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Article

17 Sep 2013

Author:
Gulf News (UAE)

No wives, no children for many: Oman tightens rules on expatriate workers

In an effort to create more job opportunities for the nationals, the Omani government has changed visa regulations, under which only those expatriates earning more than 600 riyals per month will be eligible to bring their wives and children below the age of 21 on a €˜family joining visa’...The number of expatriates returning home could rise in coming days...