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Visa for Artistic Performing Groups

OmanShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

A visa must be obtained before travel: group members must be outside Oman to apply and must not hold other valid Oman entry visas.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa covers foreign nationals performing artistic shows in Oman at the invitation of a local employer, which obtains the visa under its responsibility.

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

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

A copy of the passport, digital photos, a permit from the relevant authorities, a copy of the medical examination and a request letter are required; the beneficiary must hold a permit from the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion. The official source does not state funds, accommodation or insurance evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • These are application documents; the page does not say what is checked at the border, nor funds, accommodation or insurance.

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

The visa is issued through the Royal Oman Police service (submission, review, issue) at the local employer's request. It can be extended at the local employer's request with approval from the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism; the extension requires a passport valid for at least 6 months.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension length is not stated.

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

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