I'm completely lost as to which visa(s) to apply to for my two upcoming visits to Oman.
I will have an 11 hr layover in MCT on 22/4, self-connecting from BA to QR (separate tickets) and would ideally like to enter the country for some quick sight-seeing since it appears the airport might not be the best place to spend 11 hrs at the moment.
I will then return to Muscat on 1/4 and would like to stay for 3 days, flying home on 3/5.
Ideally I'd use a transit visa (OMR 5) for the first visit and a single-entry tourist e-visa (OMR 20) for the 3 day visit. Unfortunately it appears I can't have 2 visas at once according to the conditions on the ROP website:
https://evisa.rop.gov.om/visa-eligibility?p_p_id=visawizard_WAR_visaeligibilityw izardportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_ mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_visawizard_WAR_visaeligibilityw izardportlet_myaction=selectedVisa
https://evisa.rop.gov.om/en/types-of-visa?p_p_id=ViewVisaTypes_WAR_viewvisawizardportle t&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p _p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_ViewVisaTypes_WAR_viewvisawizar dportlet_myaction=condition
Does that mean that I will end up having to apply for a multiple entry tourist e-visa (OMR 50) instead?
Also, it says that I need a hotel booking for the multiple entry visa. Does this mean I'll have to book a hotel for my 11.5 hour layover in order to be admitted to the country? Obviously I'll have a hotel for the 3 day stay but I was hoping to avoid booking a hotel for the layover since it's ~6.30am to 5.30pm and I'm not expecting to sleep at all during this time...
Edit: Just for clarity, I'm a UK passport holder.