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New Oman law requires expats to leave once visa expires

  •   Sun, Feb 09 2020 04:44:15 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Muscat (SHP)

Muscat, Feb 9: Expats in Oman who are employed as sales or purchasing representatives cannot have their visas renewed, according to new rules issued by the country's Ministry of Manpower.

According to the Times of Oman under the new law visa cannot be renewed and expats are required to leave the country once the visa expires.

Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Bakri, Minister of Manpower, issued the decree, which added: "Licenses for recruitment of a non-Omani workforce, and work-permit licenses issued for professions specified in Article 1 of this decision shall apply until the date of their expiry."

According to Oman's National Centre of Statistics and Information, there are over 1.7 million foreign workers in Oman. The new law is implemented following the Omanisation initiatives of the government.

 
  

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  • Anonymous, Mangalore, Karnataka

    Fri, Feb 14 2020

    An ailing economy, billions of dollars of debt and a high Debt to GDP ratio plus these ridiculous measures are going to take Oman deep into an abyss that will see a point of no return for the economy that see hundreds of thousands leave the country. This is not at all sustainable and competitiveness rankings will see a huge drop ,Good luck having anyone come to Oman to work in future with this crazy demand and supply job market that feeds Omanis and kicks out expats at their will rather than create healthy competition between the two and help flourish the private sector. God bless this country!

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