Royal Oman Police guidance on low pay family visas

Expat workers with salaries of OMR300 and above who want to bring their families to live in Oman must show proof of rental contracts and salary, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said on Sunday.

The tweet from the ROP reads: “Regulations on familial residency to foreign employees. The expat that wants to bring his family, must have an income of no less than OMR300 per month. The expat’s Ministry of Manpower information form will be consulted in addition to a bank statement showing the expat’s salary deposit for at least the past three months. The expat must have a residence rented in his/her name or the name of the employer, the contract will be consulted by the appropriate authority for confirmation.”
 

Earlier, the minimum salary for a family joining visa was OMR600. The move by the Royal Oman Police to lower that bracket was welcomed as a shot in the arm for the Omani economy by chamber of commerce members, who are convinced the move will drive the economy forward.

In a statement online Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry said: “The OCCI expresses its deepest thanks to the Royal Oman Police for their contribution to the amendment of the salary clause in the conditions for the issuance of a family visa for expats from OMR600 to OMR300, as this decision will lead to the growth of the real estate, tourism, and commercial sector, and increase the rate of power and the circulation of money within the Sultanate, in addition to attracting foreign capital.”
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