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Oman Residence Card Cost Calculator

Itemised Oman residence card and employment visa cost in OMR. Toggle new issue versus renewal, set the card validity and the number of dependents, and see every government line that sums into the total, with ranges shown where a fee genuinely varies.

Fees change; confirm with the Royal Oman Police or your employer. Reviewed 2026.

Transaction type

New issue adds the entry permit and a first-time medical.

Card fee is OMR 5 per year of validity.

Each dependent adds a residency visa and their own resident card.

Why some lines show a range

The labour clearance / work permit fee is tiered by salary band and Omanisation status, so it is shown as a range, and the medical fitness fee is shown as an estimate. The resident card (OMR 5 per year, Decision 157/2025) and the employment visa (OMR 20, ROP) are the figures we can pin most firmly for 2026.

Estimated first-issue cost

OMR 165.000 - OMR 365.000

Government fees only. Excludes attestation, typing and PRO service charges.

Labour clearance / work permit(range)Estimate. Tiered by salary band and Omanisation status (Dec. 602/2025); senior roles can exceed this band.OMR 100.000 - OMR 300.000
Entry permitEstimate. Allows initial entry on the employment file; confirm with ROP.OMR 5.000
Employment (residency) visaRoyal Oman Police work visa fee.OMR 20.000
Medical fitness examination(range)Estimate. ~OMR 30 consolidated MoH fee on first issue; may vary.OMR 30.000
Resident card (2 years)OMR 5 per year of validity (Decision 157/2025).OMR 10.000
TotalOMR 165.000 - OMR 365.000
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What goes into an Oman residence card

The cost of an Oman residence card is rarely a single fee. For a worker, the residence card sits at the end of an employment file that the employer opens with the Ministry of Labour and the Royal Oman Police. The largest and most variable line is the labour clearance, also called the work permit, which Ministerial Decision 602 of 2025 made tiered by Omanisation compliance and salary band. Lower salary bands and qualifying small and medium enterprises can sit near OMR 100, while senior roles and non-compliant establishments run several hundred OMR. After the clearance comes the entry permit at OMR 5, which allows the worker to enter Oman on the file. The Royal Oman Police employment residency visa fee is OMR 20. A first-time file also requires a medical fitness examination, which under the Ministry of Health Sanad channel is a consolidated fee of roughly OMR 30. Finally the resident card itself is charged at OMR 5 per year of validity under Ministerial Decision 157 of 2025, which took effect on 9 November 2025.

The fixed government anchors are easy to budget: the OMR 20 employment visa, the OMR 5 entry permit and the OMR 5 per year resident card are the firmest amounts for 2026. The labour clearance is the line that moves most, tiered by salary band and Omanisation status, which is why the calculator above presents a low-to-high band rather than a single false-precision total. The medical fee is shown as an estimate of about OMR 30. For the wider employment picture, our Oman country guide covers the residency, labour and Omanisation rules end to end.

New issue vs renewal

A first-time issue and a renewal are priced differently, which is why the toggle at the top of the calculator matters. A new issue carries the full stack: labour clearance, entry permit, employment visa, first-time medical fitness and the resident card. A renewal drops the entry permit, because the worker is already in the country, and usually drops the first-time medical, so it collapses to the employment visa renewal of OMR 20 plus the resident card at OMR 5 per year. That is why a renewal commonly lands near OMR 25 to OMR 30 in pure government fees for a single worker, while a first-time file is materially higher once the clearance and medical are added. Renewing late triggers a Royal Oman Police delay fine of OMR 50 per month, which can quickly exceed the base renewal cost.

What is included

The calculator totals government fees only. Specifically it includes the labour clearance or work permit, the entry permit on a new issue, the Royal Oman Police employment residency visa, the medical fitness examination on a new issue, the resident card priced per year of validity, and the equivalent dependent residency visa and dependent resident card for each family member you add. What it deliberately leaves out are the third-party costs that vary widely by provider: document attestation and certificate legalisation, Arabic typing and translation, courier charges, and any PRO or service-agent fees. Those can add a meaningful amount on top, so treat the calculator total as the government floor, not the all-in price.

Line itemAmount (OMR)Confidence
Labour clearance / work permit~100-300 (tiered)Range
Entry permit (new issue)~5Estimate
Employment (residency) visa20Verified (ROP)
Medical fitness exam (new issue)~30Estimate (MoH)
Resident card5 per yearVerified (Dec. 157/2025)
Late renewal fine50 per monthVerified (ROP)
Dependent residency visa~20-30 eachRange

Worked examples

Example 1: New issue, two-year card, no dependents. Labour clearance roughly OMR 100 to OMR 300, entry permit OMR 5, employment visa OMR 20, medical about OMR 30, and the resident card OMR 5 times two years, that is OMR 10. The government total lands in a band of roughly OMR 165 to OMR 365 depending mainly on the salary band.

Example 2: Renewal, two-year card, no dependents. Employment visa renewal OMR 20 and the resident card OMR 5 times two years, that is OMR 10. The government total is OMR 30. This is the clean recurring case once the worker is already established in Oman.

Example 3: New issue, two-year card, two dependents. The worker lines are the same OMR 165 to OMR 365 band as Example 1. Each dependent adds a residency visa of roughly OMR 20 to OMR 30 and a resident card of OMR 5 times two years, that is OMR 10, so two dependents add roughly OMR 60 to OMR 80. The combined government band is roughly OMR 225 to OMR 445, before attestation, typing and PRO charges, and subject to the family sponsorship salary threshold being met.

Edge cases and exemptions

SME and Omanisation discounts

Ministerial Decision 602 of 2025 discounts the work permit fee for Omanisation-compliant firms and raises it for non-compliant ones, and qualifying small and medium enterprises can see lower clearance fees in their early years. This is why the clearance line is a range. Confirm the exact figure on the Ministry of Labour portal for your specific establishment and the worker's salary band.

Late renewal fine

A late residence renewal carries a Royal Oman Police delay fine of OMR 50 per month on top of the standard fees. If the residence has actually expired and the person has overstayed, the separate overstay regime applies; our Oman overstay fine calculator handles that math, and the GCC overstay fines compared guide puts Oman alongside its neighbours.

Dependent salary thresholds

Sponsoring family in Oman requires meeting a minimum salary threshold that varies by job category, so the dependent visa fees in the calculator only apply once you are eligible to sponsor. The family sponsorship salary requirements across the GCC guide covers the thresholds, and the certificate attestation guide for the GCC covers the document legalisation that dependent files usually require.

How Oman compares across the Gulf

The Oman residence stack is lighter than several of its neighbours on the headline card fee but the labour clearance can dominate the total. To see how this bill compares with the equivalent residency paperwork across the region, see the GCC paperwork cost index. For the renewal walkthrough itself, our Oman resident card renewal guide steps through the process, and our residency and visa service can handle the file end to end.

Related calculators

The residence card cost is one line in a connected stack. These free tools handle the adjacent Oman numbers:

Frequently asked

How much does an Oman residence card cost in 2026?

The resident card itself is charged at OMR 5 per year of validity under Ministerial Decision 157 of 2025, which took effect in November 2025. A two-year card is therefore OMR 10 and a three-year card OMR 15. The card fee is only one line, though. A first-time employment file also carries the Royal Oman Police employment visa fee of OMR 20, an entry permit of around OMR 5, a medical fitness examination of roughly OMR 30 through the Ministry of Health Sanad channel, and a labour clearance or work permit fee that is tiered by salary band and can run from around OMR 100 for lower bands or SMEs to several hundred OMR for senior roles. A renewal is far cheaper because it drops the entry permit and the first-time medical.

What is the difference between the residence visa and the resident card?

The employment residency visa is the legal permission to live and work in Oman, processed by the Royal Oman Police on the employment file. The resident card is the physical and electronic identity document tied to that visa. They are billed separately: the Royal Oman Police employment visa fee is OMR 20, while the resident card is OMR 5 per year of validity. Both are needed, and both renew together in practice, which is why people often quote a single combined figure even though they are two distinct lines.

Who pays for the Oman residence card and employment visa?

Under Omani labour regulation the employer carries the labour clearance, work permit and employment visa costs for the worker. In practice the medical fitness fee and any dependent visa costs are often handled by the worker or shared, depending on the contract. The calculator above totals the government fees regardless of who pays, so you can split the lines against your own contract. If your payslip shows the employer's statutory fees being deducted from your salary, that is worth raising with the Ministry of Labour.

How much is the labour clearance or work permit fee?

This is the most variable line. Ministerial Decision 602 of 2025 introduced a tiered work permit structure that adjusts the fee by Omanisation compliance and salary band, with discounts for compliant firms and higher charges for non-compliant ones. Lower salary bands and qualifying small and medium enterprises can sit near OMR 100, while higher salary bands and senior roles run several hundred OMR. Because the exact figure depends on your establishment's compliance status and the role's salary band, the calculator presents this as a range rather than a single number. Confirm the precise figure with your employer or the Ministry of Labour portal.

Is there a fine for renewing the resident card late?

Yes. The Royal Oman Police apply a delay fine of OMR 50 per month for late renewal of the residence file. That fine sits on top of the standard renewal fees and accrues monthly, so a few months of delay can dwarf the base renewal cost. Set a reminder well before expiry. For overstay beyond the residence validity the separate overstay fine regime applies, which our Oman overstay fine calculator handles in detail.

How long is an Oman resident card valid now?

Under Ministerial Decision 157 of 2025, effective from 9 November 2025, resident cards can now be issued for validity of up to ten years subject to categories and controls set by the Director General, replacing the older one, two and three year tiers. The fee is OMR 5 per year of the chosen validity. In practice the card validity is aligned with the employment residency visa, which for most employees is issued or renewed on a two-year cycle, so a two-year card at OMR 10 remains the common case.

What does it cost to add a dependent to my residence file?

Each dependent needs their own residency visa and their own resident card. The dependent residency visa typically runs around OMR 20 to OMR 30 per person, and the dependent resident card is the same OMR 5 per year as the main applicant. Sponsoring family also requires meeting a minimum salary threshold, which varies by job category. The calculator lets you set the number of dependents so the dependent lines are added to the total. For the salary thresholds, see our family sponsorship salary requirements guide for the GCC.

Why does the calculator show a range instead of one exact total?

Several lines in the Oman residence stack are genuinely variable. The labour clearance and work permit fee is tiered by salary band and Omanisation compliance, and the medical fitness examination, while consolidated by the Ministry of Health at roughly OMR 30, is shown as an estimate. We refuse to invent a false precise figure for those lines, so we present them as ranges or estimates and total a low-to-high band. The fixed government anchors, the OMR 20 employment visa, the OMR 5 per year resident card and the OMR 5 entry permit, are shown as exact amounts. Fees change, so confirm with the Royal Oman Police or your employer before budgeting.