The Ministry of Labour urged individuals, employers, and workers to correct their legal status by July 31, 2025, as no requests submitted after the deadline will be considered.
What are exemptions?
As part of its efforts to regularize workforce conditions and ensure the rights of individuals and employers, and with the approval of the Honorable Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Labor announced a package of waivers and financial settlements totaling more than RO60 million in January this year:
First: Cancellation of all fines and financial dues owed to the Ministry for expired labor cards that have remained inactive for over seven calendar years. Individuals and employers will also be exempt from paying recorded financial obligations (the cost of a worker's repatriation ticket) for the year 2017 and earlier.
Second: Cancellation of labor cards that have remained unused for a period exceeding 10 years, provided their holders have not requested any related services. These cards may, however, be reactivated under specific conditions (e.g., renewal requests, departure, service transfer, or the registration of a work abandonment report).
Third: Waiver of financial obligations recorded against liquidated companies, provided that workers are either repatriated or their services are transferred.
Fourth: The grace period was announced to regularize the status of workers and employers. During this period, fines associated with labor cards will be waived, subject to the following conditions:
Renewal of the license (labor card) and payment of renewal fees for the next two years.
Cancellation of work abandonment reports.
Transfer of the worker's services.
Payment of the repatriation ticket cost by the employer or worker in cases of the worker's final departure.
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