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Using a PEO Service For Immigration Support For Expat Hiring In Oman

If you have plans to hire expatriate personnel for international assignments in Oman, you have a lot of key considerations to make. Some of the most important include:

  • Navigating Omani’s unique immigration procedures
  • Procuring all the documents required for a work permit
  • Managing employment and payroll after your workers get their visas

Most of the time, expats are sent abroad to work on short-term projects, which means trying to set up your own subsidiary isn’t practical in terms of time as well as money. A simpler, more cost-effective solution is equal.

If you need to pay expats overseas, in Oman, in particular, that ideal solution is a global PEO that offers work permit support as a part of their service. Rather than going through the long process of incorporation, a PEO service will guide you through all the steps for Omani immigration procedures. When you get your permit/visa, the provider then helps onboard and payroll your expat team for you.

Acumen International has been providing this service for our clients’ expatriate personnel in Oman for short- and long-term projects alike. If you want a quick and compliant way to manage this issue, we can help. No matter what business objectives or timelines you have to work with, Acumen International provides end-to-end work permit support. We also stay within full legal compliance with local labor legislation in Oman and 190+ other countries.

So, with this in mind, who are the ideal candidates for Acumen’s ‘work permit and hiring expats through a Global PEO’ solution?

  • Employer companies that want to relocate, hire, and pay expats in Oman.
  • Experienced, individual professionals that have an employer already prepared to finance their immigration and foreign employment in the country.
  • Companies that plan to send their highly skilled personnel to work for them in Oman

Important thing that you may not be aware of. Having a single provider to sponsor your work permit and employ your expats in Oman post immigration cuts down on the risks of visa getting rejected.

One thing that sets us apart from other global PEO Service providers is that Acumen also provides additional benefits along with a PEO employment and work permit for expats to be employed on-the-ground. These include:

  • Medical insurance
  • Housing
  • Office rent
  • Mobile phone/car provision for meetings
  • Dependant relocation

Attention: we are not an immigration service! We do not provide a work permit and immigration support as a standalone solution to individuals looking to find jobs overseas.

Estimated time for work permit issuance

Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Oman takes from 1 to 4 months until entry to Oman, and a further 1 week before the entire process is completed.


Major steps to get a work permit in Oman

  1. Labour Permit Card Application
  2. Employment Visa Application
  3. Entry to Oman
  4. Local Immigration Medical
  5. Identification Card Application

Documents for a work permit in Oman, the main applicant

Name Notes Copies
Application Form (Employment Visa) Completed online and printed and signed. Will contain details of any accompanying dependents. One original
Certified Copy of Passport Certified copy of passport information page, valid for three months beyond intended duration of stay. One clear and certified copy
2 Passport Photographs (4cm x 6cm) Two front facing passport photographs 4cm by 6cm. Two originals
Legalised Educational Certificate Highest educational certificate, legalized for use in Oman in country of issuance and translated into English or Arabic if required. One certified and translated copy; one legalized original
Valid Passport One original
Medical Application Fee 10 Omani Rials (~25 USD) One original
Copy of Passport Information Page valid for 3 months Passport must be valid for at least three months after the proposed expiry date of the permit. One clear copy
Local Medical Report Declaring that the applicant is free of any contagious diseases. Should be issued by a designated medical centre in country and valid for 90 days. One original
Residence ID Application Form Completed and signed. One original
ID Card Fee 10 Omani Rials (~25 USD). One original
1 Passport Photograph Front facing; 4cm x 6cm; on a blue background. One original

If you need to have your expat personnel legally work for you in Oman without having to set up your own business entity for that, trust us to assist you with work permit and immigration support, and then employ your expats locally on your behalf.

Contact our team to let us take up your foreign employees’ immigration matters and relieve you of the responsibility of getting work permit by working with our local partners to organize and obtain all the necessary permits, as well as provide you with a detailed update on the progress of the process.

Contact us for more details about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen International in Oman.

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