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Oman visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States get an Oman visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Muscat: ≈ 11,670 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

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Oman visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Oman passport: 48.
Citizens of the United States and Oman can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Colombia, Ecuador, Morocco, Tunisia, Albania, Kosovo, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia.
Citizens of Oman, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Oman

Travelling to Oman: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Muscat: about 11,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Muscat 01:00.
Local currency: Omani Rial.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ OMR 0.38.
Oman is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.