Oman Visa-Free Travel 2026: Which Countries Can Enter Oman Without Visa?

Last updated: Aug 3, 2026

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Updated August 2026

Two different Oman entry options — check which one is yours

The visa-free/visa-exempt entry below is automatic: nationals of the listed countries need no application and get up to 14 days on arrival, non-extendable.
In August 2026, Oman also introduced a separate, brand-new free 14-day tourist e-visa (Decision No. 109/2026) that must be formally applied for in advance — see the dedicated section further down this page.
The nationalities eligible for this new e-visa have not been published yet, so it does not change or expand the visa-free list below until that announcement is made.

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Travelers from GCC countries are allowed to enter Oman without obtaining a visa. The countries are:

Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

Oman 14-day visa-free countries list

Furthermore, nationals of more than 100 countries and regions are eligible to enter Oman visa-free for a period of 14 days.

For stays beyond the 14-day visa-free period, travelers from the countries below must apply online for an e-visa at the Royal Oman Police’s official website.

This is Oman’s standard, paid tourist e-visa system for longer or different stays — a separate product from the new free 14-day e-visa introduced in August 2026, which is covered later in this article.

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China (includes Hong Kong and Macau)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guinea
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Maldive Islands
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam

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Please note that the visa exemption is subject to specific requirements to facilitate the entry of foreigners into the Sultanate. These include:

The visitor must hold a valid passport for a minimum of six (6) months.
The visitor must have a return ticket, a confirmed hotel reservation, and health insurance.
The visitor must have sufficient funds to cover living expenses during their stay in the Sultanate.
Citizens of second-list countries must either be residents of, or hold a valid entry visa for, one of the following countries: the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, countries participating in the Schengen Agreement, or Japan. Alternatively, they must be residents of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country and work in a profession eligible for a resident visa.
Visitors are allowed to stay in the Sultanate for a maximum of 14 days. This period is non-extendable and cannot be converted into any type of residence visa.
The husband, wife, and children benefit from this facility, regardless of their nationality.

Additionally, spouses and children of eligible visitors can benefit from this facility, even if they are not nationals of the same country.

Oman’s new free 14-day tourist e-visa (August 2026)

On 2 August 2026, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) published Decision No. 109/2026 in Oman’s Official Gazette, amending the executive regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law.

The decision creates a brand-new visa type: a free, 14-day tourist e-visa that travelers must formally apply for in advance, rather than receiving automatically on arrival.

It took effect the day after publication, on 3 August 2026. It was issued by Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs.

This is a separate program from the automatic visa-exempt entry described above. Here is how the two compare:

	Existing visa-exempt entry	New free tourist e-visa
How you get it	Automatic on arrival — no application needed	Must be formally applied for in advance
Who qualifies	Nationals of the 100+ countries listed above, plus the 5 GCC countries	Nationals of countries to be designated by the competent authority — not yet published
Cost	Free	Free
Length of stay	Up to 14 days	14 days
Can it be extended?	No — non-extendable	Yes — can be replaced with another tourist visa type before it expires, subject to conditions and fees
Can it convert to a residence visa?	No	Not directly, though it can be swapped for a different tourist visa category

The eligible nationalities for the new e-visa have not been published as of August 2026. We checked the Royal Oman Police’s e-visa portal (evisa.rop.gov.om) directly and found no country list or application details live yet — this article will be updated once the competent authority names the eligible countries.

If your nationality is already on the visa-exempt list above, nothing changes for you — that automatic entry still applies and is unaffected by this new program.

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