Oman eases visa curbs for Bangladesh nationals

Oman has decided to exempt certain categories of Bangladeshi nationals from its visa ban issued in October of last year.
The categories are: family visas, visitation visas for citizens of Bangladesh residing in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, physician, engineer, nurse, teacher, accountant, investor, all types of official and high income tourists, the Embassy of Oman in Dhaka confirmed the decision in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The Embassy will receive and process all applications from these categories of Bangladeshi nationals and will coordinate duly with the Royal Oman Police (ROP) to issue the visa.
All applications must be submitted with documentation duly attested to verify the eligibility of the applicants for the requested visa. Processing of applications will take one to four weeks depending on the particulars of each application, it mentioned.
It further said, the Embassy would like to reassure all concerned with the ban on work visas that many steps have been taken by the authorities and officials in Oman and Bangladesh to pave the way for lifting the ban on work visas as soon as practicable.
"It is noteworthy to recall and reiterate that the ban is absolutely apolitical in nature and it was undertaken purely for technical reasons pertaining to the regular and ongoing review process of the foreign labour market in Oman," the Embassy said.
Oman and Bangladesh enjoy excellent bilateral relations that are constantly growing and expanding in many fields under the wise and enlightened leadership of both the Bangladeshi and Omani governments respectively, it added.

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