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over 60, marking a significant reversal of a policy introduced four years ago.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">According to reports in Arab media, several applications submitted by companies and employers in Oman to renew work permits for foreign employees over the age of 60 have reportedly been rejected by the Ministry of Labour in recent weeks.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Government sources have also confirmed, according to the reports, that new work permits are currently not being issued to expatriate workers aged over 60.<\/h4>\n<h4>Policy Introduced in 2022 Now Reversed<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The latest development represents a reversal of a policy introduced by Oman in <strong>January 2022<\/strong>, under which experienced and skilled foreign workers over the age of 60 were allowed to continue working in the country&#8217;s private sector.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At the time, Oman&#8217;s Ministry of Labour had maintained that companies should be able to retain experienced foreign employees where their skills were required, particularly in jobs that were not reserved for Omani citizens.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The policy had provided an opportunity for experienced expatriate professionals to continue their employment beyond the age of 60, subject to the applicable requirements and approvals.<\/h4>\n<h4>Uncertainty for Long-Term Expatriate Workers<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The reported suspension of work-permit renewals has created considerable uncertainty for foreign workers who have lived and worked in Oman for many years and have now crossed the age of 60.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For affected employees, the issue extends beyond employment. The non-renewal of a work permit could also have implications for their <strong>residency status<\/strong>, making the future of their employment and legal stay in Oman uncertain.<\/h4>\n<h4>Potential Impact on Expatriate Community<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The development could particularly affect long-serving expatriate professionals, technicians, managers and other experienced workers who have continued working in Oman beyond the age of 60.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Many such employees have spent decades in the country and have established their professional and personal lives there. Any prolonged suspension of work-permit renewals could therefore have significant implications for affected workers and their families.<\/h4>\n<h4>The latest decision represents a notable shift from the more flexible approach introduced in 2022. Further clarification from Oman&#8217;s Ministry of Labour regarding the scope, duration and implementation of the new restrictions is expected to be important for expatriate workers and employers seeking certainty about their employment and residency arrangements.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0645\u0633\u0642\u0637\u060c 26 \u0627\u06af\u0633\u062a 2026 (\u067e\u0648\u0679\u06be\u0648\u0627\u0631 \u0688\u0627\u0679 \u06a9\u0627\u0645 \u2013 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0646\u0635\u06cc\u0631 \u0631\u0627\u062c\u06c1) \u2014\u062e\u0644\u06cc\u062c\u06cc \u0633\u0644\u0637\u0646\u062a \u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u062d\u06a9\u0648\u0645\u062a \u0646\u06d2 60 \u0633\u0627\u0644 \u0633\u06d2 \u0632\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u06a9\u06d2 \u063a\u06cc\u0631 \u0645\u0644\u06a9\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u06a9\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06d2 \u0646\u0626\u06d2 \u0648\u0631\u06a9 \u067e\u0631\u0645\u0679 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0627\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f\u06c1 \u067e\u0631\u0645\u0679\u0633 \u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u062c\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u06a9\u0627 \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0645\u06a9\u0645\u0644 \u0637\u0648\u0631 \u067e\u0631 \u0631\u0648\u06a9 \u062f\u06cc\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u060c \u0627\u0633 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06d2 \u0646\u06d2 \u0686\u0627\u0631 \u0633\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0645\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0641 \u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0626\u06cc \u06af\u0626\u06cc &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":64603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3055,24,47,13,933],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-26-august-2026","category-dailynews","category-headline","category-overseas-news","category-pothwarallnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64629,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64602\/revisions\/64629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}