Visa for a Domestic Worker Accompanying a GCC Citizen

OmanShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa must be obtained before travel: the worker must be outside Oman when applying and must not have another valid visa; no employer in Oman is required.

See recorded sources

https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
Must be outside the Sultanate of Oman when applying for the visa Must not have another valid visa.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
The visa does not require an employer in the Sultanate of Oman

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa covers foreigners residing with GCC citizens (domestic workers of a Gulf citizen) entering Oman accompanied by their sponsor or a family member; it may also be granted to a foreign wife of a GCC citizen entering with her husband or a member of his family.

See recorded sources

https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
Foreigners residing with citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries can get this visa, provided that they enter the Sultanate accompanied by their sponsor or a member of their family. It may also be granted to a foreigner who is the wife of a citizen of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, provided that she enters the Sultanate accompanied by her husband or a member of his family.
https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
Must be a companion of a Gulf citizen Must be a domestic worker for a Gulf citizen

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Answer not available

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Passport, personal photo and residence card are required; the worker must hold a valid residence in the GCC country and must enter accompanied by the employer or a member of the employer's family.

See recorded sources

https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
Required documents Passport Personal Photo Residence Card
https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
A valid residence in the Gulf countries. Must enter the country accompanied by their employer or a member of their family.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is obtained through the Royal Oman Police service: the request is submitted, reviewed and a final result issued. The official source does not state whether the stay can be extended or changed.

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Limits of the record

Extension or change of status is not addressed.
The fee line names only Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; whether it applies to all GCC states is unclear.

https://gov.om/en/w/get-visa-for-accompanying-domestic-workers-gcc-countries-
Service steps 1 Submitting the request 2 Reviewing the request 3 The final result

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Visa for a Domestic Worker Accompanying a GCC Citizen

For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Your story.Your next step.

Your story.
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