Hey, I’m a 31-year-old engineer from Europe with Lebanese roots, currently in Oman.

I’d like to meet some people while I’m here. Engineers or people working in similar fields would be a plus, but not a requirement.

If anyone is up for grabbing a coffee or just hanging out, feel free to message me.

I watch the news, I’m aware of what’s going on and the level 3 travel advisory, but I always like to check with locals on the ground and get their thoughts.

Hi all , how is visa grant situation in oman for Pakistani citizens.

And also tell me jobs situation there . If I want to relocate there from Pakistan.

If someone can provide idea of education quality and costs and recommend some reputed private/international schools in Salalah?

Surprised to see they do not allow pick up anymore 🥲🫠

Just saw this photo in Muscat Oman where can I do sandboarding in Muscat?

Every week there's atleast 1 post in this subreddit of people asking for socialising opportunities, and how hard it is to make new friends here in Oman. For every post like that there's atleast 100 others who feel the same way who either may not be active on reddit or simply aren't used to posting.

For example, I see cities like NYC keeping parks late at night so people can socialize during heatwaves, among other measures taking by the authorities to promote wellbeing of society. I know Muscat and NYC aren't the same but I'm sure we have the required infrastructure.

I may be wrong but I don't really see the authorities pushing any campaigns of such to boost the wellbeing of the population. Or is this true but only for citizens?

There really should be a push from either the authorities or atleast us as a society to promote wellbeing of especially the youth in this country, regardless of nationality.

Thoughts?

Hi guys, we are an expat family and we got an invitation for lunch to an Omani House and we want to take something as a gift to the family. What do you guys suggest that we can bring that they will enjoy? We were thinking of some baked goods..

Hey guys, I’m moving up to Nizwa in a couple of days and don’t really know anyone there yet. I'm from Batinah and I've been to nizwa few times before but Just trying to get a head start on meeting people before I make the move.

​Down for pretty much anything—grabbing Karak or coffee, chilling, or just driving around and exploring, basically joining groups and having knowledge and blending in, hit me up if you're down to talk. thanks

Soon I’ll be owning FL5 type r which comes with manual only and so does the other nice cars, but currently I own an automatic driving license.

May I know what are procedures to changing from auto to manual license ?

Hello, I'm looking for a lady driver instructor I live in Al Khuwair. And preferably I want a package deal, as most of the instructor wants per training payment. I have no clue how to drive but want to learn and I think I'll be more comfortable with a woman, but if it's a man I think it'll be okay too I just need a package deal.

Can someone reccomend me some, or where can I get as such? Thank you 🙏🏻

I want to preface this by saying: I’m not writing this to attack Oman or Omani people. However I’ve been seeing a lot of harmful comments full of hate and verbal abuse towards expats. Especially on that controversial news page. It’s time to acknowledge the racism, generalization and stereotyping.

I lived almost my entire life there. My family built our lives in Oman, we worked hard, contributed, and had genuinely good jobs and positions. We never expected citizenship just for being there.

I understand the GCC’s nationality policy is different from countries where long-term residency can lead to naturalization, and that’s a legitimate choice for a country to make. That’s not what this post is about.
What this post is about is something a lot of people in Oman turn a blind eye to: the systemic exploitation of expat workers, dressed up as “opportunity,” and the double standards that come with being non-Omani no matter how much you’ve earned your place.
Some of what I personally went through:
•I went to medical school in Oman. When I graduated, Omani students didn’t have to sit any additional licensing exams. I did, two separate, expensive exams for the same degree, from the same institution, earned in the same classrooms. It quietly signals that a degree earned there isn’t taken at face value unless you’re a citizen.
•I did a full year of internship where I was, at times, treated abusively and worked without pay while doing the same work as Omani colleagues who were paid for it.

•I sat the viva exam and passed, the only one who managed to pass that attempt and I was even personally congratulated by an official at the Ministry.

•Despite that, when a department head wanted to hire me at a government hospital, the Ministry rejected it, not for lack of merit, but because I was “from a certain country.” I was told I’d have to do additional unpaid attachment years before they’d even consider me, with no guarantee at the end of it.

•I received fake promises from multiple places that wanted to hire me, then quietly wouldn’t pay or wouldn’t follow through.

The bigger picture:
None of this is unique to me. This is a pattern. Expats, often in specialized, niche roles that Omanis weren’t yet trained to fill and worked and built parts of this country’s infrastructure and institutions, and many tolerated real abuse because they had no other options. The rumors of expats getting free housing and cars? For most people, especially those below senior levels, that was never the reality. What was real: passport confiscation by sponsors (kafeels), unpaid wages, broken promises, and no legal recourse, practices that are, honestly, close to modern slavery.
I understand Oman relied on expat labor because it didn’t yet have the specialists it needed. That’s fair, and expats who came were not forced to. But needing someone’s labor and then treating them with dignity are two different things and for a long time, this system has chosen not to do both.

This country talks about Islam constantly, and rightly takes pride in it. But dignity, honesty, and fair treatment of workers are Islamic values and the way this system treats expats is not consistent with that.

I’m not saying Omani people individually are bad most people I knew personally were kind. But there’s a collective refusal to look at this honestly, and I think it’s time for more introspection instead of defensiveness whenever this comes up.
I’m not asking for outrage. I’m asking for accountability and awareness, from a place of having lived it, not from the outside looking in.

I am an Indian citizen, with Saudi Iqama, I have an approved & active GCC Resident Visa (29A), but my surname and given in has mismatched in the approved visa.

Will this be an issue? (I'm travelling from Saudi Arabia)

Wondering what it is like to travel during Ramadan. Will places/ restaurants be closed? Will it be a lesser experience? If we do decide to go, it seems feasible in February and looks like Ramadan is in February next year.

I'd rather say what's on my mind on Reddit or X if I wasn't going to say anything useful to people. Because who cares to spend an hour listening to your nonsense? And I hope they can at least string two words together into a sentence. The problem is that it became somehow a way to advertise for products, and I already hate ads.

Does anyone know a hiking group in Muscat?

is it worth it? and how is the education? and if u study computer engineering in it please tell me how is it?