Oman suspends issuing all types of visas to BD citizens

UNB :
Oman has suspended issuing all types of new visas to Bangladeshi citizens effective Tuesday.

The Royal Oman Police, within its review of the policies for obtaining some types of visas, also announced the suspension of the conversion of all types of tourist and visit visas to work visas for all nationalities coming to the Sultanate of Oman, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

The decision will remain active until further notice, it said.

Oman has suspended issuing visas across all categories for Bangladeshis from Tuesday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has said, according to local media outlets.

Citing The Times of Oman, the outlets reported that the ROP confirmed the suspension of “visa conversions” for expatriates arriving in Oman on tourist and visit visas.

Previously, expatriates entering the country on visit visas could convert their status to employment visas.