Why is electricity bills required for residency/identity card renewal in Oman?

Renewing your resident card will require you to bring a copy of your electricity bill to the Directorate General of Civil Status, according to the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

This is a part of the upcoming ECensus 2020, where ROP is updating the personal databases of people living in Oman. “Every citizen and resident of the Sultanate must register and update his or her current address in the civil register system accompanied by the electricity bills for the property he or she owns or rents,” according to ROP.

The  Directorate General of Civil Status is working to make sure that people have updated their information, including their electricity bill number and their profession.

A citizen and resident’s information will be updated when the person asks for a new ID/residency card, renews it or any other services.

The current address can be updated by bringing a copy of the electricity bill or rent contract or ownership documents of the house/apartment.

An official from Oman’s ECensus 2020 office explained that electricity bills should be also updated if you change your homes. “You can update your bill information at your distributor’s website, their front desk, or their call centre,” an official said.

The official added: “The data that should be updated is: Current address, phone number, electricity bill number, educational level, workplace, profession, and the address of the workplace.

“The process of updating information in this way can be considered a partnership between citizens/ residents, and the ROP. Both of these two parties are needed for the process to run smoothly,” he added.

Bachelors can share electricity bill to renew resident card

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has clarified that bachelors living in shared apartments can submit the same utility bill while renewing their resident cards.

This clarification came as many bachelors raised their concerns as to how to go about the ROP instruction to submit utility bills while renewing their resident cards.

“Bachelors can submit the same utility bills while renewing their resident cards and that wouldn’t affect their right to renew their residency,” Major Ibrahim bin Saif al Shandoodi, Head of Civil Registry at the ROP.

You can generate your bill and print out here: https://medcoman.com/get-your-ebill.php