Oman

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Required

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates are required for all travelers arriving from infected areas. The U.S. Public Health Service reports that a malaria risk exists throughout the country.

OTHER: None

EMBASSY INFORMATION

OMAN'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman, 2535 Belmont Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008

TELEPHONE: (202) 387-1980 thru 1982

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN OMAN

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 966, Muscat, Oman

TELEPHONE: 738-231 thru 233, and 738-006

TELEX: 3785 AMEMBUS ON

PUBLIC HOURS: Saturday thru Wednesday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. All private and nonscheduled commercial aircraft overflying or landing for commercial or noncommercial purposes must obtain prior permission from the Director General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology, P.O. Box 1, Postal Code 111, C.P.O. SEEP International Airport, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: CIVAIR MUSCAT/TELEX: 5418 DGCAOMAN ON/FAX (968) 510122) at least 72 hours prior to arrival.

2. All requests must include:

a. Name of aircraft operator;

b. Aircraft type and registration marks;

c. Dates and times of arrival and departure;

d. Place of embarkation and disembarkation abroad of passengers and cargo;

e. Purpose of flight;

f. Number of passengers and type and amount of cargo;

g. Name, address and business of charterer, if any; and

h. Names of crew members.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

Cabotage not permitted for residents or nonresidents. In special cases, may be permitted by Directorate General of Civil Aviation, subject to clearance by the military. Corporate aircraft subject to same civil aviation regulations as commercial flights. Flights to/from Israel are explicitly prohibited.

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. Aircraft to/from Israel- No aircraft which has departed from any point within Israel may enter Oman airspace: nor may any aircraft proceed from any point within Oman to any point in Israel. Aircraft constructed in Israel are not permitted to navigate in Oman.

2. Violations to Oman airspace and restricted areas will expose the aircraft concerned to the dangers of firing without prior notice.

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "Oman"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

MUSCAT OOMSYNYX

AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: EUROPE, N. AFRICA and MIDEAST L20,H14