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Entering by boat: Oman

What to do to enter Oman by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).

Before you arrive

  • Notify the authorities 1 hour before arrival.

The steps

  1. Appoint an agent (essential at Salalah).
  2. Call Port Control on VHF 16 one hour before arrival.
  3. Quarantine, Immigration, Customs and port officials board; 30-day visa issued on arrival for some nationalities.
  4. Obtain the cruising permit before sailing along the coast.

Papers to have on board

  • Passports for the whole crew
  • Visas, if your nationality requires them
  • Crew list
  • Boat papers (registration certificate)
  • Insurance certificate
  • Outward clearance from the previous country
  • Going through an agent

Good to know

  • Call the port on VHF 16 one hour before arrival; nobody ashore until cleared; passports and papers held until departure.
  • Agent required over 30 net tons, and for any boat entering Port of Salalah.
  • Clear out even when heading to another Omani port (police first, Harbour Master last).
  • Security (JMIC, August 2026): 'severe' threat in the Strait of Hormuz (attacks, mines), 'substantial' in the Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden. Avoid Musandam/Hormuz and report to UKMTO.
  • French foreign ministry: pleasure sailing in the Indian Ocean remains dangerous (piracy); Yemen border area advised against.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.