🇴🇲 Oman · Pharmacists
What a pharmacist trained abroad needs to register in Oman
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Ministry of Health pharmacist licence (Drug Safety Center)
Ministry of Health, Oman · ~6 months · ~OMR 205 · 8 steps
A pharmacy degree, registration with your country's pharmacy council, three years' experience without a break of more than a year, a DataFlow report, the OMSB pharmacist examination at a Pearson VUE centre, and the directorate's viva. A non-Omani needs an employer's visa for the licence, so a job offer comes before it.
- 1Registration with your country's pharmacy council or syndicate, attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Oman
- 2Bachelor's degree in pharmacy from a recognised college, attested, with the transcript
- 3Three years of experience, with no interruption from work of more than a year
- 4Job offer from an Omani employer (a non-Omani needs the visa or job card for the licence)~OMR 100 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 5Primary source verification of your qualification, home registration and experience (DataFlow)~5 weeks · who pays varies · unconfirmed · Source ↗
- 6Pass the OMSB Omani Examination for Pharmacists at a Pearson VUE centre (100 questions, 2.5 hours, 60%)~OMR 77 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 7Request the directorate's oral test (viva) through the e-portal and pass it~3 weeks · ~OMR 30 · who pays varies · Source ↗
- 8Overseas Employment Certificate from the Department of Migrant Workers, through a DMW-licensed recruitment agency or an employer the DMW allows to hire directly (Filipino workers)who pays varies · Source ↗
Rules checked 23 Oct 2026 · outcomeOS describes each regulator's published rules; it does not advise on your individual case. · Privacy · Terms
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