Daijiworld Media Network - Muscat
Muscat, Feb 22: Travellers to Sultanate of Oman will have to apply for a tourism visa online in a move that is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of visitors from the UAE annually. The visa has to be applied in advance.
Earlier, most travellers could obtain a visa on arrival, either at an airport or border post, though the e-visa system launched last year. It allowed them to choose between the two types of application until now.
Omani government on Wednesday announced that applications for tourist visas, including express visas, can only be made online through http://evisa.rop.gov.om. The announcement clearly says that visas will not be received at the visa service desk.
According to the Royal Oman Police website, to obtain an e-visa, visitors must register with a username and password, and then select their choice of visa before payment.