Users are advised to be wary of any attempt of intermediation regarding the citizenship or passport applications or visa requests, which are directly managed by the Italian Embassy in Muscat.
In the sole case of requests for entry visas in Italy, the only private operator authorized to collect applications on a voluntary basis is the company VFS GLOBAL, which has been exclusively entrusted after a public tender with the collection service for visa applications for Italy. and whose official contact details are available on its official website https://www.vfsglobal.com/italy/oman/. Currently, in consideration of the suspension of the issuance of tourist visas, the VFS office dedicated to Italy in Muscat is temporarily closed.