PAM may suspend transferring work permits to newly recruited out-of-country workers after three years, according to Al-Seyassah.

According to the paper, workers are able to transfer to the same category after this three-year period. More than 28 activities are included in this list, including government-owned companies or those in which they contribute more than 25 percent, as well as hospitals, pharmacies, medical laboratories, banks, insurance companies, banks, private colleges, universities, private schools, and training institutes.

The list includes nurseries, sports clubs, trade unions, cooperative societies, cooperative trading societies, nonprofits, charities, engineering, legal, and financial consulting firms, broadcasting stations, farming, fisheries, sheep and camels, newspaper and magazine publishing, and commercial real estate.