Muscat: Holders of Oman passports can now visit 79 destinations worldwide without pre-entry visas.
According to henleypassportindex.com, Omanis can travel without a visa to key Asian countries like Bangladesh, Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea and Sri Lanka. In Europe, Omanis can travel visa-free to the United Kingdom, Kosovo, Serbia, Belarus and Albania.
In Africa, major countries include Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda.
Omanis can also travel to New Zealand in the Oceania region, seven countries in the Caribbean and four countries in the Americas, as well as Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen without visa, Oman Observer reported.