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• Muscat, Oman<\/h3><\/li>

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  FCO's travel advice & alerts (fco.gov.uk)<\/h2><\/div>

  • Oman<\/a><\/h3><\/li>

    • You should maintain a high level of security awareness and take care in public places and on the roads. Avoid large crowds and demonstrations.
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    • A new short term visa for visits of up to ten days has been introduced. See <\/strong>Entry Requirements<\/strong><\/a>.
      
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    • Piracy is a significant threat in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. See <\/strong>Sea travel<\/strong><\/a>.
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    • There is an underlying threat from terrorism. See <\/strong>Terrorism<\/strong><\/a>.
      
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    • Most visits to Oman are trouble-free. See <\/strong>Consular assistance statistics.<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • Take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before you travel<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","script":"$().ready(function() {$('#Destination_info div.infSection a.minMax').click(function() {\tvar relVal=$(this).attr('rel'), cookieVal='min';\tvar cookieName='minmax_' + relVal;\tif ($(this).hasClass('min')) {\t$(this).addClass('max').removeClass('min');\t} else {\t$(this).removeClass('max').addClass('min');\tcookieVal='max';\t}\t$(this).parent().next().slideToggle('fast');\t$.cookie(cookieName, cookieVal, { expires: 7, path: '\/' });\treturn false;\t});});"}