visa on Arrival:

This type of visa is granted at all entry points to the Sultanate or at any of the Sultanate’s Diplomatic missions abroad. Nationalities eligible for Visa on arrival are listed in the table below:


 

European Countries

Portugal

Spain

France

Switzerland

Italy

Moldova

Hungary

Austria

Germany

Norway

Netherlands

Britain

Ireland

Iceland

Latvia

Denmark

Sweden

Finland

Estonia

Slovakia

Czech Rep.

Monaco

Luxembourg

San Marino

Liechtenstein

Vatican

Andorra

Macedon

Cyprus

Malta

Croatia

Greece

Belgium

Poland

Rumania

Slovenia

Lithuania

Bulgaria

Turkey

Bosnia & Herzegovina

 

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South American Countries

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Venezuela

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

French Guiana

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Other Countries

Australia

Brunei Dar al-Salam

Canada

Lebanon

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

New Zealand

Seychelles

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

United States

Tunis

 

 
   
  • The visa is valid for 14 days from the date of entry.
  • Fees: RO 7

4. Tourist Visa (Not listed in Table 1) 

Granted by the competent authority to the foreigner who wishes to visit the Sultanate for tourism, in order to authorize the holder to enter and stay in the country for a period of one month, as follows:

  • Validity of use: within six months from the date of issue.
  • Validity for staying in the country: A period not exceeding thirty days from the date of entry.
  • Number of trips: one trip only.
  • Fees: (6) six Omani Riyals.
  • Fine: Upon expiration of the visa (10) ten Riyals for each day of delay.

Issuing this type of visa is done by the Department of Passports and Residence, or one of its branches in regional areas at the request of a local sponsor, (one of the tourist companies or offices or hotels licensed for the same) and in the following manner:

  • Submission of electronic visa application form local sponsor, under the responsibility of (one of the tourist companies or offices or hotels licensed for tourism).
  • Enclose a letter from the sponsor a foreigner sponsorship application guarantor or approved by the sponsor or the authorized signature and sealed with the seal of the institution.
  • Enclose copy of valid commercial registration and chamber of commerce certificate and a copy of signature authorization.
  • Enclose copy of the foreigner passport and should be valid not less than six months.
  • Two photographs (4 x 6) cm.


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