An expat has been fined OMR 1,000, imprisoned for a month and will be deported from the Sultanate of Oman…
Read More »Oman’s Ministry of Labour has announced a grace period extending the validity of the work permits of expat workers that…
Read More »Expats living in the Sultanate of Oman, who are aged above 60, will be able to renew their work permits…
Read More »42 more foreign nationals were given long-term investor residence cards in Oman, as part of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry,…
Read More »Expats have received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the South Al Batinah Governorate. The Directorate General of…
Read More »Registration fees for investors given special residency visas has been set at OMR500 for a 10-year visa, and at OMR300…
Read More »Starting from October 12, 2021, expats will be allowed to receive their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the…
Read More »Two expats have been arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) for smuggling and possessing narcotic substances. About 48 kilograms…
Read More »Four expat women have been arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) for engaging in unethical acts. The women were…
Read More »Oman’s population declined by 3 per cent in 2020, for the first time in 10 years, according to the data…
Read More »Coast Guard police boats in Musandam Governorate seized a boat loaded with approximately 15,000 kg smuggled tobacco derivatives, the Royal…
Read More »Oman will start granting long-term residence visas to foreign investors, state media reported Wednesday. The move to offer renewable 5-…
Read More »Oman plans to replace over 2,700 expatriate teachers with nationals in the latest Omanization move. The Ministry of Education said…
Read More »Oman will levy new work permit fees on non-Omani workers from June 1, 2021. According to the Times of Oman, the Sultanate’s…
Read More »Oman is one of the safest and friendliest countries in the world, according to the latest Expat Insider 2021 survey.…
Read More »Expatriate families entering Oman need to go into institutional quarantine, as part of measures to stop the spread of COVID-19…
Read More »Oman’s Ministry of Labour has said it negotiated with more than 90 companies to reverse their decisions to lay off…
Read More »The Ministry of Labour revealed on Saturday in its Q1 report for 2021 that 1.4 million expatriate workers have been…
Read More »Thirty-four expats were arrested for fishing at night. It is illegal in Oman for expats to engage in fishing. According…
Read More »More than 2,000 expat teachers have been replaced with Omani job seekers as the Omanisation drive gathers steam in the teaching…
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