Oman Visit Visa for Indians 2026: eVisa Types, Cost and Processing Time

Do Indians Need a Visa for Oman? (2026 Quick Answer)

Indian passport holders are not on Oman's open visa-exemption list. The Royal Oman Police places India in List No. (2), a group of 24 countries whose nationals may enter Oman without a tourist visa only when they already hold a valid visa from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan or a Schengen country.

Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the same split: more than 100 countries and regions are exempt from an entry visa for stays of up to 14 days, and India is not in that group.

When the condition is met, the stay granted is 14 days, and the Ministry states it cannot be extended or transferred to any type of residence visa.

Indian travellers without one of those third-country visas still have documented options: a visit visa through the Royal Oman Police eVisa portal, if the portal offers it to their passport, or a tourist visa sponsored by a licensed Omani tourism company. No Omani official page publishes a yes-or-no rule on which Indian passports can buy an unsponsored eVisa online, so the eligibility checker on the portal is the only reliable answer in an individual case.

The 14-day tourist visa announced in August 2026, reported as free of charge, is a separate mechanism, covered in Recent Changes.

Oman eVisa Types for Indian Travellers

Several visit-visa products run through one Royal Oman Police portal, and not every type suits every passport.

Sponsored tourist visa

The route documented as open to tourists of any nationality. The official page, updated in August 2025, makes it valid for 30 days and extendable for a similar period, with a licensed Omani tourism company as sponsor. For an Indian traveller holding none of those third-country visas, it is the clearest documented path.

One-year tourist visit visa

A multiple-entry visa valid for one year. Per the page updated in August 2025, applicants need a passport valid at least six months, have to be outside Oman when applying, cannot hold another valid Omani visa, and no single stay may exceed one month.

Multiple entry visa

A separate category allowing stays of up to three months per entry during the visa's validity, at 50 Omani Rial on the page updated in August 2025.

Airport transit visa

Covers up to 72 hours for passengers passing through. One detail catches people out: the airline company lodges the application, not the passenger.

How long a visa stays valid before use

According to the Royal Oman Police eVisa FAQ, an undated page checked in September 2026, an unsponsored visa stays valid for one month before use, a sponsored tourist visa for three months and an express visa for one month. Worth confirming on the portal when applying.

Several visa trackers place India in a conditional eVisa group, where an eVisa is obtainable only by applicants already holding an Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Schengen, UK or US visa or residence permit. That is an aggregator reading, not an Omani official statement, and nothing the Royal Oman Police publishes settles it. Treat it as a caution rather than a rule.

Who Can Enter Without a Sponsor - Conditions to Meet

A valid visa or residence for one of six destinations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wording is specific: citizens of the second-list countries need to be residents of, or hold a valid entry visa for, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, a Schengen Agreement country or Japan. Residence counts, not only a visit visa. What follows is the 14-day stay, which cannot be extended or converted.

Alongside the third-country visa, the Ministry requires a passport valid for no less than six months, a return ticket, a confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance and money sufficient to cover living costs during the stay.

GCC residency in a qualifying profession

The Ministry also allows second-list nationals to qualify by being residents of a GCC country in a profession that benefits from the resident visa. The Royal Oman Police issues a GCC resident visa to approved professionals residing in GCC countries and their companions, at 5 Omani Rial on the page updated in August 2025. Its conditions: a passport valid no less than six months, GCC residency held no less than three months, and employment with an institution.

What the portal decides

The eVisa portal limits the unsponsored visit visa to nationals on its Group-1 list, which is not published on any reachable Royal Oman Police page. No honest guide can say whether an Indian passport sits inside or outside it. The portal's eligibility checker answers that, returning the subtypes a given nationality can apply for. Visarun helps to work out which type fits a trip and prepares the file; the decision belongs to the Royal Oman Police.

Documents for an Oman Visit Visa

The Royal Oman Police eVisa FAQ, checked in September 2026, requires a normal passport valid at least six months before entering Oman, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs applies the same rule to visa-free visitors. UK government travel advice, a page with no visible review date, counts those six months from the date of arrival.

For the one-year tourist visit visa the official page lists only two uploads, a copy of the passport and a digital personal photo. Entry itself carries its own conditions, set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, listed below alongside those two uploads:

• Passport valid for no less than six months
• Copy of the passport and a digital personal photo for the application
• Return ticket
• Confirmed hotel reservation for the stay
• Health insurance
• Money sufficient to cover living costs in Oman

No Omani official page publishes a minimum insurance amount or a list of approved insurers, so a standard travel health policy covering the trip dates is the practical answer.

How to Apply on the Royal Oman Police Portal Step by Step

The sequence below follows what the Royal Oman Police publishes on its eVisa portal, checked in September 2026.

• Eligibility check first. The portal shows which visa subtypes a passport can apply for, the only official answer on whether an unsponsored visa is available to an Indian applicant.
• Registration. The form asks for details exactly as they appear in the passport, and the email address entered becomes the login.
• Login. The portal states that applicants first log in to the eVisa system to start the visa application process.
• Application and uploads. The passport copy and the photo go in as files of no more than 512 KB each.
• Location at submission. Royal Oman Police visa services require the applicant to be outside the Sultanate when the application is submitted.
• Payment. The portal shows the exact fee for the selected visa type before payment.

The Royal Oman Police adds a warning worth reading twice: paying for a visa does not guarantee that a visa will be issued.

On the sponsored route the application runs through a licensed Omani tourism company rather than being filed alone. Visarun helps to prepare a complete application; approval stays with the Royal Oman Police.

Fees and Processing Time

Fees are published in Omani Rial on the Royal Oman Police service pages of the national government portal, last updated in August 2025. The exact amount for a specific passport and visa subtype appears inside the eVisa portal during the application, and that is the figure actually charged.

• Sponsored tourist visa, 10 days - 5 Omani Rial
• Sponsored tourist visa, 30 days - 20 Omani Rial
• One-year tourist visit visa, multiple entry - 50 Omani Rial
• Multiple entry visa, stays up to three months per entry - 50 Omani Rial
• GCC resident visa - 5 Omani Rial
• Airport transit visa, up to 72 hours - 5 Omani Rial
• Visit visa extension - 20 Omani Rial
• Visit visa extension for GCC residents - 5 Omani Rial

The same 10-day and 30-day price points appear on Oman's published visit visa fee schedule, a useful cross-check against commercial sites. All amounts are current as of September 2026 and worth re-checking before paying.

Processing time

Oman publishes no service-level commitment for the eVisa. The single official statement sits in the Royal Oman Police eVisa FAQ, an undated page checked in September 2026: a complete application is processed within the shortest possible time, and it is recommended to lodge it at least four days in advance, as processing times might vary based on each application.

Turnaround figures quoted by commercial visa sites carry no official backing. Planning around the four-day guidance, with extra margin in peak season, is safer, and payment still does not guarantee issuance.

Arrival in Muscat - Checks and Common Refusal Triggers

Immigration at Muscat International Airport checks the same conditions the visa rules list. UK government travel advice for Oman, a page without a visible review date, describes the border check as a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and proof of travel health insurance, matching the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs requirement.

Muscat International Airport states that its e-gates serve Omani nationals and expatriate residents who possess an Omani residence card, so Indian visitors go through the staffed immigration counters. Oman Observer reported in November 2024 that the gates use facial recognition, letting citizens and residents pass without showing a passport.

The conditions that get checked, and therefore the points most likely to cause trouble:

• Passport short of the six-month validity counted from arrival
• No return or onward ticket
• No confirmed accommodation for the dates of the stay
• No travel health insurance
• Not enough money to cover living costs during the visit
• Applying from inside Oman, when the rules require the applicant to be outside the Sultanate
• Holding another valid Omani visa while applying for the one-year tourist visit visa
• An unpaid overstay from an earlier trip, since Oman collects overstay fines on departure

Overstaying is expensive. The official page on paying fines upon departure, updated in July 2026, sets the fine at 10 Omani Rial per day on a visit visa and 20 Omani Rial per day on a residence visa. UK government guidance adds a total cap of 500 Omani Rial, a figure not confirmed on any Omani official page. Oman publishes no refusal statistics for Indian applicants, so any rejection rate quoted elsewhere cannot be verified.

Recent Changes (2025-2026)

A new free 14-day tourist visa

On 2 August 2026 Oman published in Official Gazette No. 1659 an amendment adding a paragraph to Article 10 of the Executive Regulations of the Foreigners' Residence Law, introducing a 14-day tourist visa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes it as granted by the competent authority, upon request, to nationals of countries the authority designates.

Oman Observer reported on 2 August 2026 that the visa enters the schedule of entry visa fees with an exemption making it free of charge, and that holders may replace it before expiry with any other type of tourist visa in the regulations, following the prescribed procedures and fees.

Here is the part Indian readers need: the list of eligible nationalities has not been published. Gulf News reported on 2 August 2026 that the authorities had not released it, and Indian coverage in early August 2026 noted that India had not been officially included and that Indian visa rules had not changed. Nothing on the Omani official pages says otherwise as of September 2026.

Two different 14-day rules

Headlines about 14 days of visa-free entry for citizens of more than 100 countries describe the older exemption, not the new visa. The older exemption is automatic for first-list nationalities, conditional for India, and cannot be extended or transferred to a residence visa. The new free visa has to be applied for, reaches only designated nationalities, and can be swapped for another tourist visa type before it expires.

Qatar-Oman Joint Tourist Visa

The Royal Oman Police issues this visa free of charge, at 0 Omani Rial on the service page updated in March 2025. Its conditions are arrival directly from Qatar, a valid Qatari entry visa, and citizenship of a country eligible for the joint visa. The Omani page does not publish that list, so Indian travellers combining Doha and Muscat would need to check with the Qatari authorities.

FAQ

Can Indians travel to Oman without a visa in 2026?

Only on condition. India is in Royal Oman Police List No. (2), so the 14 visa-free days need a valid US, Canadian, Australian, UK, Japanese or Schengen visa, or qualifying GCC residency. That stay cannot be extended or converted.

Can an Indian without a US, UK or Schengen visa apply for an Oman eVisa online?

Omani official sources do not answer that either way. The portal limits unsponsored visit visas to an unpublished Group-1 list. The documented alternative is the sponsored tourist visa through a licensed Omani tourism company, open to any nationality. The eligibility checker decides per passport.

How much does an Oman visit visa cost for Indian travellers?

On the service pages updated in August 2025: 5 Omani Rial for 10 days, 20 for 30 days and 50 for a one-year multiple-entry visa. The portal shows the exact fee while applying.

How long does the Oman eVisa take to process?

The Royal Oman Police publishes no fixed turnaround. Its eVisa FAQ, checked in September 2026, recommends applying at least four days before travel, as processing times might vary by application. Payment does not guarantee issuance.

Can the 14-day visa-free stay be extended?

No. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states it cannot be extended or transferred to any residence visa. Visit visas differ: an extension costs 20 Omani Rial, or 5 for GCC residents, per pages updated in August 2025.

Is the new free 14-day tourist visa open to Indians?

Not as of September 2026. The August 2026 amendment covers nationals of countries the competent authority designates, and that list has not been published. India has not been named.

What documents does an Oman visit visa application need?

For the one-year tourist visit visa: a passport copy and a digital photo, each file under 512 KB. For the trip: a passport valid at least six months, return ticket, confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance and funds.

What is the fine for overstaying in Oman?

10 Omani Rial per day on a visit visa and 20 on a residence visa, per the fines page updated in July 2026. UK government guidance mentions a 500 Omani Rial cap, unconfirmed on Omani pages.

Can tourists use the e-gates at Muscat International Airport?

No. The airport states the e-gates serve Omani nationals and expatriate residents holding an Omani residence card. Visitors use the staffed counters.

Who can help with a problem in an Oman eVisa application?

The Royal Oman Police runs a round-the-clock eVisa call centre on 80080011 inside Oman and +968 22848200 from abroad. Visarun helps to pick the right visa type and prepare the application; the decision belongs to the Royal Oman Police.