The Ministry of Manpower has extended by another six months its decision to not issue new visas for workers in some professions in the private sector.
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Prominent among them include visas for sales and marketing professionals and procurement representatives.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry said: “The period of suspension of the permit to bring the non-Omani labor force temporarily in the private sector establishments for the professions specified in Ministerial Resolution No. 2018/487 has been extended to another six months from May 31, 2019."