Chapter 2

Part II - Control of Foreigners' Work

Article 19

It is not permitted for non-Omanis to perform work in the Sultanate of Oman until after clearance has been obtained from the ministry in accordance with the procedure and measures decided by the ministry. Clearance will not be given, unless the following conditions have been fulfilled:

1. the non-Omani worker must first have obtained the approval of the ministry before entering the Sultanate

2. the non-Omani must have entered the country in a legal manner and complied with the residence regulations

3. he must possess technical qualifications or abilities which the country needs and which are not available among citizens of the Sultanate or where the number of Omanis is insufficient to meet the demand

4. he must have a contract with an Omani employer or with a non-Omani employer who has obtained clearance as stipulated by regulations no. 5 of 1972 governing the Investment of Foreign Capital

5. without prejudice to paragraphs a) b) c) and d) the minister will decide when permission may be given to emply foreign unskilled labor

6. it is not permitted to an employer to employ a non-Omani worker prior to obtaining permission that such worker may work with such an employer

Article 20

Unless it is clearly written in the contract of work otherwise the employer must at his own expense, give a non-Omani worker whom he has brought to Oman, a travel ticket to the country from where he came, unless the worker has his work discontinued before the expiry of the contract period for other than a legal reason.

Article 21

1. Employers must employ Omanis on as wide a scale as possible. The Minister may define by decree the proportion of Omani workers to non-Omani workers employed by any one employer

2. Employers must put Omani and non-Omani workers on the same footing, when the circumstances and conditions of work are on the same level