Omani passport
The Omani passport are passports issued by Oman to Omani citizens for international travel. Omani passports are issued by the Royal Oman Police or at an Omani Embassy overseas.
History
Oman started to issue biometric passports in 2014.Passport types
Passport types are specified under article No. 3 of the Omani passport law, issued by Royal Decree No. 69/97. The specified types are as follows:- Ordinary passport
- Diplomatic passport
- Special passport
- Service passport
- The laissez-passer.
Physical appearance
Omani passports' cover is red and have inscriptions in golden letters indicating the official name of the country at the top and the word "passport" at the bottom both in Arabic and English divided by the coat of arms. The biometric passport symbol, alerting to the presence of a RFID chip inside the document, is at the very bottom of the cover page.Generic design
The Omani passport consists of 48 pages and is valid for up to 10 years.Identity information page
The Omani passport identity page is in two languages - Arabic and English - and includes the following data:- Passport holder's photo 4x6cm
- Type
- Country
- Passport Number
- Holder's Surname
- Holder's Given Names
- Nationality
- Date of Birth
- Date of Issue
- Date of Expiry
- ID Number
- Place of Birth
- Issuing Authority
- Passport Holder's Signature