Wait is over! The letter has arrived. I am boarding the plane on 25th nov arriving on 26th nov to Muscat. The basic salary they mentioned in the contract is RO 250 less than what I was offered in the interview. The other facilities like free accomodation and free medical for family remains.
The RO 1970 is not what I was expecting. 
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But well I am coming!
Coming to Muscat! At last !
dr_aich
19 September 2013 16:14:10
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ash1978
21 September 2013 08:37:36
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hi
congs,
how much time it takes to get visa, i means what is lag period between appearing interview and getting visa.
i have got offer letter of mod,oman on month of april but still wait for visa.
thaks in advance for reply.
dr_aich
21 September 2013 17:03:30
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Hi ash
My visa took 2.5 months.
But one thing I must say, they did not communicate back in email in the interim period when i was worried about what happened to it.
I hope you will get your visa soon .
Cheers
dr_aich
17 October 2013 13:31:45
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Thanks my friend !
mykismet18
18 October 2013 11:42:22
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hi! i'm just curious... why oman? what made you decide to work there? i'm planning to work abroad and been contemplating whether to work in oman or in england.
Sumitran
18 October 2013 22:54:49
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mykismet18 wrote:hi! i'm just curious... why oman? what made you decide to work there? i'm planning to work abroad and been contemplating whether to work in oman or in england.
Hi mykismet18,
Yours must be the most ignorant post in a long, long time !
Do you even know the currency exchange rate of the Omani Rial today ?!?
LOL !
Theresa1975
19 October 2013 01:53:09
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Is "Ignorant" acceptable to be received by someone asking a question or is it a strong, hurtful word?
Isn't it true that asking a question is what this forum is for?
Theresa1975
19 October 2013 01:55:24
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Just asking Sir.. nothing personal.. Peace
Sumitran
19 October 2013 11:00:05
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@ mykismet18; Theresa1975 ... I guess an apology is due from me, for my insensitive comment. Sorry.
dr_aich
21 October 2013 18:34:18
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Well over the posts I have followed Mr Sumitran has been a very valuable contributor and helper to everyone. Lots of nice suggestions and detailed explanations. I would rather take it as a slip of pen.
As for the answer of UK or Oman, I have been in UK for 3 years and with 2 kids beleive me you dont save much and I am talking about a monthly salary of 3500 pounds after tax for me.
So I hope Oman will let me save some money. Unless what I read in a post just now is true.
schaz
22 October 2013 09:17:23
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dr_ich!
Money is not everything. This is what Oman has taught me. Believe me, the quality time you'll be spending with your family is much more worth than earning money.
This is the most peaceful country in the whole world for those people who value relationships more than the money.
@Mykismet18!
I do hope my above comments will reduce your curiosity to a certain level.
mykismet18
05 November 2013 11:22:24
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i am well aware of the exchange rates it's just that i know very little of oman and i gave relatives in the UK saying cost of living there is way much better. i just wanted to gather as much insights from people who actually lived there 
schaz
06 November 2013 09:05:02
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That's the reason why now a days in Muscat, every here and there, a brit is found...!!! 
aj_7
08 November 2013 04:25:05
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hi dr aich i've got selected for the post of sr. specialist in oct and contemplating moving to oman ciuld you throw sm light over medical infrastruccture/work schedules in oman
dr_aich
08 November 2013 05:39:14
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Hi aj 7
I am still to join them. I can give you some info once I join. Which speciality and which hospital you have been selected for by the way?
Datanjan
15 May 2014 22:48:25
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Great response Schaz! That's what I've been telling my husband but he won't listen. He said its easy for me to say that since I am not the one who would be responsible for bringing food on our table in this family of five.
When my husband was first offered a job there in Oman by a very reputable publishing company his visa was for family but we decided to let him go first to settle down and you know get familiar with the country and its culture or lifestyle. But now its been over a year and he signed another 2yrs contract with his company and I really want to join him there but he said he is under evaluation. Now my question is --- Is it hard to get a family joining visa there in Oman? If he applied for one, how long is the processing of the visa for his family? Does his company has the right to declined his request for family joining visa? He said he was under evaluation for not doing his job well or as expected, so what will happen to him if the company terminate him in the middle of contract? Will he also get compensated for the remaining months? I am so disappointed by how things turn out, at first I thought it would be our choice if we want to join him there or not but now it seems the future of this family to be whole again relies on the hand of his company. Please help.
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