A new decree issued by the Minister of Manpower, His Excellency Abduallah Al Bakri, lists the professions that only Omani citizens can apply to.
According to Article 1 of the decree No 533/2018, the professions are in private higher education institutions and private training institutions.
It includes the director of admissions and registration department, director of student affairs, director of quality assurance and director of the career guidance department.
The employment permits that have already been issued for non-Omanis for the occupations specified will continue until the end of their contracts.