Embassy of India, Muscat provide various Consular Services to Citizens of India residing in Oman and visa services to Omani nationals and other foreign nationals residing in Oman. For availing the services, please click on the respective head given in this page.
Embassy of India has outsourced the Consular services to BLS International Services LLC, Oman for all Consular services including Passport, attestation, visa etc. To get more details of the services please visit BLS International Oman website given below.
Address: 4th Floor (C Block), Al Tamimah Bldg (Polyglot Institute), Way No.327, Building No.1340, Al Wattayah, Muscat
Phone Nos. 24568970, 24568971. Fax No.24568972
Timings: 0800 hrs to 1230 hrs 1330 hrs to 1900 hrs (From Saturday to Thursday.
Token issue for submission of application: up to 1700 hrs (Muscat)
Submission at collection centers : 0900 to 1300 hrs.
Delivery of passport after service : 1830 to 1900 hrs.
Web link: https://www.blsindia-oman.com/
BLS International, Oman has 10 collections centers spread across Oman (Salalah, Duqm, Sur, Nizwa, Ibri, Sohar, Shinas, Buraimi, Khasab and Dibba) run by Global Money Exchange Co. Ltd. (GMEC) Applicants for various services can avail these facilities from these collection centers.
BLS International provides the following OPTIONAL Value-Added Service for the applicants to facilitate submission of application forms. BLS International charge an additional fee for these services as given in their website. The services are (1) Courier Service (Muscat area) (2) Courier service (Interior Oman) (3) SMS services (4) Photograph (5) Photocopy (6) Form filling for Visa (7) Form filling for passport services under PSP system.
It may be noted that these optional services are entirely the choice of an applicant and M/s BLS can not charge it mandatory along with application fees.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Foreigners travelling to India are advised NOT to carry or use Thurayya/Irridium Satellite phones. Those found using the same are liable to be prosecuted.
Passport and visa applicants are advised to fill the application forms fully& correctly using the correct weblinks given in the Embassy & BLS international web pages. Incomplete and incorrect applications will be rejected. Embassy will not be responsible for applications filled using wrong/fake websites.
Photographs given in the application forms should be latest (Up to 6 months old) as per ICAO regulations. Old photographs will be rejected.
BLS International will be accepting normal applications. Applications which needs approval from Embassy will be requested to concerned officials in the Embassy.
Issue of visa is the prerogative of Government of India and not the right of the applicant. Also, obtaining visa is not the guarantee to enter the country as immigration authorities have the right to refuse entry under provisions of Foreigners Act.
For any enquiries / interviews (Personal as well as scheduled by BLS) please contact
General number : +968-24684500
Attaché (Passport) : +968-24684588
Attaché (Visa) : +968-24684599
First Secretary (Consular) : +968-24684544
Embassy Timings
Counters for Consular services : 0900 to 1230 hrs.
For meeting officers : 0900 to 1230 & 1430 to 1600 hrs.