1. Fill up and submit application form along with all other required documents.
2. Pay the application fee.
3. In signing electronically the card, please take note of the following:
   1. Hold the pen gently and press on it while writing.
   2. Sign between the two parallel lines (do not touch them or write above them).
   3. Your signature should be clear enough to appear on the card.
4. And finally, in having your picture taken please make sure that:
   1. You sit properly and look straight to the camera lens.
   2. You don't wear any glasses. Otherwise, the flash will reflect on the glasses and your picture will not be clear.

For Working Residents in the private sector:

• Copy of clearance from the Ministry of Manpower along with the original.
• Copy of passport along with the original passport
• One (1) photograph.

For Working Residents in the public sector:

• A letter from the employee confirms the job title.
• Filled in application form. Fill the application from the site
• Copy of passport along with the original passport.
• One (1) photograph.

For Non Working Residents (Family members):

• Residence card application form.
• Copy and original of passport or parents passport if the applicant is still traveling on one of the parent's passport.
• One (1) photograph.

Directorate General of Civil Status

P.O Box 871, PC 111

Tel: 24521951 - 24521864

Fax: 24521927

Email contact form: http://www.civilstatus.gov.om/english/contactus.asp

The resident cards are for residents and expatriates of the Oman Sultanate, whether employed or not.

• First Issuance: 10(RO)
• Renawal(after 2 years): 10(RO)
• For lost/damaged cards: 10(RO)

• Two years

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Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please explain the processing your application.    

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

The Oman resident card is a form of identity card who draws its importance from the necessity to know accurately the number of foreigners residing in the Sultanate and the pertinent statistics.

To know about the electronic identification card:

http://www.civilstatus.gov.om/english/nrsapp.asp

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Resident Card:

http://www.civilstatus.gov.om/english/services_ResidentCard.asp

More information which might help people.