Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has announced three validity options for expatriate resident cards (one, two, and three years), with corresponding issuance and renewal fees ranging from RO 5 to RO 15, depending on the selected duration.
The changes are part of Decision No. 78/2025, issued today by His Excellency Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin al Shraiqi, Inspector-General of Police and Customs. The decision amends key provisions in the Executive Regulations of the Civil Status Law.
According to Article 1 of the decision, the text of Article 21 of the Executive Regulations of the Civil Status Law referred to shall be replaced by the following text: “The personal ID card shall be valid for a period of (10) ten Gregorian years, and the residence card shall be valid for a period not exceeding (3) three Gregorian years, from the date of issuance or renewal, and the card holder must renew it within (30) thirty days from the date of its expiration.”
Article 2 stipulates that fees for issuing, renewing, replacing and services for cards and certificates, attached to the executive regulations of the aforementioned Civil Status Law, shall be replaced by the following:
The fee structure is as follows:
• RO 5 for a 1-year resident card
• RO 10 for a 2-year resident card
• RO 15 for a 3-year resident card
• RO 20 for replacing a lost or damaged resident card
In the same decision, the ROP has also officially extended the validity of the personal ID card for Omani citizens to 10 years, aligning it with the Omani passport. The issuance and renewal fee for the ID card remains at RO 10, while the replacement fee for a lost or damaged card is also RO 10.
