Sponsored Tourist Visa (type 6): Nigerian citizen in United States → Oman
Nigerian citizens living in the United States still need a sponsored visa to visit Oman — US residence does not exempt this passport (the official eligibility wizard offers no unsponsored tourist visa, and the nationality is not on the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption lists). The process is lodged from inside Oman: an approved sponsor resident in Oman (typically a licensed tour operator, hotel or your host) applies for the sponsored Tourist Visa (30 days, OMR 20) in the eVisa system, so there is no US visa-centre step.
Oman visit visa arranged by an approved sponsor resident in Oman — the sponsor applies in the Royal Oman Police eVisa system; single entry, 30-day stay, OMR 20.
- Validity
- Single-entry visa must be used within 3 months of issue (Use by Period 3M)
- Entries
- Single entry
- Max stay per visit
- 30 days (1 month), extendable once by the same period
When to start
Start 7–21 days before your travel date.
The ROP eVisa portal's eligibility wizard, run for this nationality (not GCC-resident), offers no standalone unsponsored tourist visa — only family-linked variants (26E/26F/26G/26H: spouse or child of an eligible visa holder, travelling with them). The nationality is also absent from the Group-1 list and the Foreign Ministry's 14-day exemption groups, so an ordinary tourist visit requires a visa applied for by a sponsor in Oman.
The sponsored Tourist Visa requires an approved Oman sponsor — for tourism this is typically a licensed Omani tour operator or hotel; for visiting people you know, your host resident in Oman. The sponsor prepares a typed and stamped letter explaining the purpose of your visit.
Sponsor registration in the ROP eVisa system is only available to residents of the Sultanate of Oman — the sponsor logs in and submits the Tourist Visa application with your passport copy, photo and the sponsor letter. You must be outside Oman at the time of application.
The fee for the sponsored Tourist Visa is OMR 20, paid in the eVisa system with the application.
The visa is single entry, must be used within 3 months of issue, and gives a 1-month stay. On entry your passport must be valid at least 6 months. Final admission is decided at the border.
The 1-month stay can be extended by the same period: the first extension can be done by you; second and subsequent extensions require visiting a DGPCS (civil status) office. Overstaying is fined OMR 10 per day.
What you'll need
- Passport (copy) — valid 6+ months — A copy of the applicant's passport, submitted by the sponsor with the application; the passport must be valid for at least 6 months on entry to Oman. ✓ verified
- Digital photograph — A photograph of the applicant in digital form, submitted with the application. ✓ verified
- Sponsor's letter (typed and stamped) — A typed and stamped letter from the Oman sponsor explaining the purpose of the visit — a stated document of the sponsored Tourist Visa; the application requires valid supporting documents. ✓ verified
Where you'll apply
Living in the United States changes nothing here: there is no US embassy or visa-centre step for you. Your sponsor lodges the application from inside Oman in the official eVisa system regardless of where you reside — you must simply be outside the Sultanate of Oman at the time of application.
Fees
| Sponsored Tourist Visa 30D (type 6) | OMR 20 |
Gotchas to watch
- You cannot apply for this visa yourself from abroad — sponsor registration in the eVisa system is only available to residents of the Sultanate of Oman.
- The visa is single entry and must be used within 3 months of issue.
- You must be outside the Sultanate of Oman when the application is made, and must not hold another current Oman visa.
- Overstaying is fined OMR 10 for each day of overstay.
- A valid visa does not guarantee entry — admission is at the discretion of the Royal Oman Police officer at the port of entry.
