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🇴🇲 Oman

Oman sets its own visa rules: citizens of more than 100 countries can visit visa-free for up to 14 days; other routes depend on nationality and sponsorship. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Oman: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings.

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Oman, in our own words.

Official travel advice for Oman doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Oman

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 22 Jul 2026 · Last checked 6 Oct 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Oman.

Royal Oman Police – Directorate General of Customs (anti-money laundering law)

Bringing cash in
Declare cash, bearer securities, precious metals or gemstones worth OMR 6,000 or more (or equivalent) when arriving.
Taking cash out
Same when departing: declare OMR 6,000 or more (or equivalent).
Local currency (OMR) in
No limit (declaration only).
Local currency (OMR) out
No limit (declaration only).
Foreign currency
No limit (declaration only).
  • The declaration can be made electronically through the customs BAYAN system.

Official source: customs.gov.om · customs.gov.om · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Oman visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free108 passports
eVisa89 passports
Embassy visa1 passport

Verified rules for Oman: 197 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 1; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 1 rule for Oman is not from an official Oman government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Plan your trip to Oman

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.