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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents - (Oman) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Oman and offices to contact
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Royal Oman Police
General of Civil Status
Directorate General of Civil Status

Telephone: 24521945 / 24521946
Email: info@rop.gov.om

Background[edit | edit source]

Documenting births and deaths started slowly after 1970. Vital Registration started in May 2004.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date both Georgian and Hijri (in numbers and alphabetical)
Place
Sex of newborn
Name of newborn

For both parents the following is given:

Name
Civil number
Tribe
Nationality
Religion
Address
Occupation^[2]
Age^[3]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Place of death
Date of death both Georgian and Hijri (in number and alphabetical)
Deceased:

- Name

- Tribe

- Sex

- Nationality

- Religion

- Address

- Occupation

- Age

- Place of birth

- Date of birth

- Civil number

- Place of registration, if known

Name and tribe of father and mother, if known
Informant: name, address and relation to deceased^[4]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Dr. Medhat K. ElSayed, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Civil_Registration_Dec07_Cairo/docs/Oman_Ministry_of_Health.pdf Civil Registration and Vital Statistics In Sultanate of Oman], December 3-6, 2007, p. 2, (accessed 10 February 2023).
↑ Ibid, p. 8.
↑ Ibid, p. 9.
↑ Ibid, p. 11.

[1] Dr. Medhat K. ElSayed, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Civil_Registration_Dec07_Cairo/docs/Oman_Ministry_of_Health.pdf Civil Registration and Vital Statistics In Sultanate of Oman], December 3-6, 2007, p. 2, (accessed 10 February 2023).

[2] Ibid, p. 8.

[3] Ibid, p. 9.

[4] Ibid, p. 11.

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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Oman.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Oman) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Oman and offices to contact
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=oman British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=oman British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=oman British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
-==Historical Background==
+Royal Oman Police<br>
+[https://www.rop.gov.om/english/ropphones.aspx General of Civil Status]<br>
+Directorate General of Civil Status<br>
-==Coverage and Compliance==
+Telephone: 24521945 / 24521946<br>
+Email: info@rop.gov.om<br>
+==Background==
+Documenting births and deaths started slowly after 1970. Vital Registration started in May 2004.<ref>Dr. Medhat K. ElSayed, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Civil_Registration_Dec07_Cairo/docs/Oman_Ministry_of_Health.pdf Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
+In Sultanate of Oman], December 3-6, 2007,  p. 2, (accessed 10 February 2023).</ref>
+===Coverage and Compliance===
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+===Birth Records===
+*Date both Georgian and Hijri (in numbers and alphabetical)
+*Place
+*Sex of newborn
+*Name of newborn
+For both parents the following is given:
+*Name
+*Civil number
+*Tribe
+*Nationality
+*Religion
+*Address
+*Occupation<ref>Ibid, p. 8.</ref>
+*Age<ref>Ibid, p. 9.</ref>
+===Death Records===
+*Place of death
+*Date of death both Georgian and Hijri (in number and alphabetical)
+*Deceased:
+:- Name
+:- Tribe
+:- Sex
+:- Nationality
+:- Religion
+:- Address
+:- Occupation
+:- Age
+:- Place of birth
+:- Date of birth
+:- Civil number
+:- Place of registration, if known
+*Name and tribe of father and mother, if known
+*Informant: name, address and relation to deceased<ref>Ibid, p. 11.</ref>
+==Strategy==
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Oman]]