1. If the birth certificate is lost or destroyed in any manner, the concerned person may submit a request to obtain a copy of the certificate to the local registrar's office.
2. Do not forget to bring a valid identification, you may be asked to present this to confirm your identity and to make sure that you have the right to obtain a copy of the birth certificate.
3. Pay the application fee and wait for instructions from the Registrar regarding when can you comeback to collect the certificate.

If you are outside Oman

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest embassy of Oman in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular service section will be able to help process your request to obtain a copy of a birth certificate.

• Valid identification

Directorate General of Civil Status
P.o Box 871, PC 111
Tel: 24521951 - 24521864
Fax: 24521927

Diplomatic Missions of Oman Abroad

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

• Copy of Original Birth Certificate: RO 1
• Lost/damaged: RO 5

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

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

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.

• Name on the certificate
• Place and date of birth
• Parent's name

This procedure provides you information on how you can obtain a copy of a birth certificate in Oman.

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A Birth Certificate states the name and sex of a person, it also indicates the time and place of birth, it is issued after the birth is registered with the Civil Registry Office.

A copy of the birth certificate is often needed when you apply for a passport, a driver license or a marriage license.

Directorate General of Civil Status

More information which might help people.