{
  "id": 2758397,
  "title": "Oman stops renewing work permits for expatriates above 60",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/oman-stops-renewing-work-permits-for-expatriates-above-60",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:51:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/oman-stops-renewing-work-permits-for-expatriates-above-60-1.500649523"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muscat: Oman has halted the issuance and renewal of work permits for expatriate workers aged 60 and above, reversing a policy introduced in 2022, according to The Arabian Stories. This decision has left several expatriates in a state of uncertainty regarding their employment and residency status. A senior official confirmed that permits for expatriate workers over 60 are no longer being issued, reversing a change that had allowed older foreign employees to remain in the private sector. The move could impact long-serving expatriates who had continued working in Oman after reaching 60 and had expected to be eligible for further renewals.",
  "summary": "Muscat: Oman has stopped issuing and renewing work permits for expatriate workers above the age of 60, reversing a policy introduced more than four years ago that allowed older foreign employees to remain in the private sector, according to a report by The Arabian Stories. Several expatriates said that renewal applications submitted by their employers had been rejected in recent weeks. A senior…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}