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Sailor's Transit Visa

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

Ship crew members who leave Oman through its airports, or who enter through its airports to join their ships, need this visa; the ship's captain obtains it under their responsibility. The official source does not state any exemptions.

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  • No exemptions are documented on the page.
  • https://gov.om/en/w/get-sailor-s-transit-visa
    This service enables the Captain, under their responsibility, to get a visa for crew members who wish to leave the Sultanate through air ports. It also covers crew members who wish to enter the Sultanate through air ports to join their ships.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

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What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

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What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

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If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The permission is a sailor's transit visa issued through the Royal Oman Police service. The application requires a valid passport, a digital photo, a company letter, a cover letter from the shipping agent and a valid sailor's licence, and must be submitted well in advance of the departure of the ship the crew member arrived on or wishes to join. The official source does not name specific onward-travel evidence.

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  • Specific onward-travel evidence (e.g. flight ticket) is not named.

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