No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Oman?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Oman and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Muscat: ≈ 13,860 km, about 18 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Oman without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Oman for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Oman visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Oman passport: 48.
Citizens of New Zealand and Oman can travel together visa-free to 38 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, Thailand, South Korea, Mauritius, China, Ecuador, Botswana, Seychelles, and Colombia.
Citizens of Oman, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Oman

Travelling to Oman: good to know

Wellington — Muscat: about 13,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Muscat 03:00.
Local currency: Omani Rial.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ OMR 0.38.
Oman is the 85th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.