GEN 1.3 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGERS AND CREW
1. IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Arriving passengers
a) A person entering Oman for a visit or employment must hold a valid passport and either a valid visa or a no-objection certificate (NOC). A business visit visa may be obtained from Embassies or Consulates of the Sultanate of Oman abroad.
b) Nationals of Gulf Co-operation Council (G.C.C.Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and The United Arab Emirates) do not require visas.
c) Certain specified professionals holding residence permits of any G.C.C. Country valid for at least 6 months and who have resided there for at least one year do not require a visa as long as they have their passports and original labour cards with them. (For a listing of the professions refer to Omani embassies / consulates, Royal Oman Police Immigration Authorities, travel agents or the Royal Oman Police Web site www.rop.gov.om)
d) Other Nationalities should access The Royal Oman Police Web site: www.rop.gov.om for information about the issuance of Visas upon arrival.
1.2 Departing passengers
All persons leaving Oman must present a valid passport for inspection.
1.3 Transit passengers
No documents or visas are required of passengers arriving and departing on the same through flight or transferring to another flight at the same airport without entering Oman.
1.4 Arriving, departing and transit crew
Members of operating or positioning crews of aircraft engaged in scheduled international air services and non-scheduled international air transport operations, who remain at the airport where the aircraft has stopped or within the confines of the cities adjacent thereto and depart on the same or next regularly scheduled flight out of Oman, are exempt from the requirement to hold a visa provided that they travel in uniform and carry a valid passport. Crew members travelling under any other circumstances, including those of aircraft engaged in private flights, shall be regarded as passengers for immigration purposes and, as such, shall comply with the relevant conditions prescribed in the foregoing paragraphs.
1.5 Notification
Paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 are hereby notified for the purposes of the appropriate sections of the Aliens Residence Decree of 1974.
2. CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Arriving passengers and crew
Personal baggage and belongings are immediately released except for those selected by the Customs Authorities for inspection.
2.2 Departing and transit passengers and crew
No customs formalities are normally required on departure or in transit.
3. PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Arriving and transit passengers and crew
a) Smallpox. A current certificate of vaccination against Smallpox is no longer required.
b) Cholera. A Cholera vaccination certificate is not normally required, but the Public Health Authorities reserve the right to administer vaccination and/or chemoprophylaxis to persons arriving from infected or endemic areas.
c) Yellow Fever. A current certificate of vaccination against Yellow Fever is required for persons arriving from endemic areas.
N. B. For the purpose of paragraph 3.1, transit passengers are deemed to be those who leave the aircraft and enter the terminal building.
3.2 Departing passengers and crew
A current certificate of vaccination against Yellow Fever is required at destination for persons entering or in transit through endemic areas. No other health formalities are required.