{"id":250,"date":"2025-08-07T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:22:19","slug":"passport-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/citizens\/passport-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Foreign Ministry of the Sultanate of Oman offers services to help Omani citizens while abroad, if their passport is lost, stolen or damaged, or if their passport has expired.<\/div>

The Ministry and its embassies and consulates abroad also offer services to provide travel documents for new-born babies, born abroad to Omani parents allowing them to return to Oman.<\/p>\n

These services involve the issuing of a special travel permit called a Laissez Passer.<\/p>\n

The Laissez Passer is a travel permit document issued by Omani Missions. It can be used for a one-time journey only to reach Oman from the country Omani citizens are visiting or where they live.<\/p><\/div>

Requesting a Laissez Passer<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

To request a Laissez Passer, Omani citizens should contact the nearest Omani Mission (Embassies, Consulates or Honorary Consulates) for help.<\/p><\/div>

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You can find more information about Oman\u2019s missions abroad here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

They can also contact the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Consular Department directly where advice will be given on the nearest Mission to approach, or they can contact the Ministry through their families in Oman.<\/p>\n

Citizens requesting a Laissez Passer need to fill out and sign an application form. Requirements to obtain a Laissez Passer vary depending on the location of the Omani citizen, but they should be prepared to provide:<\/p>\n\n