Visa requirements for Omani citizens

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Visa requirements for Omani citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Oman.

As of 2026, Omani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 84 countries and territories, ranking the Omani passport 54th in the world according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required^[2]^[3]		Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan.^[4]
Albania	eVisa^[5]^[6]		Citizens from Saudi Arabia, can enter without a visa, only for tourism purpose for the period 15 April 2026 until 31 December 2026, with the document passport.^[7]
Algeria	Visa required^[8]
Andorra	Visa required^[9]
Angola	Visa required^[10]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa^[11]^[12]
Argentina	AVE^[13]		The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Omani citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.^[14]
Armenia	Visa not required^[15]^[16]	180 days	Only at Yerevan, Gyumri Airport, Ayrum railway station, Bagratashen, Bavra, Gogavan and Megri land borders. Visa exempt from 1 July 2025.^[17]
Australia	Visa required^[18]^[19]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required.^[20]
Austria	Visa required^[21]
Azerbaijan	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[22]^[23]	30 days	30 days when arriving by air.
Bahamas	Visa not required^[24]	3 months
Bahrain	Visa not required^[25]	Freedom of movement.
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival^[26]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required^[27]	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required^[28]	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium	Visa required^[29]
Belize	Visa required^[30]
Benin	eVisa^[31]^[32]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa^[33]^[34]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival^[35]	30 days^[36]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required^[37]	30 days	Visa exemption from 1 June to 30 September each calendar year.^[38]
Botswana	Visa not required^[39]	90 days
Brazil	Visa required^[40]
Brunei	Visa not required^[41]	30 days
Bulgaria	Visa required^[42]
Burkina Faso	eVisa^[43]^[44]
Burundi	Online Visa / Visa on arrival^[45]^[46]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[47]^[48]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa^[49]^[50]
Canada	Visa required^[51]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival^[52]
Central African Republic	Visa required^[53]
Chad	eVisa^[54]^[55]
Chile	Visa required^[56]
China	Visa not required^[57]	30 days	Visa free From June 9, 2025, to December 31, 2026.^[58] 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except Ürümqi), allows domestic travel through different airports.^{[Note 1]} Mutual visa exemption agreement was signed with China^[60]^[61] Visa free for Hong Kong up to 30 days. Visa on arrival for Macau.
Colombia	Visa not required^[62]^[63]	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival^[64]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required^[65]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa^[66]^[67]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required^[68]		Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, or the United States may enter Cost Rica without a visa for maximum stay of 30 days.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa^[69]^[70]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required^[71]
Cuba	eVisa^[72]^[73]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required^[74]
Czech Republic	Visa required^[75]
Denmark	Visa required^[76]
Djibouti	eVisa^[77]^[78]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required^[79]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required^[80]
Ecuador	Visa not required^[81]	90 days
Egypt	Visa not required^[82]	6 months
El Salvador	Visa required^[83]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa^[84]^[85]
Eritrea	Visa required^[86]
Estonia	Visa required^[87]
Eswatini	Visa required^[88]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[89]^[90]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.^[91] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.^[92]
Fiji	eVisa^[93]^[94]
Finland	Visa required^[95]
France	Visa required^[96]
Gabon	eVisa^[97]^[98]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required^[99]
Georgia	Visa not required^[100]	1 year
Germany	Visa required^[101]
Ghana	Visa required^[102]
Greece	Visa required^[103]
Grenada	Visa required^[104]
Guatemala	Visa required^[105]
Guinea	eVisa^[106]^[107]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival^[108]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required^[109]
Haiti	Visa not required^[110]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required^[111]
Hungary	Visa required^[112]
Iceland	Visa required^[113]
India	eVisa^[114]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports^{[Note 2]} or 5 designated seaports.^{[Note 3]}^[115] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.^[116] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.^[117]
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival^[118]	30 days^[119]
Iran	Visa not required^[120]^[121]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[122]^[123]	30 days	Visa on arrival at Al Najaf International Airport or Basra International Airport.
Ireland	Visa required^[124]		Visa not required if a passenger first enters the United Kingdom with an ETA or a visitor visa issued by the United Kingdom. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days in Ireland or until the end of the period of stay granted in the United Kingdom.^[125]
Israel	Visa required^[126]		Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.
Italy	Visa required^[127]
Jamaica	Visa required^[128]
Japan	Visa required^[129]
Jordan	Visa not required^[130]	3 months
Kazakhstan	Visa not required^[131]	30 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation^[132]^[133]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa required^[134]
North Korea	Visa required^[135]
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization^[136]^[137]	30 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.^[138]
Kuwait	Visa not required^[139]	Freedom of movement.
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required^[140]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[141]	30 days	18^{[Note 4]} of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders.^[142] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges^{[Note 5]}, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station).^[142] Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges^{[Note 6]} and 7 border crossings.^{[Note 7]}^[142]
Latvia	Visa required^[143]
Lebanon	Visa not required^[144]	6 months
Lesotho	eVisa^[145]^[146]
Liberia	e-VOA^[147]^[148]
Libya	eVisa^[149]^[150]
Liechtenstein	Visa required^[151]
Lithuania	Visa required^[152]
Luxembourg	Visa required^[153]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[154]^[155]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa^[156]^[157]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required^[158]	90 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival^[159]	30 days
Mali	Visa required^[160]
Malta	Visa required^[161]
Marshall Islands	Visa required^[162]
Mauritania	eVisa^[163]^[164]	30 days	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required^[165]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required^[166]		Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US^[167] Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.
Micronesia	Visa not required^[168]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa^[169]^[170]
Monaco	Visa required^[171]
Mongolia	Visa required^[172]
Montenegro	Visa required^[173]		Visa not required for holders of a valid Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, US, UK or a Schengen Visa.^[174]
Morocco	Visa not required^[175]	90 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[176]^[177]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required^[178]
Namibia	eVisa^[179]^[180]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required^[181]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival^[182]	90 days^[183]
Netherlands	Visa required^[184]
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority^[185]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.^[186] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[187] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.^[186]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival^[188]	90 days
Niger	Visa required^[189]
Nigeria	eVisa^[190]^[191]	30 days
North Macedonia	Visa required^[192]		Visa is not required for stays up to 15 days if holding a valid multiple entry visa of Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Schengen Area member state, or residence permit of Schengen Area member state.
Norway	Visa required^[193]
Pakistan	Visa not required^[194]^[195]	90 days
Palau	Free visa on arrival^[196]	30 days
Panama	Visa required^[197]
Papua New Guinea	eVisa^[198]^[199]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa on arrival^[200]	30 days
Peru	Visa required^[201]
Philippines	Visa not required^[202]	30 days
Poland	Visa required^[203]
Portugal	Visa required^[204]
Qatar	Visa not required^[205]	Freedom of movement.
Romania	Visa required^[206]
Russia	Visa not required^[207]^[208]	30 days
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[209]^[210]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa^[211]^[212]
Saint Lucia	Visa required^[213]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required^[214]	3 month
Samoa	Entry permit on arrival^[215]	90 days
San Marino	Visa required^[216]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa^[217]^[218]
Saudi Arabia	Visa not required^[219]	Freedom of movement.
Senegal	Visa on arrival^[220]	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required^[221]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Seychelles	Electronic Border System^[222]^[223]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[224]^[225]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa not required^[226]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required^[227]
Slovenia	Visa required^[228]
Solomon Islands	Visa required^[229]
Somalia	eVisa^[230]^[231]	30 days
South Africa	eVisa^[232]^[233]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
South Sudan	eVisa^[234]^[235]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required^[236]
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival^[237]^[238]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required^[239]
Suriname	Visa not required^[240]^[241]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.^[242] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.^[243]
Sweden	Visa required^[244]
Switzerland	Visa required^[245]
Syria	Visa not required^[246]		Syrian embassy tells Omani citizens they can obtain visas at border checkpoints.^[247]
Tajikistan	Visa not required^[248]	30 days / 60 days	Visa also available online.^[249]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival^[250]^[251]	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required^[252]	30 days	Maximum 2 visits annually if not arriving by air.
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival^[253]	30 days
Togo	eVisa^[254]^[255]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required^[256]
Trinidad and Tobago	eVisa^[257]^[258]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa not required^[259]	90 days
Turkey	Visa not required^[260]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.
Turkmenistan	Visa required^[261]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival^[262]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa^[263]^[264]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa not required^[265]^[266]	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required^[267]	Freedom of movement.
United Kingdom	Electronic Travel Authorisation^[268]^[269]	6 months
United States	Visa required^[270]
Uruguay	Visa required^[271]
Uzbekistan	Visa not required^[272]	30 days	May apply an e-Visa.^[273] 5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.^[274] Starting June 1, 2025. The new regulation allows nationals from Oman to stay in Uzbekistan for up to 30 days without a visa.
Vanuatu	Visa not required^[275]	120 days
Vatican City	Visa required^[276]		Open borders but de facto follows Italian visa policy.
Venezuela	Visa not required^[277]	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa^[278]^[279]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Visa free for 30 days when visiting Phú Quốc
Yemen	Visa on arrival^[280]	3 months
Zambia	Visa not required^[281]^[282]	30 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa^[283]^[284]	1 months

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Omani citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Allowed stay
Kosovo	Visa not required^[285]	90 days
Palestine	Visa not required^[286]
Taiwan	Visa not required^[287]	14 days

v t e Visa policy by country
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia (history)² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia (history)² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh⁷
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁷ Unrecognized state.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kong Macau Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian² San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

Visa requirements for Omani citizens

Visa requirements

Territories and disputed areas

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