Citizens of Oman
Visitors to Oman
Citizens of Oman
Visitors to Oman
COVID-19 : Oman open for business
The Sultanate welcomes all visitors. However, in light of the global pandemic of COVID-19, travel to or from Oman, as with other countries, is subject to certain restrictions.
The land borders of Oman are closed to all but truck traffic until further notice.
Entry to the Sultanate has also been suspended for travellers from ten countries witnessing the spread of new strains, namely: Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia.
The suspension of entry into the Sultanate also includes all travellers coming from any other country if they have passed through any of the ten mentioned countries within 14 days before their travel to the Sultanate. For further information please click here.
Those travelling to Oman must register with the Tarrasud+ application before travelling and on arrival they must produce a negative COVID-19 PCR test conducted not more than 72 hours before. All arrivals to the Sultanate through air, land and sea borders are required to undergo institutional quarantine at their own expense.
Airlines are required to ensure the availability of pre-confirmed hotel reservations for all travellers on their flights to Oman, except for certain categories of passengers (e.g. those under 16 or over 60)
Visitors will be required to take a further PCR test on arrival at the Sultanate’s airports, which they should book through https://covid19.emushrif.om/traveler/travel.
They must then observe a 7-day institutional quarantine period at their own expense and wear a tracking bracelet. The quarantine period will end after another negative PCR test on the eighth day, provided no COVID-19 symptoms appear during quarantine.
Health insurance covering the costs of COVID-19 treatment is compulsory (except for Omanis, GCC Citizens and those who have free health cards to use Government operated hospitals and clinics).
These measures follow current international best practice to protect citizens and travellers. They are revised regularly as the world develops a better understanding of the most effective way to combat the virus.
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News
- 4 March 2021The Sultanate’s ports have been ranked number one in the world in terms of speed of container handling.
- 27 February 2021Oman expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
- 18 February 2021His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik receives the credentials of ambassadors to the Sultanate of Oman
- 11 February 2021
- 2 February 2021Oman’s Foreign Minister has thanked India for a gift of 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
- 21 January 2021Oman's Foreign Ministry condemns the double bombing that targeted Baghdad and led to deaths and injuries.
- 11 January 2021His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued two Royal Decrees on the promulgation of the Basic Statute of the State and the law governing the Council of Oman.
- 11 January 2021The Sultanate of Oman marks the anniversary of the day His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik assumed the throne.
- 10 January 2021The Sultanate of Oman marks one year since the passing of His late Majesty Sultan Qaboos.
- 30 December 2020The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Thailand have exchanged messages of congratulation to mark 40 years of friendship.
- 24 December 2020His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has endorsed the launch of "Oman 2040" – the blueprint for the economic and social development of the Sultanate.
- 10 December 2020In line with national efforts to promote and ease services for tourists visiting Oman, nationals of 103 countries will be exempt from entry visas for stays of up to ten days.
- 5 December 2020The Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, has said he is optimistic that inclusive dialogue can deliver a permanent solution to tensions within the GCC.
- 5 December 2020
- 4 December 2020The Sultanate of Oman has welcomed a statement from Kuwait on reconciliation efforts.
- 30 November 2020An international study reports Oman is free from terrorism, making it the safest country in The Middle East and North Africa.
- 19 November 2020François Hollande, the former French President, has hailed the Sultanate as “a haven of peace.”
- 17 November 2020Oman has been ranked as one of the top 20 places in the world to invest and do business.
- 14 November 2020The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its support for the action taken by the Government of Morocco in Guerguerat.
- 11 November 2020The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation of the attack on a cemetery in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- 8 November 2020His Majesty Sultan Haitham has received the credentials of ambassadors to Oman.
- 17 October 2020
- 8 October 2020Omani citizens will be able to obtain an electronic entry visa for the whole territory of the Russian Federation according to a new decree.
- 8 October 2020
- 5 October 2020Director-General of OPCW received the credentials of Dr Sheikh Abdullah bin Salim al-Harthy, Sultanate’s Permanent Representative.
- 3 October 2020The Sultanate has welcomed the peace accord signed between the Sudanese Transitional Government and the Revolutionary Front.
- 1 October 2020His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik and his accompanying delegation offered condolences to Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
- 14 August 2020The Foreign Ministry has expressed support for the decision of the United Arab Emirates within the framework of the joint declaration between the UAE, the United States and Israel.