Oman amends Foreigners’ Residence Law; 10-day visa-free for cruise ship passengers 

Oman Offers 10-day Visa-Free Entry for cruise ship passenger

The Royal Oman Police issued Decision No. 132 of 2021, violating some provisions of the Executive Regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law.

Muscat: His Excellency Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsen Al-Sharaqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs, issued Decision No. 2024/132 amending some provisions of the Executive Regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law.

The decision stipulated the following amendments to some provisions of the executive regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law, as follows:

Article (1)

Clause (3/c) of Article (10) of the Executive Regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law referred to shall be replaced by the following clause:

1 – Visit visa for passengers and crew of cruise ships for a period not exceeding (10) days:

It is granted by the competent authority upon the request of the cruise ship agent and under his responsibility to the passengers and sailors of cruise ships wishing to visit the Sultanate of Oman for tourism purposes. It authorizes its holder to enter the Sultanate of Oman and reside therein for a period not exceeding (10) ten days, provided that entry is completed within (30) thirty days from the date of issuance of the visa.

2 – One-month visit visa for cruise ship passengers and crew:

It is granted by the competent authority upon the request of the cruise ship agent and under his responsibility to the passengers and sailors of cruise ships wishing to visit the Sultanate of Oman for tourism purposes. It authorizes its holder to enter the Sultanate of Oman and reside therein for a period of one month, provided that entry is completed within (30) thirty days from the date of issuance of the visa.

Article (2)

Sequence (13) of the entry visa table mentioned in the first of Article (29) of the executive regulations of the aforementioned Foreigners’ Residence Law shall be replaced by the following sequence:

Article (3)

Sequence (12) of the entry visa table mentioned in the first of Article (29) of the executive regulations of the aforementioned Foreigners’ Residence Law shall be cancelled.