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The regulatory and commercial landscape across the Middle East — including the UAE and Saudi Arabia — continues to evolve. Our Insights section provides commentary, analysis and updates designed for executives, HR leaders and investors navigating the region.
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The Importance of Community
They say you only truly know your strength when you are tested, but that is also when you find out your capacity for grace and kindness. In recent weeks the Middle East region has certainly been tested, and it has shown how strong it can be, but, perhaps more impactfully, its nations, governments and people
March 27, 2026
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Oman temporarily halts expat visas for 87 job roles
Oman has temporarily halted issuing visas to hire expat workers in 87 job roles. The six-month hiring freeze was recently imposed by the country’s Ministry of Manpower. According to the Times of Oman, the ban came into effect following the issuance of ministerial decree 2018/38, which was issued by the minister of manpower Abdullah bin
February 27, 2018
Read more about Oman temporarily halts expat visas for 87 job rolesOman to introduce new visa rules from March 21
A spontaneous weekend trip to Oman may now require more planning, as Royal Oman Police announces new procedures. Travellers to Oman will have to apply in advance for a tourism visa online in a move that is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of visitors from the UAE annually. Previously, most travellers could obtain a
February 27, 2018
Read more about Oman to introduce new visa rules from March 21Certificate of Good Conduct
Dubai immigration authorities have temporarily exempted foreign nationals from producing good conduct certificates for processing their employment visas. This measure is expected to improve job prospects for them in free zones of the emirate. Free zones fall outside the purview of the UAE Labour Law, hence they will not need the document. Job visa applicants
February 27, 2018
Read more about Certificate of Good ConductHiring: Company Incorporations Administrator
Main Responsibilities and Required Skills: The position will be to work directly with the Company Incorporations Manager Responsibilities Creating and maintaining filing systems of documents in both hard and soft copy formats Manage and maintain up-date internal databases and Master sheets for key events and for service tracking Update procedures in relation to company incorporations
February 25, 2018
Read more about Hiring: Company Incorporations AdministratorEuRA Quality Seal Accreditation
EuRA Quality Seal Accreditation EER is delighted to announce becoming the first company in the Middle East to achieve the EuRA Quality Seal accreditation across all areas of our business including relocation, immigration and company incorporation. The EuRA Quality Seal is based on the ISO 9001 process management model and is the world’s first accreditation programme for
February 13, 2018
Read more about EuRA Quality Seal AccreditationNew private school fee regulations outlined
Fourteen private schools are rated as high-performing, out of 73 privately-owned educational establishments. Under new performance-based criteria, only schools rated “Good” or “Excellent” will be authorised to increase students’ fees by five per cent, pending board of directors’ approval. In case the increase in school fees exceeds the nominal 5pc benchmark, the approval of the
January 29, 2018
Read more about New private school fee regulations outlinedOman introduces new taxes, fees in Muscat
Muscat Municipality has announced plans to introduce new fees and taxes for individuals and businesses based in the Omani capital. The plans, which come into effect in February, include an up to 2 per cent increase in electricity prices based on usage, according to state-run Oman News Agency. Those with a monthly bill lower than
January 29, 2018
Read more about Oman introduces new taxes, fees in MuscatDubai schools lower fees due to ‘economic pressure’
A number of Dubai schools have lowered their tuition fees for the next academic year starting September, citing economic pressure as one of the reasons. Horizon International School (HIS) in Dubai reduced its tuition fees by 33 percent to AED65,000 for years 12 and 13. The British school also lowered prices for years 4 and
Good conduct certificate mandatory for UAE work visa
The rule will come into effect from February 4, 2018. A ‘certificate of good conduct’ will now be a prerequisite for obtaining a work visa in the UAE, a high-level panel has announced. The decision of the committee, which was approved on Monday, will come into effect from February 4. The certificate should be issued
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