Supreme Committee issues new decision on fine exemptions

The Supreme Committee on COVID-19 announced on Wednesday, September 22, 201 several fine exemptions, including exemption from fines for employers to renew expired work licenses for expats outside Oman.

The statement that was posted on Supreme Committee’s official Twitter account reads as follows:

Within its continuous sessions held to address the developments caused by COVID-19 in the Sultanate, the Supreme Committee has examined the impact of the pandemic on the private sector and evaluated the opportunities to enhance its resilience to the exceptional situation, therefore, the committee decided the following:

1. Exempting licenses issued by the government entities of businesses mentioned in annex (1) which expired or will expire during the period from 1 June 2020 to 31 December 2021 from fines, provided to renew these businesses.
2. Exempting renewal procedure of related non-Omani labor cards from fines, for cards that have expired or will expire during the period from June 1st, 2020 to December 31, 2021 for those who will leave the Sultanate permanently or undergo the renewal process.
3. Exempting establishments and companies from fines imposed on non-renewal of business registers and licenses, provided to renew the registers and licenses in 2021.
4. Allowing business owners to renew expired work permits for workers outside the Sultanate and exempting them from fines incurred during the period from June 1, 2020 until December 31, 2021.
5. Exempting small and medium-sized enterprises from renewal fees of entrepreneurship cards for small and medium-sized enterprises for all business activities expired in 2021.

The rest of the statement can be found below: