14 August 2015 – The Philippine Embassy in Muscat would like to inform the public that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Consular Department) of the Sultanate of Oman has announced the further extension of the amnesty program for foreign undocumented workers from August 01 until October 31.

The amnesty program which originally began on May 03 this year was to end on July 31. On August 04, it was announced that the program would be extended up to October 28. The recent announcement has further extended the deadline to October 31.

The Philippine Embassy continues to encourage undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Oman to avail of the amnesty and avoid paying overstay penalties and other fines.

Undocumented OFWs in Oman who may wish to avail of the amnesty under the extended period are advised to contact the POLO-Muscat hotline no. (+968) 9355-7931. Notices and a guide on how to avail of the program have been posted in the Philippine Embassy in Muscat website (www.muscatpe.dfa.gov.ph) and its Facebook page. END