Carers in Oman

Yes. Oman's domestic-worker regulation, MD 574/2025, covers home health assistants and private nurses employed by households, alongside housemaids. The family holds the Ministry of Labour work licence and becomes the employer, with a written contract registered with the ministry. The carer must be 21 or over. Our elderly carer guide sets out the options.

Yes, for one worker. MD 602/2025 (Article 15) waives the Ministry of Labour licence fee for an older person who cannot care for themselves, as shown by a Ministry of Social Development assessment. It applies to a housemaid, nanny, private driver, private nurse or home health assistant.

Not on their own. MD 574/2025 caps the working day at 12 hours with at least 8 hours' rest, and gives a paid weekly rest day. Round-the-clock care needs a plan: family members, a second worker, or professional home-care visits.

Years of care experience, the languages your parent speaks, skills such as elderly care, first aid or special-needs care, and whether the carer wants a live-in or live-out role. At interview, ask about previous care roles, ask for references, and check the carer is 21 or over with an in-date residence card. Our interview guide has a checklist.

We check each helper's mobile number is a real Omani mobile before a profile goes live. We don't check identity, qualifications, documents or references, and we don't rank carers: profiles are sorted by recent activity. The checks and the decision are yours.