Asia
Oman
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In Oman, foreign employees must receive prior approval from the Ministry of Manpower and immigration authorities before they can be hired on local employment contracts. The level of background checking and screening carried out by the authorities varies according to the nationality of the individual.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: permissible
Credit/financial checks: permissible
Medical: permissible
Adverse media: permissible
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
TBC
Foreign Citizens
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
36.24
Population
5,106,626
capital
Muscat
GDP ($/capita)
13100
TLD
.om
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Rial Omani
Net migration
0.28
Literacy(%)
75.8
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