Residency cap don't fit

The proposed six-year residency cap on expatriate workers in the Gulf is unlikely to be introduced, senior officials told a newspaper on Saturday. “A proposal on a six-year residency cap on expatriates already exists. However, a ceiling on all expatriates working in the Gulf is unlikely, as all the Gulf states may not endorse a proposal of this magnitude in the near future,” Times of Oman quotes a sources close to Gulf policymakers.

The proposal looks to be going the same way as monetary union between Gulf states. Someone thinks it might be a good idea, but member states can’t agree on the details, or the deadline.

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