Expats with expired work permits can leave Oman without paying fines from 15/11/2020 until 31/12/2020

The Ministry of Labour has announced on November 10, 2020, that the employers and expatriate manpower are exempted from all fees and fines arising from work permits for non-Omani manpower.

Read the announcement content below:

In implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee charged with examining the mechanism for dealing with developments resulting from the spread of coronavirus, and in order to facilitate to foreign workforce those who are wishing to return to their countries, the Ministry of Labor announces that they are allowed to leave off to their countries. Employers and foreign workers are exempted from all fees and fines arising from work permits for non-Omani manpower, provided that they leave the Sultanate for good, starting from 15/11/2020 until 31/12/2020.

Non-Omani workers who has expired passports must visit their countries’ embassies in the Sultanate to renew their travel documents, then they should visit the Ministry of labor’s office at Muscat International Airport to complete the departure procedures, taking their travel documents, travel tickets, and PCR certificate, as well as committing to the requirements of their destination country.

Employers should update their data, whoever have any claims should provide evidence to the specialized authorities within a week from the date of publishing the data of foreign workers who are wishing to leave on the ministry’s website.