Oman entry requirements

When traveling to Oman, you must comply with the applicable entry and import regulations. We explain all the rules and documents and which things you should rather leave at home if you want to cross the border into Oman.

Upon arrival at the border counter, you informally apply for entry clearance by handing over your travel documents to the border officials for verification. Have the following documents ready:

• Your passport, valid for at least six months from the date of your entry
• Your approved eVisa or visa
• Proof of your hotel reservations in Oman
• Your return or onward travel ticket
• Proof of at least one month's international health insurance coverage
• The printout of your Traveler Registration Form (TRF)

If you are traveling to Oman with minors, carry a separate passport for each child with at least six months of validity remaining, a separate eVisa, and sufficient documentary evidence of the legality of your travel together.

This includes a consent form in English or Arabic, birth certificates, and copies of both parents' passports or all legal guardians.

When you show up at the border to Oman, the decision on your entry permit is up to the border officials. They are required to assess you according to the applicable travel-, security-, and health rules and may ask you a few questions about your trip.

The border officials will assess you in Oman according to the following criteria:

• Do you have a passport with sufficient validity?
• Do you have a valid eVisa or visa?
• Are you entering Oman for the purpose for which your eVisa or visa was issued?
• Could you pose a threat to the Omani people (e.g., due to physical or mental illness)?
• Do you have a return or onward ticket and plan to leave before your eVisa or visa expires?

If the border guards deem you suitable for entry, you will be given a stamp in your passport with the date of entry and exit and will be allowed to cross the border.

Before and during your trip, you will be asked to provide information at various points. This is for security purposes and may happen through your airline or the relevant Customs and Border Protection officers at the border counter.

The Traveler Registration Form (TRF) is used to register with the Omani government before traveling to Oman. Among other things, the following information is required:

• Passport number
• The expiration date of your passport
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Names
• Mode of entry (air, sea, land)
• (Air)port or place where you plan to cross the border to Oman
• Date and time of your arrival
• Flight number (if available)
• Telephone number
• Email address

Please keep a copy of your TRF. The Travel Registration Form must be presented upon your arrival at the port of entry.

Before going through customs in Oman, you will need to fill out a customs form stating your identity, your flight details, and the goods you are carrying. Have the following data ready for this purpose:

• Name
• Passport number
• Nationality
• Date of arrival
• Flight number
• The total value of goods carried
• Items carried, such as valuables, electronic devices, gifts, animal and plant products, stimulants, and means of payment

There are no mandatory vaccinations for entry into Oman - unless you have been to a yellow fever or polio area prior to your trip.

If you have been in a yellow fever area for more than twelve hours prior to your Oman trip, then you will need a yellow fever vaccination to enter the country. If you are entering Oman from a country with a risk of carrying poliomyelitis, polio vaccination is mandatory.

Furthermore, immunizations against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, and rabies and the standard vaccinations for children are recommended.

Upon entering Oman, you must provide proof of international health insurance with a minimum term of one month.

Be sure to follow the applicable import regulations in Oman, which strictly regulate the taking of currency, luxury items, valuables, animal products, food, and other goods. All luggage is screened and can also be thoroughly searched.

When entering Oman, you can take the following quantities of goods across the border tax-free:

• 400 cigarettes
• 2 bottles of wine
• 100 ml of perfume
• 10 DVDs for personal use
• Gifts up to a value of 300 Omani Rial (approx. € 70)
• Electrical goods and items for personal use

Currency and jewelry worth 6,000 Omani Rial (approx. € 13,000) or more must be declared in the customs declaration.

If you are traveling to Oman with medication, always carry an English or Arabic letter from the prescribing doctor, the prescription, and the original packaging.

Also, find out if the substance you are carrying is illegal in Oman, as importing and possessing drugs are treated as severe offenses here.

You are not allowed to bring the following items into Oman:

• Fresh food
• Bees (only with a special permit)
• Dates, shoots of date palms, coconuts, and ornamental palms.
• Media that could be considered obscene
• Shoots of date palms, coconuts, and ornamental palms
• Books that could be considered obscene
• Unpreserved food from cholera areas
• Weapons and ammunition
• Israeli currency
• E-cigarettes

Videotapes and films may be confiscated by customs and may only be retrieved once objectionable portions have been viewed and made unrecognizable by the censorship authority.