Oman Reduces Minimum Salary Required for Expats to Sponsor Families

The minimum salary required for expats to bring their family to Oman has been reduced by over 50 percent, according to Times of Oman.

A senior official of the Royal Oman Police recently confirmed that expats earning a salary of over OMR150 (around Dh1,433) could sponsor the visas of their families.

Previously, expatriates needed to earn OMR350 a month to obtain visas for family members.

Officials also said that sponsors can also decide on the family status. “Sometimes they are in a better position to decide whether they can support their family in Oman,” the official told Time of Oman..

The minimum monthly income rule for ‘family joining visa’ was introduced by Oman in 2011. Oman’s population stood at 4,975,562 of which 42.21% were expats on February 14,2023.