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Last activity 21 August 2024 by arun krish004

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Zakariya619

Hi, as my oman work visa expired, i am changing my company and visa to new company. I have a family visa under my current employer. My question is, 1/ will there be any trouble to change my visa because of the dependent visa under me? 2/. can the dependent/family visa remain under current sponser/company even after i join/change to new company?

Muhammad Usman7

@Zakariya619 NO, you are sponsor of your family, if you resign from one company your family visa will automatically expires. You must change their status to new company. Same way if you require NOC from your previous employer you have to take NOC for your family as well.

aasishv

Your visa will be with your new employer. But your family visa is valid till the end date of the Family visa validity. Next time, at the time of renewal with your family visa, you need to renew with your new employer and cannot be renewed with the old employer.


Answer to your question:

1. will there be any trouble to change my visa because of the dependent visa under me?

No trouble.  You can change your visa with your new employer and continue you dependent/Family visa with old employer.


2/. can the dependent/family visa remain under current sponser/company even after i join/change to new company?


Yes.  It can be remain with your current/old employer/sponsor even after you join to new company.

Zakariya619

@aasishv Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I am impressed. I hope your answer has relevant references to similar situations, may be your friends or self. Good luck dear.

aasishv

@Zakariya619 @Zakariya619 Thank you Zakariya for your kind response. This information is based on my case. I have confirmed with my PRO few weeks ago. According to PRO, family visa stay remains valid with old employer/sponsor till the end date of visa expiry eventhough we change the job to other employer/sponsor.   My case, I changed my sponsor and PRO said that they will change my family visa after visa expiry of old sponsor/employer.




The reply is as per the information and direct discussion with my current PRO.

Zakariya619

@aasishv That's great. Good to hear from you again. Stay blessed!

asimbahmed1

@Zakariya619 hi zakariya, there will be no issue or trouble if you change the sponsor and your family will remain under the current sponsor. i am the example, i transferred my visa in march 2022 and my family visa was going to expire in december so i transferred them in december 2022. so no issues. 

Zakariya619

@asimbahmed1 thanks for your reply, Asim bro.

shoaibahmed

Hi, I am assuming there will be no issue in travelling too. I plan to travel to Dubai by road. I will be on a new sponsor visa and my family on the older one. Getting into Dubai is not an issue as we hold US visa. My concern is Oman border. Will they make an issue both at the time of exit and entry ?

dulanjipereira

@aasishv


hi there. I just read your comments. Same question here.


currently I am live in salalah oman under a family visa. But my husband got a new job in Muscat oman and he is going to quite his current job.

So I am asking you is it ok with my family visa or my family visa get cancelled. 😭

dulanjipereira

@Zakariya619


hi I am also in the same problem right now. I just read your post and the replies that you got from others. Can I know what happened to your problem. How you got solved it ?

giftsone629

@shoaibahmed could you pls update the same

Have y sorted this out

Bcz i too want to travel out with my family this week

dependents are still in old sponsor but validi until next year and i still didntchange them to current sponsor as validity is there

faizalaryampilly

My family has been in Oman for 12 years. I joined the new company now. When I checked the family visa from the old company, my current company has given me a project visa for 9 months, so the family visa is not valid. Is there any other option?

GuestPoster24127

hello I am currently working and i am on my work visa here in Oman. My to be husband is also working in Oman, I want to know if I can switch my work visa to family visa through his company because I want to resign from my job. is that possible? if yes, how long will the process take because I am assuming once I resign before my contract ends I have to go back to my country?


Also if I find another job can I leave before my contract ends? can the new employer simply transfer my work visa under their name? without any trouble from my current employer?

tahausmani

If you have completed 2years visa with one company then you can switch in new job without noc and no need to exit from Oman.

If you will transfer in your husband visa so you can not change quickly again and before changing new job visa or husband visa must contact to husband company PRO.

Kalpaneegodakanda

Can you give me any updated ?


Hi, I am also these day suffering above pproblem.My husband's work visa already has been changed to new sponsor,but still my dependent visa is under his old sponsor, But next month I have to go my homecountry in temporary. I have more than 1 year time duration for cancel my residence card.my problems are,without changine my visa under his new sponsor


1)when I will travel to my homecountry ,will be problem in here airport ?


2)Can I comeback here without any problem with that residence card before expire date?

karif087

@Kalpaneegodakanda


My employee visa got changes to new company but my family visa is still valid with old employer.

they are in india right now so is there any problem at airport in muscat if they come with old employer visa.



Is there anyone who can advise us please.

karif087

My employee visa got changes to new company but my family visa is still valid with old employer.


they are in india right now so is there any problem at airport in muscat if they come with old employer visa.



Is there anyone who can advise please.

abhymini

Good Evening


What are the procedures to transfer my wife's family visa from my old employer to my new employer? Her visa will expire in March 2025 but I need to transfer family status to my new company.

Zakariya619

Answers based on my own experience.


1.  Will there be any trouble to change my visa because of the dependent visa under me?

No, i changed my visa to new company while family visa was there under old company.


2. Can the dependent/family visa remain under current sponser/company even after i join/change to new company?

Yes, i changed my own visa (new company) in Feb 2024. Family's visa was changed during the time of expiry in Oct 2024. Because family's visa was valid till Oct'24. I did all with the help of my new company PRO.


As long as family's resident card is valid they can exit and enter Oman with old visa without need to change, because once family visa is issued its valid till expiry date irrespective of husband's visa expiry or sponsor change.


Please be updated of any new changes or laws. Cordinate with your company PRO or any Sanad centre for any queries.

arun krish004

Hai I'm under my wife visa and also my children's  if I get a job in oman what is the process for me to change visa ?


Any body plz help

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