MUSCAT: Vaccination will be mandatory for expatriates to renew their visas, a top Ministry of Health official said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Supreme Committee press conference, Dr. Saif Al Abri, Director General of Disease Control and Control at the Ministry of Health said expatriates will have to take at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in order to renew their visas. The decision comes into force on September 1.
Meanwhile, all visas issued to expatriates since the beginning of January 2021 will be extended until the end of the year. Major General Abdullah Al Harthy said no extra fees will be imposed for the extension. “All visas issued since the beginning of the year will be extended until the end of the year, and no additional fees will be imposed for the extension. Everyone who has employment outside the Sultanate can enter the Royal Oman Police website and will find that these visas have been extended,” Al Harthy informed.
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Meanwhile, Al Harthy said ROP will start issuing all new visas soon. “Issuing visas will return to the previous situation, with the same procedures and for all categories. The procedures for entering the Sultanate will be applied,” he applied.
