MUSCAT : As part of curbing irregular migration of Sri Lankan female domestic workers into Oman, the embassy said it has implemented a set of new measures that will protect its citizens.
According to the new procedure, the Directorate General of Passports & Residence of Royal Oman Police will issue employment visa to the Sri Lankan female domestic workers only if the Recruitment Agencies or Individual Sponsors submit the “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) issued by the embassy in Muscat together with the employment contract of each Sri Lankan female domestic worker.
“The Recruitment Agencies and Individual Sponsors are mandated to obtain an NOC from the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat to recruit Sri Lankan female domestic workers into the Sultanate of Oman,” an official from the embassy said.
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The new measures came into effect from October 1. “The NOC is free of charge and can
be availed from the embassy,” the official added.
The embassy official also urged Sri Lankan domestic workers to be cautious and not to fall victims to the “unscrupulous agencies/individuals who promise employment opportunities in the Sultanate of Oman under the category of visit/tourist visa.”
“We also kindly requests all the foreign and local Recruitment Agencies and Individual Sponsors who wish to recruit Sri Lankan female domestic workers in the Sultanate of Oman, to strictly abide by the procedure and to cooperate with the Embassy to curb irregular migration/trafficking of Sri Lankan female domestic workers,” he added.
Following are procedures that must be followed by recruitment agencies and individuals hiring Sri Lankan female domestic workers for employment:
- To submit the employment contract of each Sri Lankan female domestic worker to the Ministry of Manpower as well as to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of theSultanate of Oman for necessary attestations.
- To submit the employment contract attested by the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat for authentication.
- To take necessary actions to register the Sri Lankan female domestic worker with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), which is the statutory body of the Government of Sri Lanka for regulating foreign employment of Sri Lankans by sending the employment contract authenticated by the Sri Lanka Embassy.
- To then submit a request letter to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat, for the issuance of “No Objection Certificate” (NOC), after registration of the female domestic worker with the SLBFE.
- The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat will issue the “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) after verification of the mandatory registration of each Sri Lankan female domestic worker with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)
- To then submit the employment contracts together with the “No Objection Certificate”(NOC) issued by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat, to the Directorate General of Passports and Residence of the Royal Oman Police, for the issuance of necessary employment visa for Sri Lankan female domestic workers to work in the Sultanate of Oman.
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