New ban on hiring expatriates in Oman

The Ministry of Manpower has issued Ministerial Decision 47/2020 (the MD). The MD adds “sales representative/sales promoter” and “purchase representative” to the categories of jobs from which expatriates are banned (although an expatriate currently working in a position which is subject to the MD can continue in his/her job until his/her current visa expires).

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About Nick Simpson

Nick is the Managing Partner of Dentons' Saudi Arabia offices. Formerly the Managing Partner of the firm's Muscat, Oman office, he has over 20 years of experience advising clients across a variety of sectors on the full range of their corporate and commercial requirements. This includes company establishment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, company flotations and offerings (equity and debt).

About Jamie Gibson

Jamie Gibson is the Managing Partner of Dentons' Muscat office and heads up our tier 1 ranked Corporate practice in Muscat. He has been practicing law in the Middle East since 2008 and has over 18 years' experience working on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including advising international and local clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structuring's, company establishments, and general commercial matters such as commercial agencies, statutory compliance and corporate governance.