Oman extends grace period for expat recruitment licenses

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has extended the period for permitting expatriates manpower recruitment licenses which ends on September 30, 2021, till December 31, 2021.

"In light of the facilities provided by the Ministry of Labour to private sector companies and facilities to face the effects of COVID-19, the Ministry of Labour announced an extension of the  previous grace period for extending the validity of expat manpower recruitment licenses, which ended on September 30, 2021, until the end of the year," the ministry said in a statement.