MUSCAT: Job visas of expatriates holding certain managerial positions will not be renewed as part of Omanisation policy.
The latest visa ban instituted by Ministerial decision 221/2019 regulates some professions and completely Omanises them.
The decision reads, “The following professions will only be occupied by Omanis in the private sector: Assistant General Manager, Administrative Manager, Human Resources Manager, Employee Affairs Manager, Training Manager, Follow-up Manager, Public Relations Manager, Assistant Manager, all administrative and clerical duties.”
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Employment permits for these occupations will continue to be valid until their expiry, but cannot then be renewed, according to the decision that was signed by H.E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, the Minister of Manpower.
