Oman passport holders can travel to 90 countries visa-free
Published: 05:01 PM,Jan 11,2024 | EDITED : 09:01 PM,Jan 11,2024
In the Henley Openness Index, Oman is ranked 36th. It allows 105 nationalities to enter the country with a visa.
The Henley Passport Index for 2024 says that Oman passport (ranked 60th in the world) holders can travel to 90 countries visa-free, while they need visas to 136 destinations.
Some of the key countries that they do not need visas for Omanis to travel to are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka, Thailand and Türkiye among others.
Meanwhile, in the Henley Openness Index all 199 countries and territories worldwide according to the number of nationalities they permit entry to without a prior visa, Oman is ranked 36th. It allows 105 nationalities to enter the country with a prior visa.
The index based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) states that Four EU member states — France, Germany, Italy, and Spain — join Japan and Singapore in boasting the most powerful passports in the world, with their citizens able to visit an astonishing 194 destinations out of 227 around the globe visa-free.
The two Asian nations have dominated first place on the index (which ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa) for the past five years.
Henley & Partners has conducted new research into the relationship between visa-free access and economic progress by comparing key metrics across various regional and economic groups worldwide including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the African Union (AU), the EU, the G7, the G20, the GCC, and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) as well as the expanded BRICS bloc, which officially welcomed new members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in January.
Some of the key countries that they do not need visas for Omanis to travel to are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka, Thailand and Türkiye among others.
Meanwhile, in the Henley Openness Index all 199 countries and territories worldwide according to the number of nationalities they permit entry to without a prior visa, Oman is ranked 36th. It allows 105 nationalities to enter the country with a prior visa.
The index based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) states that Four EU member states — France, Germany, Italy, and Spain — join Japan and Singapore in boasting the most powerful passports in the world, with their citizens able to visit an astonishing 194 destinations out of 227 around the globe visa-free.
The two Asian nations have dominated first place on the index (which ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa) for the past five years.
Henley & Partners has conducted new research into the relationship between visa-free access and economic progress by comparing key metrics across various regional and economic groups worldwide including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the African Union (AU), the EU, the G7, the G20, the GCC, and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) as well as the expanded BRICS bloc, which officially welcomed new members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in January.