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We are excited to have you as a part of our diverse and energetic faculty. We know that moving to a new country and school creates many questions, whether this is your fi rst move overseas or your tenth. We look forward to meeting you or communicating with you via email in the near future. It is our hope that the following information will provide some answers to your basic questions. We'll see you soon!  \nIndex  \nVisa Processing 3  \nPhysical Examination 4  \nRequired Materials to Submit 5  \nEnrolling Your Children 6  \nPets 6  \nShipping 7  \nArriving in Oman 10  \nSettling In-Once You Are Here... 10  \nGeneral Information 13  \nThings To Do in Oman 17  \nStaff Wellness Resources 19  \nTAISM’s Child Protection Policy-Summary 19  \nTechnology 20  \nQuestions: Who to Ask 20  \nNew Staff Handbook 2 of24  \nVISA PROCESSING  \nItems TAISM will need to process your work visa:  \n1) Police clearance: This is issued by your local police station certifying that you have no criminal records. It may be difficult to get a police clearance in a country outside of the USA or Canada. If you are already living abroad, you can get a letter from the Regional Security Officer at the US Embassy in the country in which you reside.  \nFor Canadians living abroad, you might need to obtain a police clearance letter from the RCMP office in Ottawa. You need to take the clearance letter from the RCMP to a local police authority for your fingerprints, and then send that form to Ottawa. The clearance letter may take some time; start early.  \nIf you have a question concerning the procedure for obtaining a police clearance, please contact Hemant Dutia, TAISM Director of Finance, email: [dutiah@taism.com](dutiah@taism.com)) .  \n2) A colored copy of your passport as well as your dependents’ passports. The page(s) copied should clearly show your passport number, your picture, name, permanent address or place of birth, date of issue, date of expiry, and place of issue. At the minimum, the passport must be valid until February 15 of the coming year (February 15, 2025) . *Passport holders with less than six months before their passports expire may not be admitted into the country. Please do not change your passport after you have submitted a passport copy to TAISM.  \n3) Photocopy of your educational certificates, including diplomas and official transcripts indicating degrees/diplomas earned. Also, please send a copy of your teaching license. If your educational degree is from a country other than the US, you need to get this degree certificate attested first by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then by the Omani Embassy in the country, you are presently living. Only the bachelor’s degree or master’s degree certificates need to be attested. If you have both degrees, only the master’s degree needs to be attested. There is no need to get a transcript or teaching license attested.  \n4) A photograph of you (passport style) with any color background. You can upload this as a jpeg attachment in the google drive shared with you.  \n5) Permanent address and current mailing address.  \n6) For married couples, a photocopy of your marriage certificate is required. If you were married in the USA or Canada, we will get the copy attested at  \nNew Staff Handbook 3 of24  \nthe US Embassy, Muscat. If you were married outside the USA, a copy of the marriage certificate must be attested fi rst by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then by the Omani Embassy in the country where you were married. If your marriage certificate has already been apostilled, attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Omani Embassy is not required.  \n7) Other information needed: The Ministry of Education in Oman requires a form with personal details to be completed by all new teachers. A blank form has been uploaded by Hemant Dutia in your folder on the school drive as clarified in item (8) below.  \n8) Please note that an email a","cbCaikqnRDDmPy00","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikqnRDDmPy00","pdf",1198452,24,"English","# Visa Processing\n## Items TAISM will need to process your work visa","[{\"question\":\"What documents are required to process a work visa for TAISM staff?\",\"answer\":\"TAISM requests items such as police clearance, colored passport and dependent passport copies, educational certificates and teaching license copies, a passport-style photo, and address information. For married couples, a marriage certificate copy and attestation rules may apply.\"},{\"question\":\"How long does the visa process take, and when should copies be sent?\",\"answer\":\"The visa process takes about three months. Ideally, TAISM aims to send visa copies before June 1, and a scanned PDF is provided for reference.\"},{\"question\":\"What medical or eligibility issues could affect the ability to obtain a work visa?\",\"answer\":\"Certain medical conditions, such as communicable diseases, may lead the government of Oman to disallow a work visa. For details, staff should contact TAISM leadership listed in the handbook.\"}]","New Staff Handbook 2024-25 - Visa Processing - Required Items | PDF",1789727850]