Ministry of Manpower extends visa ban

T TV Sunday 28/July/2019 19:26 PM
By: Times News Service

Oman's Ministry of Manpower has extended the temporary ban on hiring expats to four more jobs in the private sector as part of the Omanisation process.

The decision extends the temporary ban on expat workers in certain professions in the fields of IT, accounting and finance, sales and marketing, management and human resources, insurance, media, medical, airports, engineering, as well as roles that involve technicians

“The period of the ban on permits to bring temporary expatriate manpower into private sector establishments for the professions specified in Ministerial Decision No. 73/2019, shall continue for a period of six months from August 5, 2019.” - Ministry of Manpower