Oman Residence Visa & requirements for foreigner

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PASSPORT & RESIDENCE

Employment Visa

It is granted at the request of a local sponsor and on his responsibility to the foreigner coming to Oman for employment and whose age is not below 21 years old. The visa shall be follows.

• Validity of the visa: Within three months from the date of issuance.
• Valid for extension and multiple entries.
• Fees: 20 Omani Riyals
• Fines for late renewal: 50 fifty Omani Riyals for each month

Conditions:

The sponsor must be a local one with full legal capacity, and be responsible for the truth of the information given in the application form.

• The person for whom the employment visa is requested shall not be below 21 or above 60 calendar years.
• The person shall be of the same sex as stated in the labor permit, which was issued by the Directorate General of Labour Affairs.
• The occupation for which the visa is requested must be identical to the one stated in the labour permit.

Required attachments:

Submitting the electronic application form available through the website to be endorsed and stamped by the sponsor , and to be typed in arabic for arab nationals and in English is Non-arab nationals, enclosing the following documents.

• Two photographs size (4x6) cm.
• Copy of foreigner passport , provided it is valid for a period not less than a six month
• The original labour permit issued by the Ministry of Manpower and a copy of thereof with each application form.
• In case the application is presented by someone other than the sponsor the representative must be Omani and holding a written authorization issued from the Directorate General of Passport, and Residence as per the sponsor's request.
• A medical fitness certificate issued for citizen of some countries specified as follows by the Ministry of Health ( India , Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia , Sri Lanka, Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia ) certificate must be endorsed by the Ministry of Health
• Copy of the approval of the concerned authority for specific professions such as, Educational professions, Religious professions, Media professions, Medical  etc...

Exceptional enclosures:

• In cases of transferring the sponsorship within the Sultanate , there must be a release letter from the former, sponsor and approved by the Directorate General of Labour. All violations , including the delay fine must have already been settled when the visa application is submitted.
• Some nationalities or categories need special permits, such as : Fillipino housemaids, need labour permit from the fillipino embassy and attested by Oman Ministry of foreign Affairs prior to the application.

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