Guides to home help in Oman
Hiring a housemaid, nanny, carer or driver in Oman means following the Ministry of Labour's rules on permits, contracts, pay and rest days, and many pages still quote rules that changed in late 2025. These guides are checked against the official texts, including Ministerial Decision 574/2025, and updated when the rules change. There are guides for workers already living in Oman too.
For families
How to Hire a Housemaid in Oman: Work Permit, Visa and Fees (2026)
Hire a housemaid in Oman the official way: MoL permit, ROP visa, medical, contract and resident card, with current government fees and your duties.
Updated 18 September 2026
What to Pay a Housemaid, Nanny or Driver in Oman (2026)
Housemaid salary in Oman: no set minimum for expatriate domestic workers, the pay rules in MD 574/2025, and your full cost as an employer.
Updated 18 September 2026
Hiring a Housemaid Who Is Already in Oman: Changing Employer Legally
How a housemaid already in Oman moves to a new employer legally: MoL service 286, the ROP step, fees, the NOC question and absconding reports.
Updated 18 September 2026
Oman's New Domestic Worker Rules (MD 574/2025): Contract, Hours, Leave, End of Service
Oman's domestic worker regulation MD 574/2025 in plain English: contract, probation, hours, rest days, leave, pay, gratuity, ending a contract and fines.
Updated 18 September 2026
Live-In or Live-Out Help in Oman (and the Rule on Part-Time Work)
Live-in or live-out help in Oman: the room standard, the free-transport rule, working hours, and why part-time or shared helpers break MD 574/2025.
Updated 18 September 2026
Recruitment Office or Direct Hire? Hiring a Housemaid in Oman
Recruitment office or direct hire in Oman? What offices do, government vs office fees, who the employer is, and what you take on when hiring directly.
Updated 18 September 2026
Interviewing a Housemaid or Nanny in Oman: Questions and Checks
What to ask a housemaid, nanny or carer in Oman, the legal checks to make first (age 21+, residence card, employer change) and what not to ask.
Updated 18 September 2026
Nanny or Babysitter? Childcare Help in Oman Explained
Nanny or babysitter in Oman? What each role involves, the rules for employing a nanny, and why another family's helper can't babysit for you.
Updated 18 September 2026
Hiring a Carer for an Elderly Parent at Home in Oman
Arranging home care for an elderly parent in Oman: carers vs nurses, the licence fee exemption, working-hour limits, and government elder-care services.
Updated 18 September 2026
For helpers
Finding Housemaid, Nanny, Carer or Driver Work in Oman (for Workers Already Here)
For domestic workers already in Oman: how to look for housemaid, nanny, carer or driver work, change employer legally, and why you never pay.
Updated 18 September 2026
Your Rights as a Domestic Worker in Oman (MD 574/2025)
Your rights as a housemaid, nanny, carer or driver in Oman under MD 574/2025: passport, hours, rest day, leave, pay, leaving a job and where to get help.
Updated 18 September 2026
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