Oman visa for French Citizens
No visa needed
Visa-free visits are available, subject to entry conditions. Stay: 14 days · per entry.
France · Ordinary passport · Short visit · Product not specified · Rule supported by recorded sources
- Recorded fee
- Free
- Stay allowance
- 14 days · per entry
- Processing
- —
- Visa usage window
- Not applicable to visa exemption
Residence, a supporting visa or another condition may change this route. Review consequential conditions before applying
Reviewed 6 October 202614 sources · Medium confidenceOman Foreign MinistrySources and verification
Who this applies to, and exceptions
What can change this answer
Holding another visa or a residence permit, your age or your port of entry can open a different route.
These routes are conditional. Every stated requirement must be met; selecting a document does not confirm eligibility.
Do you hold one of these?
None of the listed conditions match this choice.
- Conditional · No visa needed
A spouse or child accompanying a traveller eligible for the 14-day waiver may use the same facility even with a different nationality; carry the required waiver documents.
Oman Foreign Ministry · Recorded checkMore sources (1)
Oman Foreign Ministry · - Conditional · eVisa (apply online)$13
GCC resident visa 29A: eligible profession and at least 6 months of residence remaining on entry. Apply for approval before travel; the initial stay is 28 days.
- The document must be valid on entry.
- Conditional · Visa on arrival$13
An accompanying family member or domestic employee of a GCC citizen, resident in SA/KW, may use 28A/28B on direct travel from a GCC state. Residence and passport must be valid 6 months; a female domestic employee must accompany the employer and family.
- Confirm document validity and use conditions with the official authority.
- Conditional · Visa on arrivalFree
An accompanying family member or domestic employee of a GCC citizen, resident in BH/QA/AE, may use 28A/28B on direct travel from a GCC state. Residence and passport must be valid 6 months; a female domestic employee must accompany the employer and family.
- Confirm document validity and use conditions with the official authority.
- Conditional · No visa needed
For the 14-day waiver, carry a passport valid 6 months, return ticket, confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance and sufficient funds. The 14-day stay cannot be extended.
Carry a return ticket, hotel booking and health insurance.
Sources for this rule
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Why we say this (5)
“In line with national efforts to promote and ease services for tourists visiting Oman, visitors from more than 100 countries and regions are exempt from entry visas for stays up to 14 days.”
Quoted from Oman Foreign Ministry · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
“Estonia Finland France French Guinea Georgia”
Quoted from Oman Foreign Ministry · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
“He must have a return ticket, a confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance, and a sum of money that will enable him to bear the burden of living during his stay in the Sultanate.”
Quoted from Oman Foreign Ministry · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
“يستفيد من هذا التسهيل الزوج أو الزوجة والأبناء حتى ولو لم يكونوا من رعايا الدول المستفيدة من التسهيل شريطة أن يكونوا برفقته.”The spouse and children may benefit even if they are not nationals of an eligible country, provided they accompany the qualifying traveller.
Quoted from Oman Foreign Ministry · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
“Must be a resident of a GCC country, with at least 6 months residency in the country remaining on entry to Oman.”
Quoted from Royal Oman Police · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
History of this rule(1)
- eVisa (apply online)No visa neededChecked against official sources
How to apply, step by step
- 1
Check your passport
6 months from arrival
- 2
Prepare your documents
Return ticket, accommodation details and enough money for your stay.
- 3
Arrive with your passport
You receive an entry stamp for up to 14 days.
Before you travel
Health notices
Travellers present in DR Congo or Uganda in the preceding 21 days must complete the electronic health self-declaration identified by the airline checker.
Check again before travel; we will review this on 13 October 2026.
Registrations before arrival
Electronic Health Self Declaration Form
When: Before travel; exact submission window unconfirmed.
Who: Recent presence in DR Congo or Uganda within 21 days.
Documents to prepare
Documents whose scope matches the base route. Review the additional conditions below.
- Oman Foreign Ministry · Recorded check
More sources (1)
Royal Oman Police ·
eVisaGuides
Base-route documents
- Passport valid at least 6 months on arrival.Oman Foreign Ministry: https://www.fm.gov.om/en/visitors/entry-visas/ · 2026-10-06Royal Oman Police: https://evisa.rop.gov.om/en/types-of-visa · 2026-10-06
This list excludes mission requirements and conditions that need confirmation.
Requirements by application location and circumstance
These are conditional requirements, not a checklist for everyone. Choosing a city does not establish the mission’s jurisdiction over your residence.
Confirm whether the condition applies
Return ticket, confirmed hotel, health insurance and sufficient funds for the 14-day waiver. · Using the 14-day waiver.
How much the Oman visa costs for French Citizens
- Government fee
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Insurance within the application fee
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Service and verification
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Recorded amount for this route
- 0 USD
- Total of itemised fees
- 0 USD
The total covers the itemised components only. An unlisted charge is not treated as free.
Stay, validity and entries
- Stay per entry
- 14 days per entry
- Visa usage window
- Not applicable to visa exemption
- Limit over a period
- Not confirmed
- Recorded duration rule
- per entry
- Entries
- Not confirmed
- Extension in country
- Not confirmed
Entry and health rules
These facts are scoped to this route. Requirements with unconfirmed scope remain in the destination reference and are not a personal checklist. Full entry reference
Yellow fever vaccination: In some cases
A vaccination certificate is required from age 9 months after arrival from a risk country, Rwanda or Tanzania, or transit over 12 hours in a risk-country airport.
UK FCDO · Recorded checkMore sources (1)
NaTHNaC / UKHSA ·Travel insurance: In some cases
Health insurance is required for the 14-day waiver; the minimum cover is not published.
Return or onward ticket: Required
For the 14-day exemption, carry a return ticket.
Proof of funds: In some cases
Sufficient funds for the stay are required for the 14-day waiver; no fixed amount is published.
Oman Foreign Ministry · Recorded checkMore sources (1)
Royal Oman Police ·Accommodation: Required
For the 14-day exemption, carry a confirmed hotel reservation.
Children:
The 14-day family waiver requires accompanying the eligible traveller. General documents for a child travelling alone or with one parent were not established.
Payment, transit and practical tips
- Emergency numbers
- General 9999
- Driving side
- Right
- eSIM availability
- Omantel offers tourist eSIM; activation requires a passport or GCC national ID and contact/payment details.
- Cash declaration
- Declare OMR 6000 or more, or equivalent, on arrival and departure, including cash, bearer instruments and convertible precious metals or stones. The page differs at equality; the form uses 6000 or more.
- Duty-free allowance
- Gifts up to OMR 300; non-commercial personal goods; up to 400 cigarettes. For non-Muslim travellers, the published allowance is 2 litres of wine and 48 cans of beer.
- Medicines
- For narcotic or psychotropic medicines, carry a certified prescription or report issued within 6 months, with patient, diagnosis, medicine, dose and duration details, physician signature/stamp and institution stamp. The health authority controls dispensing.
- Overstaying
- The visitor product conditions specify OMR 10 for each day of overstay. Product extension conditions vary.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Oman visa for French Citizens?
Free. See the fee breakdown and its components below.
How long can French Citizens stay in Oman?
14 days · per entry
What documents do I need for the Oman visa?
Passport valid at least 6 months on arrival..
Sources and verification
Every rule on this page comes from the sources below. Dates show when the data was added, last changed and last reviewed.
- Added
- 1 Apr 2026
- Last changed
- 6 Oct 2026
- Last reviewed
- 6 Oct 2026
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- 5.Russian MFA Consular Department (opens in a new tab)
kdmid.ru · Government travel advice
Recorded check:
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- 7.NaTHNaC / UKHSA (opens in a new tab)
travelhealthpro.org.uk · Government travel advice
Recorded check:
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- 13.Emirates / IATA Timatic (opens in a new tab)
emirates.com · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
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