1.) The passport and the original visa must be presented to the authority to ensure the documents' validity.

2.) Once validated the said authority will encode some info into the computer then stamp the visa onto the passport.

3.) The stamped passport will now be returned to the holder.

1.) The original visa

2.) The original passport provided it is valid for a period not inferior to six months.

• Special conditions will be requiring the following documents to be submitted:

1.) The sponsor or his authorized representative should submit a letter from the sponsor.

2.) The original card should be submitted to ensure the applicants identity.

• Royal Oman Police Directorate of Public Relation

Phone: +968 - 24569392 Fax: +968 - 24562708

For Enquiries: +968 - 24512961 (Visa Services)

• Oman eGovernment Service Portal

24/7 toll free number (800 777 77)

The residence visa is stamped onto the passport of the expatriate after it is granted by the visa department, weather this visa is for:

1.) Employment

2.) Investor

3.) Family joining

4.) Study

5.) Family residence

6.) Change of sponsor

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

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

The process will be finished on the same day of submitting the application. The applicant just needs to wait for about 10 minutes for the whole procedure to be over.

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 Directorate of General Passports and Residence carry out all works relating to passports, identity cards, visas, residence permits, and road permits etc. It provides its services at airports, sea ports and border posts as well as from its main office at the ROP Force Headquarters and the regional sections.

The Directorate General's mandate is to apply the legality of the residence in the Sultanate, through applying the residence stamp or renewing the residence to both public and private sectors.

Directorate General of Passports & Residence

Saturday to Tuesday from 07:30 to 22:00 hours

Wednesday from 07:30 to 14:00 hours

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

Sultanate of Oman Website, Royal Oman Police

http://www.rop.gov.om/english/dg_pr.asp

The Official eGovernment Services Portal

http://www.oman.om/wps/portal/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hgL2-nYE8TIwMLs1AzA89Q78AQNzcDQwMDc_2CbEdFAMeFqSM!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/en/site/home/gov/gov1/gm/rop/attachvisa

More information which might help people.