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Foreign travel advice

Oman

Warnings and insurance

Still current at:: 1916 July 2024
Updated:: 1916 July 2024
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Shooting incident in Wadi Kabir area of Muscat

We ~~are~~ ~~aware~~ of a ~~shooting~~ ~~incident~~ ~~late~~ on 15 ~~July~~ in ~~the~~ ~~vicinity~~ of a ~~mosque~~ in ~~the~~ ~~Wadi~~ ~~Kabir~~ ~~area~~ of ~~Muscat,~~ ~~which~~ ~~the~~ ~~Omani~~ ~~authorities~~ ~~are~~ ~~responding~~ ~~to.~~ ~~Remain~~ ~~vigilant,~~ ~~monitor~~ ~~local~~ ~~media~~ ~~for~~ ~~developments,~~ ~~and~~ ~~follow~~ ~~the~~ ~~instructions~~ of ~~the~~ ~~authorities.~~

Before you travel

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Travel insurance

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Update history

2025-04-16 13:36
Additional information on financial crime and unpaid bills before departing Oman (‘Safety and security’ page).

2024-10-26 08:31
Information on an Israeli military attack on Iran (Safety and security)

2024-09-29 00:01
Updated information on the Conflict affecting Lebanon (Safety and Security Pages)

2024-09-28 23:03
Updated information on the Conflict in Lebanon (Safety and Security Pages)

2024-07-19 15:50
Addition of advice in case of future security incidents and further information on areas where terrorists have previously threatened to carry out attacks in the Gulf (‘safety and security’ page).

2024-07-16 11:59
Addition of warning and advice following a shooting incident in the vicinity of a mosque in the Wadi Kabir area of Muscat on 15 July, which the Omani authorities are responding to (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

2024-04-26 12:38
Removal of some language on military activity in the region (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

2024-04-19 14:59
Information on explosions in Iran, and unconfirmed reports of explosions in Syria and Iraq (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

2024-04-14 09:22
13 April 2024 – drones and missiles fired from Iran into Israel (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)

2024-04-12 20:00
Information on regional risks (‘Safety and security’ page).

2024-03-20 10:53
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.

2024-01-12 00:21
Update to Safety and Security page

2023-11-30 16:07
information on visa-less entry requirements (‘Entry requirements’ page).

2023-10-26 11:36
Removal of reference to Tropical Cyclone Tej and update on wadi flash floods (‘Natural disasters’ page).

2023-10-23 10:27
Tropical Cyclone Tej has been downgraded to severe from extreme (‘Natural disasters’ page).

2023-10-22 13:46
Information on Tropical Cyclone Tej with cyclone conditions possible from Sunday 22 October. (For more information, see Natural Disasters.)

2023-10-18 13:33
Information on demonstrations in Oman (‘Safety and security’ page)

2023-10-16 13:31
Information on following the advice of the local authorities, news reports, and to be alert to local and regional developments, which might trigger public disturbances (‘Safety and security’ page).

2023-06-22 10:59
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.

2022-10-19 12:21
New information about the FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022 (‘Summary’ page).

2022-05-30 11:56
Updated following the removal of COVID-19 restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).

2022-03-01 10:45
Updated information on entry rules following the removal of the need for a PCR test to enter (‘Entry requirements’ page)

2022-02-25 12:58
Update to information on COVID-19 entry requirements (‘Entry requirements’ page)