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Omani citizens need no visa for the UAE. The u.ae government portal says GCC citizens do not need one, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the Sultanate of Oman as visa free. The visas you may need are for the others in the car or on the plane: a spouse with a different passport, a housemaid, or friends who live in Oman. We file those.
Passport first
The u.ae page, updated , says passports must be valid for six months from entry. A short passport can cost you a trip even without a visa, so check the expiry before you book.
Many Omanis drive across. Times of Oman reported on that the Royal Oman Police allowed citizens to use the Civil ID at the land ports next to the UAE. We found no ROP page that says the same, and the report is old. The passport is the safer document, and a child or a passenger who is not Omani will need theirs in any case.
Who needs a visa in an Omani party
| Person | UAE visa |
|---|---|
| Omani citizen | None |
| Non-Omani spouse or child | Companion application |
| Domestic worker | Companion application |
| Expat friend living in Oman | GCC resident visa or visit visa |
| Tourist from abroad, flying in via Muscat | The visa of their own passport |
Fees for companions
ICP lists the companion visa at AED 50 service, AED 100 application and AED 100 issuance. We read the page in . These are government fees for each non-Omani spouse, child or worker, before any service charge.
Living in Oman but not Omani
Plenty of Dubai visa searches from Oman come from expats: an Indian engineer in Sohar, an Egyptian teacher in Salalah. They do not get the citizen rule. The GDRFA entry visa for GCC residents asks for an approved profession and a valid Omani residence card. UAE visa for Oman residents walks through fees, the profession check and the road routes. The reverse trip, UAE residents going into Oman, is on Oman visa for UAE residents.
Your embassy in the UAE
The Embassy of Oman in Abu Dhabi lists these consular services for Omani citizens: a lost or damaged passport (police report and photos, free), a newborn passport for AED 50, a passport renewal for AED 50 and an identity card renewal for AED 60. Passports renewed through the embassy are valid for one year only. The page makes no mention of a Dubai consulate, so a Dubai-based Omani should plan a trip to Abu Dhabi, or check the foreign ministry's site first.
If the trip turns into a longer stay
Citizens set their own pace. Companions get 60 days, and ICP stretches that to 120 days in total through extensions of AED 100 plus AED 500 each.
A spouse or children moving to the UAE for good need a residence visa, not a visit visa. The family visa guide covers it.
Mistakes we see with Oman trips
- Booking the housemaid's ticket before her visa is approved.
- Sending a passport photo with a coloured background.
- Assuming a spouse with an Omani residence card follows the citizen rule. She does not unless she is a GCC citizen herself.
- Letting a companion visa run out because the extension was filed on the last day.
Steps
- Check passport validity for every traveller.
- Send us the passport copies of anyone who is not Omani.
- We tell you which visa each person needs and give one total price.
- The team files the applications.
- Print the approved visas and carry them with the passports.
Timing and refusals
ICP states 2 days. A refusal usually traces back to an expiring passport, a blurry photo, or sponsor details that do not match the worker. Overstay fines run at AED 50 a day.
How it works with us
Message us the passport pages of your non-Omani travellers, or use the form here. An adviser decides who gets a companion visa and who gets a visit visa, then quotes a single total. Once you agree, the team files, follows up and emails the approved visas. This is a private business and ICP or GDRFA rules on each file.
On a refusal, the government fees are not returned by the authority. Your adviser states in writing, ahead of payment, which part of the total would come back, if any.
Official sources
- MOFA visa exemptions: Oman listed as visa free
- u.ae entry permit page: GCC citizens
- ICP companion service: fees and stay
- Embassy of Oman in Abu Dhabi: consular services listed
All nationalities: Dubai visa by nationality. Longer family stays: Dubai family visit visa.
