Dubai: Expats living in Oman will no longer want to have their passports stamped with the visa, local media reported.
According to the new amendments announced through the Royal Oman Police (ROP), the resident card (identity card) will be sufficient for all visa applications.
“The visa stamp is no longer required in an expatriate’s passport in case of renewal,” police said. For visa purposes, citizens can now use ID cards.
According to the most recent statistics, Oman’s overall population increased from 200,926 to 4,728,372 in June 2022 from 4,527,446 at the end of 2021. Of the general population, 1,894,657 were expatriates and 2,833,715 were Omanis.
The capital Muscat hosts the largest number of expats (632,666), followed by North Batinah (221,723) and Dhofar (182,548).
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