Oman- MoM extends ban on fresh visas for several professions

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has extended by another six months its decision to not issue fresh visas for workers in several professions in the private sector. The ban first came into force in November 2013.

Prominent among them include visas for construction workers, cleaners, sales and marketing professionals. The ministry issued three separate decisions on November 21 to extend the visa ban.

The ban on sales and marketing professionals will come into effect fromNovember 30, for cleaning and construction workers fromDecember 1and the ban on carpenters, metallurgists, blacksmiths and brick kiln workers will come into effect fromJanuary 1.

The first six-month ban on fresh visas for construction workers and cleaners came into effect in November 2013, while for sales and marketing professionals in December 2013. The first ban on carpenters and blacksmiths came into effect on January 1, 2014.

The decisions state that the freeze will apply only to new visas and not renewals. Companies registered as excellent or are of international grade, consultancies and those implementing government projects will not be affected.

The decision will also not apply to companies that are managed full-time by their owners and registered with Riyada and insured with the Public Authority for Social Insurance.

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