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cam · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 111 Location: Maine, USA

Just wondering if anyone is waiting to get a visa to work at any of the Colleges of Technology? I was offered a job in early February and I still have not have received my visa.

Is it possible that the Ministry is no longer issuing visas for teachers who were hired by agencies?

I read somewhere that the agencies (TATI, CECN, Al Nawa Mgmt, etc) are being phased out of the hiring and that the Ministry would be hiring teachers for the colleges. Also, teachers who are already at the colleges would be offered new contracts directly from the ministry.

Any insights on the current situation would be appreciated.

Sirens of Cyprus · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 171

I thought in Oman they brought you in on a tourist visa.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 14858 Location: USA

lovesand · Joined: 13 Sep 2012 Posts: 24

YAEP! I'm still waiting as well.

I was suppose to be there in February. But are you referring to the approval letter from the Ministry or the actual visa?????

My recruiter told me that once they have the approval letter they will apply for the visa (it only takes 10 days) but if I need to be there ASAP then they will bring me in on a tourist visa and then do the paperwork for the employment visa while I'm there.

As for approval letters I'm not sure anything will happen now. The academic year ends in July, I think we will be joining in September.

stanggg · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Buraimi Oman

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 14858 Location: USA

Is yours a government university or a private university?

VS

cam · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 111 Location: Maine, USA

VS,

I am not sure where I saw it but maybe it was the Oman Forum.

Lovesand,

I meant the approval letter. My recruiter also said about it would take from 7 to 10 days but that was back in February. I asked for an update a week ago and I got a reply saying that they had no idea when this would happen.

If the job is not going to start until September I can't understand why the agency doesn't say this. I am about to start looking for something else.

newbienicki · Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 25 Location: the coast

MOM has started hiring directly for the Colleges of Technology, but as far as I know, and I am agency employed, the agenies are also still recruiting. It seems, and this is the rumor, that maybe in the near future the agencies will go bye, bye, but for the time being that is not confirmed. MOM had adverts recently recruiting. They require a Masters in English or related fields for non-Omanis and also require that both degress be related to the job. Many people agency employed at the COTs have applied to go over to the Ministry, but due to the requirements many experienced and excellent teachers could not as they do not have the requisite MA. That bites, but maybe this is what will happen from here in.

murphya33 · Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 8

I was offered a job in Oman by an agency in March and came in on a 30 day tourist visa. A guy that came in 2 weeks before me did the same and got his residency in 3 weeks. However, after a month, they had to renew my tourist visa for another 30 days as there was a problem processing the papers. This "problem" has now turned out to be the fact that the rules have just been changed and one can't convert a tourist visa to work visa anymore without leaving the country and going to an Omani embassy there. However , they will give me the paperwork and so things should go smoothly, I hope. Will keep you posted.