GCC Citizen Companion Visa

OmanShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Foreign residents or wives of GCC citizens obtain a visa for GCC citizens' companions, applied for while outside Oman. The official source does not give a nationality matrix.

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Limits of the record

Nationality matrix not given

https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
This service enables foreign residents or wives of GCC citizens to obtain a visa for GCC citizens' companions
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must be outside the Sultanate of Oman when applying for the visa.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must not hold any other valid visa.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
Fee for issuing a visa for GCC citizens' companions Fee to be paid to obtain a visa for companions of GCC citizens. 5

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Entry to Oman accompanying a GCC-citizen sponsor or family member, for domestic workers employed by a Gulf citizen or family members of the citizen; a domestic worker may enter only with the employer travelling with family.

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Limits of the record

Specific visit purposes (tourism, business) not stated

https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
provided they enter the Sultanate of Oman with their sponsor or a family member.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must be either a domestic worker employed by a Gulf citizen or a family member of the citizen.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
A domestic worker may enter the Sultanate of Oman only if accompanied by their employer, provided the employer is also traveling with their family.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The visa is single-entry; overstaying costs 10 OMR per additional day. The official source does not state the maximum length of stay.

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Limits of the record

Maximum stay length not stated

https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The visa is valid for a single entry into the Sultanate of Oman.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
If the visitor exceeds the permitted duration of their stay in the Sultanate of Oman, they must pay a fine of 10 OMR for each additional day.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A passport valid for at least six months, residence in a GCC country with a residence permit valid for at least six months on entry, proof of kinship and a residence card are required, and the holder must be accompanied by a Gulf citizen. The official source does not state funds, accommodation or insurance evidence.

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Limits of the record

Funds, accommodation or insurance evidence not stated

https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The visa applicant must hold a passport valid for at least six months.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must be a resident of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country with a valid residence permit for at least six months upon entering the Sultanate of Oman.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
Proof of kinship
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
Residence card
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must be accompanied by a Gulf citizen.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is applied for while outside Oman, holding no other valid visa; fee 5 (no currency is displayed next to the figure). The official source does not state whether a stay can be extended.

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Limits of the record

Extension not stated
Fee currency not displayed

https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must be outside the Sultanate of Oman when applying for the visa.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
The beneficiary must not hold any other valid visa.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-gcc-citizens-companions-visa
Fee for issuing a visa for GCC citizens' companions Fee to be paid to obtain a visa for companions of GCC citizens. 5

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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GCC Citizen Companion Visa

For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Your story.Your next step.

Your story.
Your next step.