These visas will not be renewed for expats working in Oman

Muscat: The existing visas of expats who are working as sales representative/sales promoter and purchase representative will not be renewed and they have to return to their homeland once their visa expires, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has said.

A senior official at MOM said: “The Ministerial decision is clear and understandable, that after completion of the work-permit licenses, the expat who is working as a sales representative / sales promoter and purchase representative should leave Oman and their visas cannot be renewed.”

On Sunday, His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower had issued a ministerial decision to stop issuing work visas for Sales Representative, sales promoter and purchase representative in private sector companies in Oman.