Travel Guide

Links to Recommendations, Useful Tips and Practical Information:

Oman:

(November 2019) Previously, visitors could fill in the visa form at the immigration counters at the border and obtain visas on arrival. Now applicants must apply for a tourist visa via the visa website https://evisa.rop.gov.om/ then enter Oman by any legal borders, according to the frequently asked questions section on the Oman Police’s website.

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/abu-dhabi/new-visa-norms-for-tourists-to-oman-

Saudi Arabia:

(September 2019) Effective 27 September 2019, the Saudi Arabian (KSA) Government formally opened its doors to tourists from all over the world. I left it one month, for any issues to be ironed out, and then tested out the new online Saudi tourist visa, using http://www.ivisa.com. On their website it says they are recommended by the BBC. That sounded good enough to me. It was super easy. You only need to provide the usual details for tourist visas, including where you are staying, entry and exit date (no flight details though). I used an express service, ordering the tourist visa in the evening and it was in my inbox in the morning. Cost $120 for the visa and $75 for express processing. The visa is valid for a year and allows for multi entry. You can stay up to 90 days each entry on the tourist visa.

For more detail on the new rules see:

https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/services/tax/me-tax-legal-news/2019/ksa-saudi-arabia-tourist-visas.html

https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/new-saudi-arabia-tourist-visas-everything-you-need-to-know-1.915912

Iran:

Practical information Traveling to Iran