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Every Oman visa route, explained

Oman keeps short visits simple — more than 100 nationalities enter visa-free for up to 14 days, Group-1 nationals get unsponsored tourist eVisas (10-day, 30-day or 1-year multi-entry) on the Royal Oman Police portal, GCC residents have their own OMR 5 visa, and everyone else uses a visit visa arranged by a sponsor in Oman. Routes with verified guides link straight to them; the rest link to the official ROP eVisa pages.

The routes

Visit & tourism

Tourist Visit Visa (type 26) / 14-day free entry

Unsponsored tourist visit for nationals on the approved (Group-1) list: 10-day (26A, OMR 5), 30-day (26B, OMR 20) or 1-year multi-entry (36B, OMR 50, 30 days per visit) visas via the official eVisa portal. Visitors from more than 100 countries are exempt from entry visas for stays up to 14 days (second-list nationalities only with a valid US/UK/Canada/Australia/Japan/Schengen visa or residence, or as qualifying GCC residents).

  • Tourists whose nationality is on the ROP's approved lists
10 or 30 days per visit (extendable once by the same period); 14-day free entry cannot be extended

19 verified step-by-step guides →

GCC Resident Visa (type 29)

Visit to Oman for a person who is resident in a GCC country (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or the UAE) and is on the list of approved professions, or is accompanied by such a person — OMR 5, 28-day stay, applied for unsponsored on the eVisa portal.

  • GCC residents with at least 6 months of residency remaining, in an approved profession (or their companions)
28 days (4 weeks), extendable by 1 week

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Transit

Transit visas (types 23 / 27)

Airport Transit Visa for a short entry by an airline passenger transiting through Oman to a third country, and a Short Transit Visa allowing all nationals and their companions a short visit to transit through Oman on the way to another country.

  • Passengers crossing Oman en route to a third country

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Work & business

Business and work visit visas (types 5, 8, 11, 24, 25)

Sponsored routes for professionals and business people — Business Visit Visa, Express Visa, Multi-entry Visit Visa for certain occupations, and the Short Work Visa allowing residency in Oman for a short fixed period for a sponsored worker. All require a local sponsor.

  • Professionals and business visitors sponsored by an Oman-registered organisation

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Family & residence

Family Visit Visa (type 4)

Allows a visit to Oman for a relative or friend of an Omani national, or for a relative of a foreign resident in Oman — sponsored by that national or resident.

  • Relatives and friends of Omani nationals; relatives of foreign residents of Oman

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Verified step-by-step guides

Grounded on official sources — documents, fees, timeline, every fact dated and linked.

Tourist Visit Visa (unsponsored eVisa) (19)

🇨🇳 China → OmanTourist Visit Visa (unsponsored eVisa)
Chinese citizens can get an Oman tourist visa entirely online — China is on the Royal Oman Police's Group-1 list, so the unsponsored Tourist Visit Visa (30 days, OMR 20, with 10-day and 1-year multi-entry options) is applied for on the official eVisa portal, no sponsor needed. Staying 14 days or less? This nationality is also on the Foreign Ministry's 14-day visa-free list.
🇨🇳 China (in United States) → OmanTourist Visit Visa (unsponsored eVisa)
Chinese citizens living in the United States can get an Oman tourist visa entirely online — China is on the Royal Oman Police's Group-1 list, so the unsponsored Tourist Visit Visa (30 days, OMR 20, with 10-day and 1-year multi-entry options) is applied for on the official eVisa portal from the US, no sponsor needed. Staying 14 days or less? This nationality is also on the Foreign Ministry's 14-day visa-free list. The process is identical regardless of where you live.
🇪🇬 Egypt → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Egyptian citizens cannot get Oman's unsponsored tourist eVisa — the official eligibility wizard offers none for this passport — so a tourist visit normally runs on a sponsored visa: 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. One shortcut exists: with a valid US/UK/Canada/Australia/Japan/Schengen visa or residence, or qualifying GCC residency, this nationality can enter visa-free for up to 14 days.
🇪🇬 Egypt (in United States) → OmanVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Egyptian citizens who hold a valid US residence permit or a valid US entry visa may enter Oman visa-free for up to 14 days — no Oman visa needed. Egypt is on Oman's second-group exemption list, which grants 14-day visa-free entry to nationals who are residents of, or hold a valid entry visa for, the United States (or Canada, Australia, the UK, a Schengen country or Japan). The 14-day stay cannot be extended.
🇮🇳 India (in United Arab Emirates) → OmanGCC Resident Visa (type 29, unsponsored)
Indian citizens living in the United Arab Emirates can visit Oman on the GCC Resident Visa (29A): OMR 5, 28-day stay, no sponsor needed — the ROP eligibility wizard confirms this route for Indian residents of the United Arab Emirates. Conditions: your GCC residency must have at least 6 months remaining on entry and your profession must be on the approved list (family members can ride the companion variant 29B).
🇮🇳 India → OmanTourist Visit Visa 26M/26N (conditional eVisa)
Indian citizens can get an unsponsored Oman tourist eVisa — 30 days (26M, OMR 20) or 10 days (26N, OMR 5) — ONLY if they hold a valid Schengen visa, or a valid residency or multi-entry visa for the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Japan; the same condition also unlocks 14-day visa-free entry under the Foreign Ministry's second-group exemption. Without such a visa or residence, a sponsor in Oman must arrange a sponsored visit visa.
🇮🇳 India (in United States) → OmanTourist Visit Visa 26M/26N (conditional eVisa)
Indian citizens living in the United States can get an unsponsored Oman tourist eVisa — 30 days (26M, OMR 20) or 10 days (26N, OMR 5) — because holding a valid US residency (or a valid US/UK/Canada/Australia/Japan/Schengen visa) is exactly the qualifying condition; apply online from the US, the process is identical regardless of residence. The same condition also unlocks 14-day visa-free entry under the Foreign Ministry's second-group exemption.
🇮🇩 Indonesia → OmanTourist Visit Visa (unsponsored eVisa)
Indonesian citizens can get an Oman tourist visa entirely online — Indonesia is on the Royal Oman Police's Group-1 list, so the unsponsored Tourist Visit Visa (30 days, OMR 20, with 10-day and 1-year multi-entry options) is applied for on the official eVisa portal, no sponsor needed. Staying 14 days or less? This nationality is also on the Foreign Ministry's 14-day visa-free list.
🇮🇩 Indonesia (in United States) → OmanTourist Visit Visa (unsponsored eVisa)
Indonesian citizens living in the United States can get an Oman tourist visa entirely online — Indonesia is on the Royal Oman Police's Group-1 list, so the unsponsored Tourist Visit Visa (30 days, OMR 20, with 10-day and 1-year multi-entry options) is applied for on the official eVisa portal from the US, no sponsor needed. Staying 14 days or less? This nationality is also on the Foreign Ministry's 14-day visa-free list. The process is identical regardless of where you live.
🇳🇬 Nigeria → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Nigerian citizens cannot get Oman's unsponsored tourist eVisa — the official eligibility wizard offers none for this passport, and the nationality is not on the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption lists — so a visit runs on a sponsored visa: 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.
🇳🇬 Nigeria (in United States) → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
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.
🇵🇰 Pakistan → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Pakistani citizens cannot get Oman's unsponsored tourist eVisa — the official eligibility wizard offers none for this passport, and the nationality is not on the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption lists — so a visit runs on a sponsored visa: 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.
🇵🇰 Pakistan (in United States) → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Pakistani 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.
🇵🇭 Philippines → OmanVisit (14-day visa exemption)
Filipino citizens can visit Oman visa-free for up to 14 days — the Philippines is in the first group of the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption list (more than 100 countries and regions). The 14-day stay cannot be extended or converted; for a longer tourist stay a sponsor resident in Oman must arrange a sponsored visit visa.
🇵🇭 Philippines (in United States) → OmanVisit (14-day visa exemption)
Filipino citizens living in the United States can visit Oman visa-free for up to 14 days — the Philippines is in the first group of the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption list (more than 100 countries and regions), so no visa is obtained in advance and the entry rule is identical regardless of where you live. The 14-day stay cannot be extended or converted; for a longer tourist stay a sponsor resident in Oman must arrange a sponsored visit visa.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Sri Lankan citizens cannot get Oman's unsponsored tourist eVisa — the official eligibility wizard offers none for this passport, and the nationality is not on the Foreign Ministry's visa-exemption lists — so a visit runs on a sponsored visa: 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.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka (in United States) → OmanSponsored Tourist Visa (type 6)
Sri Lankan 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.
🇻🇳 Vietnam (in United States) → OmanTourist Visit Visa 26M/26N (conditional eVisa)
Vietnamese citizens living in the United States can get an unsponsored Oman tourist eVisa — 30 days (26M, OMR 20) or 10 days (26N, OMR 5) — because holding a valid US residency (or a valid US/UK/Canada/Australia/Japan/Schengen visa) is exactly the qualifying condition; apply online from the US, the process is identical regardless of residence. The same condition also unlocks 14-day visa-free entry under the Foreign Ministry's second-group exemption.
🇻🇳 Vietnam → OmanTourist Visit Visa 26M/26N (conditional eVisa)
Vietnamese citizens can get an unsponsored Oman tourist eVisa — 30 days (26M, OMR 20) or 10 days (26N, OMR 5) — ONLY if they hold a valid Schengen visa, or a valid residency or multi-entry visa for the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Japan; the same condition also unlocks 14-day visa-free entry under the Foreign Ministry's second-group exemption. Without such a visa or residence, a sponsor in Oman must arrange a sponsored visit visa.