Permits for hiring expat labour in Oman to be streamlined

Energy Sunday 21/May/2017 20:20 PM
By: Times News Service
Permits for hiring expat labour in Oman to be streamlined

Muscat: Procedures for obtaining permits for expatriates through the recently established investment services centre will be streamlined further.
A joint meeting between Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower agreed to accelerate the procedures of investors for obtaining permits for expats through investment services centre. The facilities through which investors will be able to obtain permits through the electronic system InvestEasy and under the supervision of Investment Services Centre were also agreed upon. A number of officials from the two Ministries attended the meeting.
At present the centre is dealing with projects worth more than OMR3 million in five sectors listed in the current development plan.