Delay Post Labour Clearance for SME's

Hi Reyyan,

Delays in getting the employment visa issued is very common - more so in recent times.

And no employer really has any say in the matter - unless they are in the top 2 or 3 like for example the PDO, Bahwans or the Zawawis.

Well, there are some other big business conglomerates too who might be able to use some influence. But not all. The decision mostly rests with the Ministry of Manpower.

If clearance is available for the company, then surely the employment visa will come. It is just a matter of time. This weekend will be a long weekend as Sunday is a declared national holiday.

Good luck.

Sumitran wrote:

Hi Reyyan,

Delays in getting the employment visa issued is very common - more so in recent times.

And no employer really has any say in the matter - unless they are in the top 2 or 3 like for example the PDO, Bahwans or the Zawawis.

Well, there are some other big business conglomerates too who might be able to use some influence. But not all. The decision mostly rests with the Ministry of Manpower.

If clearance is available for the company, then surely the employment visa will come. It is just a matter of time. This weekend will be a long weekend as Sunday is a declared national holiday.

Good luck.

Thank you so much Sumitran ji. One more quick question though. Are visas getting rejected too or they are just getting delayed?

Sir....waiting...

Hi Reyyan,

The mandate of the authorities is to reduce the number of expatriates coming in new to Oman as much and as far as possible. That is the reason why there are so many conditions, rules and regulations that have been put in place. That is also the reason for the delays in getting the employment visas processed and issued.

If the company fails to meet the stipulated criteria of Omanisation percentage, and if they do not hold the required job clearance then the employment visa for which they apply would get rejected. What companies then do is to try and work around the issue by applying for an employment visa using whatever clearance that they may possess. That is why authorities cross check the candidates educational certificates with the employment visa requested for to see if the credentials of the candidate being recruited matches with the job being offered.

Good luck.

Sumitran wrote:

Hi Reyyan,

The mandate of the authorities is to reduce the number of expatriates coming in new to Oman as much and as far as possible. That is the reason why there are so many conditions, rules and regulations that have been put in place. That is also the reason for the delays in getting the employment visas processed and issued.

If the company fails to meet the stipulated criteria of Omanisation percentage, and if they do not hold the required job clearance then the employment visa for which they apply would get rejected. What companies then do is to try and work around the issue by applying for an employment visa using whatever clearance that they may possess. That is why authorities cross check the candidates educational certificates with the employment visa requested for to see if the credentials of the candidate being recruited matches with the job being offered.

Good luck.

Sire....thank you so much for your response. I am just getting worried now because the whole process gonna touch 6 months timeline soon. 

With the falling oil prices all GCC markets which are solely dependent on their petro-dollar revenues are slowing down.

This year is predicted by experts to be a tough one for everyone - governments, businesses, employers and employees.

The only hope is that the oil prices should stabilise soon and more importantly must start going up again.

Sumitran wrote:

With the falling oil prices all GCC markets which are solely dependent on their petro-dollar revenues are slowing down.

This year is predicted by experts to be a tough one for everyone - governments, businesses, employers and employees.

The only hope is that the oil prices should stabilise soon and more importantly must start going up again.

Thank you so much Sir for your continued response. Will keep every posted about my timeline.