Travel ban for passengers from Egypt, Philippines begins

Muscat: The Supreme Committee decision to ban those coming from the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Philippines from entering the Sultanate has come into effect starting from Friday, 7th May 2021.

‎Omani citizens, diplomats, health workers and their families are excluded from the above, and the excluded groups will be subject to the procedures adopted upon entering the Sultanate.

Those coming from the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of the Philippines and those coming from any other country if they had passed through any of the two countries during the 14 days preceding the request for entry to the Sultanate. Added to the list of 11 countries their residents are banned from entering Oman since February 24, 2021, and where (the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Bangladesh) have been added to the list on April 26, 2021

The list including those coming from the Republic of Sudan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of South Africa, the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Federal Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, and those coming From any other country if they passed through any of these countries during the 14 days prior to the application for entry to the Sultanate.