World Passport Index · October 2026
Oman passport: rank 99 of 199
The Oman passport scores 52.7 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 78 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 86.6, rank 107).
Photo: Mutrah corniche and fort, Muscat · Eduard Marmet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Oman passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 10.8 / 30 | 78 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 36% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 2.4 / 20 | Right to live and work in 5 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 3.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.0 / 10 | Political stability 76/100 · rule of law 67/100 · embassies or consulates in 55 countries. |
| Investor Score | 52.7 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Oman passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free50
- Armenia · 180 days
- Azerbaijan · 30 days
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belarus · 30 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 30 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brunei · 30 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Pakistan · 90 days
- Palestine
- Philippines · 30 days
- Qatar
- Russia · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Taiwan · 14 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Thailand · 30 days
- Tunisia · 90 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation5
- New Zealand
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival23
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Paraguay · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Syria
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
E-visa40
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
Visa required80
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
Right to live and work
Where Oman citizens can live and work
Oman citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work5
- Bahrain · full right
- Kuwait · full right
- Qatar · full right
- Saudi Arabia · full right
- United Arab Emirates · full right
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Oman citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 76/100 · rule of law 67/100 · embassies or consulates in 55 countries.
Oman passport: common questions
How many countries can Oman passport holders visit without a visa? +
78 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 50 visa-free, 5 with an electronic travel authorisation and 23 with a visa on arrival. A further 40 offer an e-visa, and 80 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Oman citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Oman passport good for investors? +
It ranks 99 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 52.7 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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