Oman Declares Visa Suspension To Bangladeshi Nationals

Oman government has suspended the issuance of visas across all categories for Bangladesh nationals, reported Oman-based English newspaper the Times of Oman on Tuesday (October 31).

The decision was effective from Tuesday, the newspaper reported, referring to the Royal Oman Police.

The report said that the ROP confirmed the suspension of ‘visa conversions’ for expatriates arriving in Oman on tourist and visit visas.

‘Previously, expatriates entering the country on visit visas could convert their status to employment visas. However, they will now be required to exit the country and return on a work visa,’ it said.

‘The ROP, within its review of the policies for obtaining some types of visas, announces the suspension of the conversion of all types of tourist and visit visas to work visas for all nationalities coming to the Sultanate of Oman, as well as the issuance of all types of new visas for Bangladeshi Citizens, effective Tuesday till further notice,’ the newspaper quoted a statement of the ROP as saying.