Oman - Apply for Identification (ID) Card

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Procedure

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 are wearing your national dress (turban and dishdasha). This will enable you to get your ID card on time.
   2. You sit properly and look straight to the camera lens.
   3. You don't wear any glasses. Otherwise, the flash will reflect on the glasses and your picture will not be clear.

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Required Documents

• Filled in Application form.

• Copies and original of applicant's birth certificate and passport .

• Copies of parents' ID cards or passport.

• Letter from the sheikh or chief of the district approved by the wali if the passport and the parents ID cards are not available.

• One (1) personal photograph with blue background.

Office Locations & Contacts

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

Eligibility

The ID card is issued to an Omani who is above fifteen (15) years of age. This will be obligatory for males and optional for females as per Article (42) of the Civil Status Law.

Fees

• First Issuance: 5(RO)
• Renawal: 5(RO)
• For lost/damaged cards: 10(RO)

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

• Sample Omani ID Card:

http://www.civilstatus.gov.om/english/images/certificats/omani-id-card2.jpg

Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A National Identification Card is an identity card that each citizen or resident in a country is issued and required to carry and display under certain circumstances.

The ID card that the Omani General Directorate of Civil Status issues depends on essential standards: technology of electronic transfer of the holders fingerprint and storing it on the electronic chip fitted on the card. This electronic chip consists of a micro-computer capable of storing and processing data. It contains the holders photo and his/her fingerprint.

To know about the electronic identification card:

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

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Omani ID Card:

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

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