Moving to Muscat in February 2012

Hello Asif and welcome to Expat.com!

Do not hesitate to browse through the different threads of the forum, it may help.

Wish you all the best,
Harmonie.

Thanks Harmonie.

blessedasif wrote:

Hello, I am Asif. Currently living in Lahore, Pakistan. I am moving to Muscat in February 2012. I have a Family visit visa for 2 months, extendable to 6 months I believe. I have few relatives in Muscat. So, accomodation wont be an issue in the start. My objective for coming to Oman is to find a job and then a place to live. I have been working in IT industry for the last 5 years. I have earned two of the top IT Certifications: MCSE and MCITP(EA). I need information about the top IT companies in Muscat and also details about the living cost in Muscat. Any information/advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Asif

Hi Asif,
There are a few good I.T. companies (mostly belonging to the larger and well-established business conglomerates). There are also many small-time website designing and maintain outfits all over Muscat. These are typically 3-4 member teams owned by locals (of course) and staffed by mostly Indian expatriates.
Once you land here, scan the daily newspapers / weekly tabloids and run through their classified sections. You will find most of these companies displayed there. For contact details of the bigger / better I.T. companies, you'll have to turn to the local business directories.
For details about the cost of living in Muscat, you will find lots of responses in this forum itself as it's a much discussed topic.
Best of luck !

Hello Sumitran,

Thank you for your reply.

I have been doing some research on IT companies in Oman and found a few links that might be useful for others too.

Although the following link is old but it does list some IT companies in Oman:

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/in … 138AALB3BQ

Here is a subsidiary that is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner:

http://www.teejan.com/TeejanExceed.aspx

Based on the information you provided I searched and found these conglomerates:

http://dnb.alacrastore.com/research/d-a … +Companies

The information you provided was useful. At least it gives me a starting point.

Can you please list a few of the daily newspapers so that I can take a look at their website and see if I can find something there?

Thanks again
Asif

blessedasif wrote:

Hello Sumitran,

Thank you for your reply.

I have been doing some research on IT companies in Oman and found a few links that might be useful for others too.

Although the following link is old but it does list some IT companies in Oman:

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/in … 138AALB3BQ

Here is a subsidiary that is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner:

http://www.teejan.com/TeejanExceed.aspx

Based on the information you provided I searched and found these conglomerates:

http://dnb.alacrastore.com/research/d-a … +Companies

The information you provided was useful. At least it gives me a starting point.

Can you please list a few of the daily newspapers so that I can take a look at their website and see if I can find something there?

Thanks again
Asif

Hi Asif,

Off-the-cuff, find following some publications' names and their URLs :

Daily Newspapers

1.    Time of Oman - www.timesofoman.com

2.    Oman Daily Observer - www.omanobserver.com

3.    Oman Tribune - www.omantribune.com

4.    Muscat Daily - They don't have an online version

Weekly Tabloids

1.    The Week - www.theweek.co.om

2.    Hi Weekly - www.facebook.com/hiweekly

3.     Y - www.y-oman.com

Trust this helps.

Good luck !

Hello Sumitran,

Thank you very much for providing me the requested information. It is greatly appreciated.

I will go through these sites and let you know if I need any further information. You have been a great help.

Asif

Dear Asif ,

Great to hear from you. It is nice that you are here and welcome to Oman.  Ajay

Thank you Ajay. I am not there yet. Planning to move there in early Feb. 2012.

Asif