visaprocessUAE: Oman Online Tourist Visa Procedure

Tourists holding GCC passports, or GCC residency permits can obtain visa on arrival at all Omani border posts by filling up a form at the border.

Additional online portal has been provided for people who wish to save time at the borders. You can apply for an e-visa to enter the country.

Visitors can either fill the visa form at the immigration counters at the border and obtain visas on arrival. On long weekend holidays people were complaining about long queues, so Omani government have provided an additional online service.

So for an easier process apply an online form and pay a fee of Dhs50 if you’re a resident of GCC.
Time: Visa application takes four days to be processed.

GCC resident can log into https://evisa.rop.gov.om

How apply for Oman visa through online?
+ Create an account
+ Upload a passport copy that is at least 6 month valid
+ Upload a picture that is not more than 512 KB.
+ Pay Dhs 50 as visa fee
+ Upon successful payment and application submission, and if approved, you will be getting an electronic visa sent to your registered e-mail

To apply for Oman Visa, call: 04-239 1302, 055 273 2295, 055-345 7829

Conditions to be granted the visa:

The person should have valid residence in any GCC country.
From the professions approved to enter without sponsor.
Valid passport for a period not less than six months.
Families of the residents, their drivers, house maids and companions are benefit from these facilities provided that they should present their labour cards and their passports are valid for a period not less than three months.

All nationalities resident in GCC are benefit from the online service.
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Visa on Arrival at Border: You can still get tourist visas on arrival at the border ahead of the long weekend, but it is advised to apply for eVisas well in advance to avoid delays.

Best time to cross the border: You should also consider at what time you will pass through the border, night time and early morning will be quieter, while mornings and afternoons will be busy.

Passport Validity: GCC residency permit holders on any passport with a validity of not less than six months can apply online and pay just Dh50 if they are among a list of professions that don’t require a sponsor listed on the portal.

Fee: All you have to do is create an account, upload your passport copy, upload a picture not less than 512kb and pay Dh50.

Visa Type: This type of visa is called 29A. However dependents – not in the list of professions – will have to fill out 29B. Dependents may not get their visas or be able to start the process until after the 29A person they are travelling with is approved.

For this reason applicants should allow at least four days for approval but an official at the consulate said it shouldn’t take any longer than 24-48 hours to process.

Steps to get your visa

If you...
- Have a valid residency visa in any GCC country

- Are within a list of professions that can enter without sponsor

- Have a passport valid for a period of not less than six months

You can

- Log into https://evisa.rop.gov.om/

- Create an account

- Upload your passport copy

- Upload a picture that is not more than 512kb

- Pay Dh50

Within 24 hours you should get approval but allow four days.
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Royal Oman Police Call Centre: For any additional questions you can contact a call center that can help with the process on these numbers +968 99537194, +968 91782640, +968 24290827.

Oman: Travel guide
Many people in the UAE visit Oman to escape the city life and enjoy the peace of this sleepy country.

Geography
Oman is located on the southeastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the UAE in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest.

Muscat – capital and the largest city
Bahla - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Buraimi - border crossing town adjacent to Al Ain in the UAE
Ibra – home of the Wahiba Sands
Matrah – beautiful and historic
Nizwa – home to one of the best-known forts in Oman
Salalah – southern Oman and popular tourist beach destination
Sohar - Home of Sindbad
Sur – old city where dhows are made by hand

Getting there
Many airlines from the UAE fly to Oman including Emirates, Flydubai and Oman Air. The average cost of flights for a 4-day trip is aproximately Dh600 -Dh1,000 depending on when you travel.

Visa requirements
GCC passport holders such as Kuwaitis, Bahrainis, Saudis, Qataris and Emiratis do not need a visa to visit Oman. Many other countries recieve the visa upon arrival, while others have to apply ahead of time. The visa will cost 20 OMR (Dh190 approximately). Click here to find out whether you need a visa ahead of time.

Best Time to travel to Oman
Oman is a country with reliably warm weather. The summer, similar to the UAE is swelteringly hot. So avoid Oman between June and August. The best time to visit is between October and April.

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