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Anotherinstallmentintheirregularseriesofposts:MMGuidetoOman,here'sthelowdownonboozeinthe Facebook
Sultanate.
Therearebarsalloverthecountrythatarelicensedtosellliquortoanyoneofage(includingOmani'stheof MuscatMutterings
agehereinOmanis21).Theselicensesarealmostexclusivelyheldbyhotels,butthereareafewexceptions
7.9klikes
dottedaroundtheplace,albeitlatelytheseseemtobedyingout.Alcohol,likePorkproducts,areavailablehere,
butthereisa100%taxlevyinplaceontheseproducts,makingthecostquitehigh,butstillwhatI'dcall
reasonable.Iwon'tgointoalistofallthebarsinMuscatherebecauseI'llstillbetypingitdaysfromnow,andwell
basically,Ican'tbebotheredtodoitatthemoment. LikePage
Inadditiontothehotels/barsscene,therearealsoanumberoflicensedretailoutletsthatsellalcoholproductsin
Bethefirstofyourfriendstolikethis
thecountry.I'monlygoingtofocusontheMuscatareabecausethatswhatIknow,soifyoulivesomewhereelse
inthecountryandhavesomethingtoshare,pleasedoso.
Inordertopurchasealcoholattheseretailoutlets,youmusthaveavalidROPLiquorPermit.Thesepermitscan
beobtainedfromtheROP,andinMuscat,youhavetogotothespecialofficeattheRuwiPoliceStation.Inorder
togetthepermit,youneedthefollowing:
Archive
Copyofpassport&laborcard
Followers
2passportsizedphotos
Noobjectionletterfromyouremployer Followers(365)Next
Laborcardapplicationinoriginalcopyreturnedafterissuinglaborcard.Thisistoconfirmbasicsalaryas
registeredwiththeMinistryofManpower
EmploymentcontractattestedbytheMinistryofManpowertoconfirmemploymentandeligibilitytoapplyfora
permit
Completedpermitapplication(Whichyoucangetthere)
Ifyouarerenewingyourpermit,bringyouroldpermitwithyou.
Follow
Thisismy3rdpermit,I'vefoundRO100isagoodamount
Now,youaretechnicallyallowedtopurchasealicenseuptoavalueof10%ofyourbasicsalary.Soessentially,if
youhaveabasicsalaryof1000rialsamonth,youcanpurchasealiquorlicenseofuptoRO100amonthinretail
purchases.Thepermitlastsfor24months,andthecostofitiscalculatedon0.4%ofthevalueofthelicenseona
monthlybasis,payableinfullatthetimeofapplication,soaRO100monthlypermitwillcostyouRO96
(100x0.04x24)anditwilllastyoufor2years.
Thetypicalcostforacaseof24bottlesofHeinekenisaroundRO13,withmostcasesofbeercominginataround
thatpricepointRO1015acase.Bottlesofspiritsandwinearealsoinabundantsupply,withevenbottlesof
VerveCliquotbubblyavailableforRO30apop.Bottlesofwine(andboxesforthatmatter)startinpricearound
RO3andrangeupwards,withsomespecialbottlesgoingforupwardsofRO20abottle.AbottleofbrandedVodka
forexample,willrunyouaroundRO7.Sothatshouldgiveyouanideaofroughlyhowmuchofapermitvalue
youwillwanttopurchase.
Sonowthatyouhaveyourpermit,it'stimetogoshopping!Thereareessentially5majorretailershereinthe
Sultanate:
African&Eastern(A&E)
OmanUnitedAgencies(OUA)
DesertTradingCompany(DTC)
Marketing&ServicesCompany(MASE)
GulfSupplyServices(GSS)
Nowtherearelittlebranchesofthese5chainsdottedaroundalloverthecityandI'msureI'vemissedafew
out,buthere'smyquicklistofwheretofindthem,I'vejustputthelocalitieswheretheyare,it'sagameforyou
tofindthem:):
A&EMQ,AlKhuwair,Sohar
OUAMQ,Ruwi
DTCMQ,AlKhuwair,WadiKabir
MASEQurum,Ruwi,Rusayl,Salalah
GSSWadiKabir,MQ,Gala,Seeb,Sohar
Theopeningtimesareapproximately09:0013:00and16:0020:00SaturdaytoThursday.DuringRamadanthe
shopsremainclosed,sostockupbefore.
Also,youcanbringalcoholintothecountrywithyouwhenyoufly.Youareallowedtocarryeither24cans,or2
bottles(2litersmax)ofwine/spiritsandofcourseyoumustbeatleast21yearsoldtodoso.Onefinalthingto
mentionisthatitisillegaltotransportalcoholinOmanunlessyouarebringingithomefromthestore,orthe
airportandeventhenmakesureyouhavethereceiptandthepermitwithyou.Thatsaid,in5yearsofliving
here,I'veneverbeenstoppedbytheROPwhendrivingaroundtown,althoughonceIwasstoppedatacheck
pointintheinteriorofthecountry,andtheonlyquestiontheyaskedmewas:Doyouhaveanywhiskeyforus?
Regardless,you'vebeenwarned.Thereisalsoathrivingblackmarkethereforbooze,butIadvisetosteerclear
ofit,notworththetroubleitcancause,andthemarketismoregearedtowardslaborerswhowantaRO3bottle
ofbrandytoshutouttheirproblemsforanight.
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31 comments:
Anonymoussaid...
Goodpost.ThoughIthinkthelabourersinyourpartoftownmustbefancierthanthoseinmineoursbut
bzs500plasticbottlesofwhiskyfromtheyoungOmanisthatdrivearoundsellingitfromthebackoftheir
vans.
Whataretheopeninghoursoftheretailshops?
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 8 : 3 2 A M
Phyphorsaid...
ThereisalsoanotherreallygoodshopinAzaibajustpastShamfri/PrestigeCarsbythefootbridgeonthe
serviceroadtowardsSeeb.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 9 : 0 0 A M
Anonymoussaid...
HowaboutforthosewhoareinOmanonlyforaweekandintendtobuyalcohol?
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 0 : 3 4 A M
Anonymoussaid...
IfyouinOmanforaweek,youhavenootheroptionofbuyingacoupleofbottlesfromdutyfreeorhitting
thebars,althoughIamsure2litreswouldbemorethanenoughboozetolastforamonth.
Thatsaid,IhavetodisagreewithMM,theboozeinbarsisextortiante,atabout6poundsapint.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 0 : 4 9 A M
Sythesaid...
Anon1wowdidn'tknowthat!
Phyphoranyideawhichfranchiseitis?
Anon2youcanbuydutyfreeonarrivalintheairportthereisalittleplacejustbeforethebaggage
claimtobuywine,spiritsandsomebeer(alongwiththerestofusualfareindutyfree).Ifyourunout...
wellit'sthebarsI'mafraid.
Anon3ApintofMarstonsPedigreeattheHabanabar(MRFC'spreferredpubattheHyatt)isRO2.3,
whichis3.75forapint,inaMuslimcountrywhichcharges100%duty,andbarsmustmakeaprofitto
stayinbusiness.Soit'snot6quidapint,ifyouknowtherightplacestogo.
PassagetoIndia(currentlyclosedforrenovations)haspintsofHeinekenforRO1.8.
Alternatively,youcouldgotoanightclubandpaymorebutthat'syourchoice.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 1 : 0 7 A M
Anonymoussaid...
MMIdidnotknowthat.Iwillhavetomakeatriptherethisweekend. sforthetip.
Anon3
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 : 1 8 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Amsurprisedaboutthis100%dutylevy.Isthisappliedtothebulkstorestoo?Wehavealicensethat
allowssalesofbulkandoverthecounter,buttherearenoadditionaltaxescollected,asidefromthe
OMR1080annuallicensefee.Soisthislevyontehbulkpricesalready(priceofHeinekinthesameasin
thearticle)?
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 : 3 1 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Youforgottomentionthatyoucanonlypaythelicencefeebycard,notcash.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 : 3 7 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Ireallydonotunderstandthepurposeofthispost!Whoneedstoknowwhatarethestepsthataretobe
takentogetaliquorpermitinOman?Orwheretofindthem?!Ipersonallywishthatthegovernmentbans
liquor,cigarettesandshishafromOman.Thosethingshaventdoneusanygoodexceptdestroyhomes
andfamilies.PleasedontjudgemeandthinkIamabitterperson.Icomefromafamilythatconsumes
neitheroftheabove(Alhamdulillah)butitssadtohearabouttheharmthosethingscausedtoothers.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 2 : 0 7 P M
Anonymoussaid...
AhthegreatprogressivemindofOman.Alcoholislegalandexpatsarevital.Getusedtoit.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 3 : 0 6 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Tothelasttwoanonymouspostersalcoholisnotsupportedbytheexpatsinthiscountry.IftheOmanis
didnotdrink,therewouldbenoboozehere.Byvolumeitisthatsectorthatconsumesthemost.Don'task
mehowIknow,Ido.
LastyeartherewereverystrongundercurrentsduringtheOmaniwingdingaboutbanningboozetothe
extentthattheROPbackedit.Theonlycaveatwasthatalthoughallretailoutlets,barsetcshouldclose,
alcoholsalesshouldstillbepermittedthroughtheROPclubs.Itwasnotanexpatlobbythatkeptalcoholin
thecountry.Ifthiswasnotthecase,alcoholwouldnot,andshouldnot,bebannedduringramadan.
Ifyouwanttopointafingeratwhatisdestroyinghomesandfamilies,takeadriveontheroadsandlook
athowmanykidsarewearingseatbelts,howmanykidsaresittingonlapsinfrontseats,howrecklessly
driversaretryingtogetinfrontofthecardoingthespeedlimitinthefastlane.
Thatis,ofcourse,notsayingthatalcohol,cigarettes,shishadonotcontribute,theyundoubtedlydo.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 4 : 1 2 P M
OmaniPrincess(notOmani...yet)said...
IfyouareanonMuslimteen/WesternerdrivinginacarwithlegallyagedOmaniguysaroundRasAl
Hamra/PDOhousingexpecttheROPtopullyouover,checkthewholecarforalcohol[exeptinganyofthe
ladiespurseswhichisironicImean,that'swhereyou'dkeepitthenright?],andeveryone'sages.Just
thoughtISHOULDpointthatout.Peopledogetpulledoverandeveryoneisresponsibleifthereisalcohol
withoutapermitINthecarandoneisunderagedect..
Proudlysobersixyears)now.
IjustwishaspecialIDforthosewhoarenotMuslimshadtobeusedtopurchasealcoholtoshowthatthey
areNOTMuslimsevenfromthehotelsandnightclubsandthat'sit.Itdoesn'tbothermeatallifsomeone
elsewantstodrinkiftheydosoresponsibily,butifyouwanttoclaimthebenefitsofbeingMuslimina
Muslimmajoritycountry,thenstopboozing.
Andtotheanon,ACTUALLY,believeitornot,lessOmanisdrinkthantheyusedtosay20yearsago,
exceptingofcoursemaybethemilitary.Omanhasalwaysmadewine.Eventhoughpeopleknewitwas
forbidden.SoifMuslimsarepracticing,ietheywillnotsell,buy,orsitwithsomeonewhoISdrinkingwhile
theyaredrinking,thenallthehotelsandbarsintheworldwouldn'tmakeadifferenceatalltotheOmani
Muslimpopulation.
WhichisnotsayingIsupportanyliquorestablishmentatall,itisjust,atleastintheInteriorect...people
justbeingeducatedandpracticingtheirreligiondespitetherebeingMOREplacestoobtainalcoholhas
madethenumbersofthosewhopreviouslydrankdwindle.Foodforthought.
MA Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 0 : 0 9 P M
Anonymoussaid...
ThereisanOUAoutlettheMarkazsideoftheserviceroadheadingtowardsSeebinthefirstretailblock
youreachontherighthandsidetravelingupthesliproad,sothatmeanstherearethreeoutletsspread
alongthatserviceroad.
MyemployerPROrefusestoassistwiththepaperworkbutluckilytheemployerissupportiveandprovided
alldocuments.ThereisonlytheoneplaceyouanapplyatinRuwiandthatisopensatwedmorningsonly
from7.30am.Bestadviceistoarrivethereascloseto7.30asyoucan,youcanbeinandoutin5minsas
theyareveryefficient.
Andwellsaidthatpersonwhopointedoutthecasuallackofregardforlifebythosefamilieswhoallow
theirbeautifulchildrentotravelinacarunrestrained.Ratherthangetworkedupaboutexpatsbeing
allowedpermitsmaybetheposterwhoobjectedsostronglyshouldputtheirenergyintopromotingroad
safetyawarenessforOmanis.Attheendofthedaythoughitisaboutchoice...choiceofanexpattoget
thelegalpermitetc,choiceofthefamilytorisktheirchildren'slivesdoingsomethingillegalbutlargelyun
policed.
MA Y 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 AT 9 : 0 3 A M
Anonymoussaid...
ToreaderswhopointedoutthatIshouldfocusonourchildrenroadsafetyratherthancommentingon
alcoholismandwhoconsumesitinOman,Iwishtopinpointthatmycommentwasnotjustmeantfor
expatsIamaddressingtheOmanistoo!AndyesI100%agreewithyouall,wearelackingchildsafety
measures(ashortrideissufficienttomakeyourealizethat!).SomyadviceisPeople(Omanisand
Expats)1.stopdrinkingandstaysober.2.ensurethatyouandyourkidsarewearingseatbeltswhile
driving.
Ohonemorething,please,please,pleasedontdrive,openthewindowsandletyourlittleoneswithhalf
oftheirbodiesstickingoutofthewindows!LastbutnotleastDONOTDRINKANDDRIVE!
Staysafe!
MA Y 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 1 : 1 1 A M
Anonymoussaid...
DrinkDrivingisnotonethemajorcauseofaccidents.It'sspeedingandtailgatingfromboredyouths,as
wellasirresponsibleidioticdrivingmaneuvers,mostduringinrushhour.
MA Y 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 1 : 3 5 A M
Phyphorsaid...
ItisanSCSinAzaiba....anditisbyZubair(notShamfri,dontknowwhyIwrotethat!!).
MA Y 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 AT 2 : 1 8 P M
BigManInOmansaid...
^^^
SCS=SoharCateringServicesIthink.TheyarethesameasOUAinthesamewaythatONASisthe
sameisA&E.
What'saShamfri??!
MA Y 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 AT 3 : 2 3 P M
Phyphorsaid...
^^IjustquicklycheckedmylicenceandSCSiswhatsonit,soIassumeyouarecorrectthattheyare
OUA.......asforShamfriIdontknowwherethatcamefrom,musthavebeentalkingtotheMrsabout
somethingelse?!?!?!ssaidabove,shouldbeZubair.
MA Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 AT 8 : 0 2 A M
Anonymoussaid...
byenteringthelicncenumbercanwefindoutwhenandhowmuchpurchased
JULY 1 2 , 2 0 1 2 AT 2 : 2 4 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Howaboutinsteadofcommentingontheevilsofalcoholorjudgingpeopleforactivitiestheymaywishto
partakein,weappreciatethepostforthehelpfulinformationitoffered.
A UG US T 3 1 , 2 0 1 2 AT 1 1 : 5 8 A M
Anonymoussaid...
hiimaMuslimncanibringinabottleofscotishwhiskyinoman(whichsomeoneaskedmetogetitfor
him)asiamflyingtoomanbeforegoingtoindia
DE C E MB E R 2 4 , 2 0 1 2 AT 7 : 0 0 P M
Sythesaid...
TothelastcommenteryouknowI'mactuallynotsureI'dbringitinyourluggageandifaskedsayit'sa
giftforsomeone.Haveasafetrip!
DE C E MB E R 2 5 , 2 0 1 2 AT 4 : 4 1 A M
Anonymoussaid...
WhataboutexpatownersofITCdevelopmentsthatarenotemployedinOmanbutareonaresidency
visa.Isthereanywaytheycangetalicense?
MA R C H 1 0 , 2 0 1 3 AT 8 : 1 9 A M
Anonymoussaid...
FYI,justmyopinionbutthepricesinOmansoundprettygood.IworkinKuwaithavebeentoBahraina
fewtimeswhichIenjoyandDubai.OmansoundslikeaniceplacetovisitandenjoyafewsinceIcan'tget
storeboughtstuffhere.
MA Y 6 , 2 0 1 3 AT 9 : 1 2 A M
Anonymoussaid...
howaboutinmysituation,mywifeisworkinginagov't.hospitalandshebroughtmehereinOman,andI
stilldon'thaveajobstilllooking.Howcaniapplyforaliquorcard?IfIdon'thaveanemployeryet?and
onemore,ROPinRuwiistheonlyROPofficethatissuesanalcoholcard,ortherearestillotherROP
officesinsomeotherplacesthatcanissuealcoholcard?Thanks
andGodBless!
A UG US T 2 5 , 2 0 1 3 AT 2 : 0 3 A M
Sythesaid...
TothelastAnoncommenter...basicallythemainVisaholderinyourfamily(yourwife)hastoapplyforthe
license.Youcan'thaveoneunlessyouhaveyourownlabourpermitandthenyouremployerhastosign
offforyou,otherwiseyourwife'semployerhastosignoffforyourliquorpermit.
A UG US T 2 5 , 2 0 1 3 AT 8 : 4 8 P M
Anonymoussaid...
whatifyouareamuslimonyourpassportandvisitingMuscatforaweek.howcanyougetalcoholthen?
S E P T E MB E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 3 AT 7 : 4 2 P M
mukshedalisaid...
IammuslimIcantakethispermitforperchasealcohol.ihaveresidencevisainoman.iliveinginoman3
years.
DE C E MB E R 1 2 , 2 0 1 4 AT 8 : 0 3 P M
GilbertPajimnasaid...
IHaveAccidentallywashmynewliquorpermitjustIgetitlastmonthandAccidentallyIdontknowthatit
isinmypocketandthrowtowashingmachineandpowderizedthepagesonlythecoverwithpictureand
numberleftwhatshallIdo.DoIneedtopayagainandrenewitorjustaskthepolicetochangemybook
andgivesomeamountfor(FINE)becauseitwasmistake
A UG US T 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 AT 2 : 4 0 P M
Sythesaid...
Gilbert....expecttopayforanewlicense.
A UG US T 1 7 , 2 0 1 5 AT 2 : 0 8 P M
Anonymoussaid...
Haiguys,Pleasehelpmesinceihavemisplacedmypermitbook,KindlyadvicehowcanIgetthesameas
pertheprocedure?
JULY 7 , 2 0 1 6 AT 2 : 2 3 P M
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