civilstatus.gov.om Divorce Registration Oman : Directorate General of Civil Status

Name of the Organization : Directorate General of Civil Status
Type of Facility : Divorce Registration
Country : Oman

Official Website : http://www.civilstatus.gov.om/english/default.asp

Divorce Registration :

A divorce certificate is issued by the Ministry of Justice. The civil register includes divorces involving Omani citizens and of expatriates residing in the Sultanate if one party is an Omani. Divorces should be notified to the registrar within thirty days from the date of divorce.

Related : Oman Directorate General of Civil Status Death Registration : www.statusin.org/4673.html

The Ministry of Justice through it notary offices is responsible for notifying divorces to the civil status in order to be registered. As for those who got divorced before the civil register was being set up or who have been divorced for along time and their data has been recorded in the civil register, they should notify the registrar by furnishing the requisite documents.

Required Documents sent by the notary offices :
** Notification of divorce from the Ministry of Justice
** Notification of divorce endorsed by Oman’s mission or consulate in case the divorce takes place abroad.

Documents required to register a divorce personally :
** A copy of the divorce certificate with the original
** A copy of the divorcees’ identity cards or their passports.
** Notification of divorce endorsed by Oman’s mission or consulate in case the divorce takes place abroad.

Informants :
Husband, wife, husband’s father or wife’s father.

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