Oman Airports updates travel restrictions related to COVID-19 I Times of Oman

  • Date: 20-Sep-2021
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Oman
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Oman Airports updates travel restrictions related to COVID-19 I Times of Oman

In an effort to prevent the spread of new coronavirus strains in the Sultanate and based on the decisions issued by the Supreme Committee for dealing with COVID-19, the Civil Aviation Authority adopted the following restrictions regarding the condition of entering the Sultanate through Oman Airports: Omani citizens, residents with valid residency permits, and travelers with valid visas are allowed to enter the Sultanate without prior approval. Omani citizens and their families and non- Omanis working in the Sultanate in public or private units and with valid residency are allowed to return to the Sultanate and subject to the health requirements issued before 1st of September 2021 The institutional quarantine will continue to be applied, until further notice, to all arrivals from the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Omani citizens arriving from the aforementioned two countries. Entry Requirements for all Arrivals before arriving in Oman: All travelers arriving in the Sultanate are required to present a COVID-19 vaccine certificate containing a QR Code stating that they have received two doses of any COVID-19 vaccine approved in Oman Pfizer BioNTech, Oxford Astrazeneca, Covishield AstraZeneca, Sputnik, Sinovac, Moderna, and Sinopharm, or a single dose of Johnson &