Muscat: Foreigners planning to visit Oman have been urged to obtain their pre-entry visas online.
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) said that e-visas facilitate measures and ensure easy and efficient processing at the border posts.
“Visa on arrival is now an exception to the rule and eVisas should be used wherever possible,” the ROP said in a statement.
Expatriates living in the GCC and relatives accompanying them can avail tourist visas without a sponsor for four weeks, and extendable for another week.
Expatriate applicants should have a valid residence visa in any GCC country, from the professions approved to enter without a sponsor, valid passport for a period not less than six months.
The expatriate should come directly from one of the GCC countries if they wish to take advantage of this facility.
British nationals need a visa to enter Oman and visitors should apply for e-visa before travelling at evisa.rop.gov.om, said the UK Embassy in Oman.
Visit visa for both 10 and 30 days is granted to a person with a valid Schengen visa or a valid visa to one of the following countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia or Japan), according to Oman Observer.