Muscat: Royal Oman Police (ROP) has urged both outbound and inbound travellers to ensure the validity of their identification documents and renew them well in advance before official holidays or travel.
According to IATA, a large number of travellers are turned back at destination or transfer points by immigration authorities each year, which can cause stressful and frustrating situations.
It’s more important to be prepared for a trip and to make sure that the correct travel documents are in place.
Travellers must ensure to have an official identification document with them, such as a passport, a national ID card, or a driver’s license. It is preferred to bring copies, especially if the passport is lost and steps are needed to prove citizenship at the embassy or the consulate.
Visitors must have a valid passport for six months after they plan to arrive at their destination. Always make sure to check the passport validity requirements and the expiry date of the passport to avoid unfortunate issues at the airport or at immigration in your destination country.
Flight ticket details, accommodation reservations, and car rental confirmation are all important for a trip.
Keeping up with all your reservations can be difficult, and having copies of your itinerary and reservations with you can make your trip go much smoother.
It can help sort out any issues during check-in at the airport or hotel, and it’s a simple way of helping you keep track of your travel plans.
To handle unforeseen situations, travel insurance is important.
Travelling within the GCC, the residents of Oman or their visitors from the region must ensure that the validity of the residency is a minimum of three months or more, as it is the requirement in most countries, besides the passport validity of six months.
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