Oman: Cancelled residence permits by type/purpose of permit (2010)
| Type/purpose of permit | 2010 |
| Employment (without family) | 222,506 |
| Employment (with family) | 477 |
| Family Joining (family reunion) | 2,678 |
| Domestic Servant | 37,584 |
| Business | 0 |
| Total | 263,245 |
Source: Royal Oman Police
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
The Directorate General of Civil Status of the Royal Oman Police is responsible for delivering residence cards (Iqama) to foreign residents in the following categories:
-employed foreign nationals,
-wife and children (below age 21) of employed foreign nationals,
-brothers and sisters of employed foreign nationals (below age 18)
-foreign wife of an Omani national
Nationals of other GCC countries are exempted from the obligation to hold a residence permit.
2. Institution which provides data
National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
3. Data availability
The present data is published in 2011′ Statistical Yearbook, section “Social Services and Security”, available online on NSCI’s website. Each thematic section is presented in PDF format.
The “Social Services” section is available at:
http://www.ncsi.gov.om/NCSI_website/book/SYB2011/20-SocialServices.pdf
2011′ SYB is available at:
http://www.ncsi.gov.om/NCSI_website/book/SYB2011/index.htm
Date of access: December 2014.
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In case the links to the primary data source are broken, please refer to the new Ministry of Manpower website until the links are restored.Tags: Domestic Workers, Entry & Exit Conditions, Family Reunification, Foreign Labour, Foreign Population, Oman