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Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

tismeself wrote:Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

There is a checkpoint, but I imagine you could go 'bush'.

Mind you, you'd have to watch our for the Gunship helicopters ready to fill your little 4WD full of hot 30 cal. lead... but yeah... it could be done.

^ian^ wrote:

tismeself wrote:Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

There is a checkpoint, but I imagine you could go 'bush'.

Mind you, you'd have to watch our for the Gunship helicopters ready to fill your little 4WD full of hot 30 cal. lead... but yeah... it could be done.

Agreed that could be done, however he was asking "getting in other than going via the desert"

tismeself wrote: I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc, So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

Well you can claim the Dhs 100....There is a check point on the UAE border as well as a really big one on the Oman side as well..So apart from the desert if you are driving down the main road from Oman you have to pass these 2 check points for sure!!!!

if u were comming from iran you could use that big water mass area between us....

tismeself wrote:Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

The border in Al Ain, going to Oman has no passport check, the ones going to musandum and the main highway to Muscat do but the one in Al Ain going to the Oman fort has a couple guards standing by the road but I watched at least 100 cars go through there, none were stopped.

fayz wrote:

tismeself wrote:Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

The border in Al Ain, going to Oman has no passport check, the ones going to musandum and the main highway to Muscat do but the one in Al Ain going to the Oman fort has a couple guards standing by the road but I watched at least 100 cars go through there, none were stopped.

Well their you have it, Dhs100 and a right slagging coming up

lol Fantastic!!! Thanks for the input, I will have a few pints for your guys on my pals money!!

tismeself wrote:lol Fantastic!!! Thanks for the input, I will have a few pints for your guys on my pals money!!

Well I reckon after Fayz's input you are the loser, cough up

Doh, i didnt read the reply very carefully lol

fayz wrote:

tismeself wrote:Over a few pints in the Irish Village, some friends and I were chatting about driving to the UAE from Saudi and Oman and other neighbours, how on earth are "Illegals" getting in other than going via the desert? My mate reckoned you can literally drive to Dubai via Oman on a road like any other (ie no checkpoints or passport control similar to driving through European Union countries) and I am SURE that there is a passport control as I remember reading about some new system on the Oman border etc,

So, there is 100dhs and a right slagging, who is right? Me, or them??

The border in Al Ain, going to Oman has no passport check, the ones going to musandum and the main highway to Muscat do but the one in Al Ain going to the Oman fort has a couple guards standing by the road but I watched at least 100 cars go through there, none were stopped.

You can take this road going to sohar, oman as well.

Well at Al Ain you have the HILI check post...But again it is quite porous as buraimi is disputed territory....But to enter oman from Al Ain again there is a big immigration control for oman.

tismeself wrote:Doh, i didnt read the reply very carefully lol

You are lucky Concord is not around. ohhh how i miss that dawg.