Document checklist
Botswana → Oman: Student Visa
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
Copy of your passport (valid for at least 6 months)
RequiredA copy of your passport. It must be valid for at least 6 more months.
Two photos (6 x 4 cm)
RequiredTwo photographs, 6 x 4 cm in size.
Financial
Visa fee
RequiredRoyal Oman Police lists the Student Visa fee as thirty (30) Omani rials. Check the ROP page for the current amount.
Purpose of travel
Approval for your school to host students from abroad
RequiredA copy of the approval from the competent authority that allows the educational/training institution to host students from abroad. Your school provides this.
Covering letter about your course
RequiredA covering letter from the institution explaining what the study course is and how long it lasts.
Letter from your school (only when renewing)
The visa lets you stay 1 to 2 years from entry. To renew it for another period while you keep studying, you need a letter from the educational/training institution confirming this.
Other
Online application signed by your school
RequiredThe application is made on the electronic form on the Royal Oman Police website and signed by the educational/training institution or its authorised signatory. It is typed in Arabic for Arab nationals and in English for everyone else.
Your school's registration papers
RequiredCopies of the institution's commercial registration (Ministry of Commerce and Industry), its Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry membership card, and the specimen signature sheet of its authorised signatories. Your school provides these.
Why applications on this route get refused
Passport valid for less than 6 months
Royal Oman Police asks for a passport copy valid for not less than 6 months.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before your school applies if it has less than 6 months left.
Medical certificate missing
People coming from the countries named by Royal Oman Police must include the original and a copy of a medical certificate.
How to avoid it: Check the ROP list. If it includes where you are coming from, get the medical certificate before the application is sent.
School's documents missing
The application must include the institution's approval to host students, its covering letter, and its registration papers.
How to avoid it: Ask your school to confirm it has attached all of its own documents to the application.
Visa not used within 6 months
The Student Visa must be used within 6 months from the date it is issued.
How to avoid it: Plan your travel so you enter Oman within 6 months of the visa being issued.
Sources
- Royal Oman Police, Visas: Student Visa · checked 14 Sept 2026
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