Muscat – With several COVID-19 restrictions eased, travel procedures to Oman are returning to pre-pandemic normalcy.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that travellers to the sultanate can present the mandatory COVID-19 PCR negative report upon arrival or within 24 hours of arrival. It has also cancelled the pre-registration requirement for all arrivals via the Ministry of Health link, which was earlier necessary before travel.

‘All passengers aged 18 and older travelling to Oman are required to present a negative result of COVID-19 PCR test, upon arrival or within 24 hours after arrival, besides a health insurance covering COVID-19.’

CAA also stated that non-Omani passengers aged 18 and older travelling to the sultanate are required to present a vaccination certificate indicating that they have received at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Now, hopefully travel will be like earlier times. This is also good if one needs to travel urgently. It does away with the need of testing and waiting 24 hours for the report.