Oman
Mauritania passportEdit check
e-Visa, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need an e-visa.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
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Official wording
Second group Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
Costa Rica
Cuba
Egypt
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Maldive Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Morocco
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Vietnam ... To obtain this facility, citizens of the second list countries are required to be either residents or have a valid entry visa for one of the following countries (the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Schengen Agreement countries, Japan), or to be residents of one of the countries The Gulf Cooperation Council and its profession are among the professions that benefit from the resident visa.
Aevamo’s reading
The Foreigners' Residence Law (Royal Decree 16/95) is the statute that creates the obligation defining this regime: Article 5 forbids any foreigner from entering Oman without an entry visa, Article 4(3) exempts GCC citizens, and Article 8 delegates the designation of visa types and exemptions to the Inspector General of Police and Customs, whose office publishes the ROP visa-exemption lists and issued Decision 109/2026 amending the implementing regulation.
The MFA's Second group names these 24 countries; the visa-free facility for them is expressly conditional on holding a qualifying visa or GCC residence, so a national of one of these countries who does not hold one falls under the ordinary entry-visa requirement and must arrange a visa in advance through the ROP eVisa portal.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
ROP visa-exemption page: undated live page fetched 2026-08-20; MFA entry-visas page: 'Last updated on January 16, 2026'; Foreigners' Residence Law: Royal Decree 16/95 of 16 April 1995, as amended; Official Gazette issue 1659: 2 August 2026 (Decision 109/2026 issued 27 July 2026, operative from 3 August 2026).
Other entry routes 1 alternatives
These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.
Visa-free, 14 days
To obtain this facility, citizens of the second list countries are required to be either residents or have a valid entry visa for one of the following countries (the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Schengen Agreement countries, Japan), or to be residents of one of the countries The Gulf Cooperation Council and its profession are among the professions that benefit from the resident visa.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.