1. You can request for copies of a birth certificate in person at the Civil Registry Office. Make sure that you bring a valid identification in case the registry officer will need to verify your identity.
2. When you submit your request at the Registry Office make sure that you have provided these important details which will make searching for the record easier:
   1. name of spouses
   2. date and place of divorce
3. Pay for 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 you process your request to obtain a copy of a divorce certificate.

• Completed request to obtain a certificate
• Valid identification

Directorate General of Civil Status
For Omani : 24511363
For Resident : 24521885
Fax 24521927 / 24511369
P.o Box 871, PC 111,

Oman - Embassies & Consulates

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A divorce certificate is issued by the Ministry of Justice. The civil register includes divorces involving Omani citizens and of expatriates residing in the Sultanate if one party is an Omani.

• name of spouses
• date and place of divorce

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