Working in Oman

Legal ways to work there

• Employer sponsored work visa after a written job offer; the employer needs a Ministry of Labour authorisation to recruit you.
• You do not need a No Objection Certificate from your old employer to take a new job once your contract has ended.
• Domestic workers are covered by Ministerial Decision 574/2025: a written contract in Arabic, registered electronically with the Ministry.

Your rights

• Your employer may not keep your passport or personal documents without your written consent (Labour Law, article 6), and you never have to give it.
• Licensed recruitment agencies may not charge you anything for getting the job (article 31).
• Wages must be paid into your account at a local bank or licensed financial institution (article 87).
• At least 30 days' paid annual leave. Overtime: basic wage plus at least 25% by day and 50% at night.
• End of service: at least one month's basic wage for each year worked (article 61).
• Domestic workers: at most 12 working hours a day with at least 8 continuous hours of rest, one paid day off a week, at least 21 days' paid annual leave, health insurance paid by the employer, and no recruitment fees.

Pay floor

Set by your registered contract; check the wage on the contract before you travel.

Red flags

• Anyone asking you to pay for a job, a "visa slot" or a medical test booking before you have a real written offer.
• An offer without an interview, or a contract sent only by WhatsApp.
• An agent who is not registered with TaESA, or who asks to keep your passport.
• Being asked to sign a paper letting the employer keep your passport.

Where to get help

• Oman Ministry of Labour call centre: 80077000, or a labour complaint online at mol.gov.om.
• The Tanzanian embassy in Muscat.
• TaESA before you travel.

Tanzanian embassy contacts

From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official list) and each mission's own website, checked 5 November 2026. Call before you visit.