Expand Your Business Into The Middle East
03 October, 2025
Summary
Managing the complexities of employment legislation, nationalisation quotas, and immigration and visa regulations in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait presents significant challenges, particularly without a local presence. While global expansion offers numerous opportunities, it simultaneously introduces legal, regulatory, and operational hurdles that necessitate careful consideration and expertise. In this whitepaper, we provide guidance on the legal and workforce challenges of hiring in the Middle East.
Hire internationally with confidence in the Middle East
Managing the complexities of employment legislation, nationalisation quotas, and immigration and visa regulations in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait presents significant challenges, particularly without a local presence. While global expansion offers numerous opportunities, it simultaneously introduces legal, regulatory, and operational hurdles that necessitate careful consideration and expertise.
In this whitepaper, we provide guidance on the legal and workforce challenges of hiring in the Middle East.
You’ll learn:
- Work permit requirements in Middle Eastern countries, including visa types, documentation, and processing timelines
- Nationalisation policies such as Saudisation, Emiratisation, and Omanisation, and their impact on expatriate hiring
- How an Employer of Record (EOR) can simplify market entry by managing recruitment, compliance, immigration, and payroll across countries
- How EOR services reduce legal risk and support workforce flexibility in fast-moving energy and engineering projects
Is your business ready to enter the Gulf market?
Expanding your business into the Middle East presents a major opportunity, especially as the region accelerates its energy transition and invests heavily in construction, infrastructure, and technology. With renewable energy expected to account for 14% of power generation by 2035 and ambitious projects like Noor Energy 1 and the Red Sea Solar Project underway, the demand for a skilled technical and engineering workforce continues to rise.
If your company is currently engaged in or planning to take on a project in the Middle East, partnering with an EOR can simplify your expansion strategy. It can remove the need for a local entity setup and maintain full compliance across the Gulf region.
If you want to discuss our EOR Services further, please contact one of our experts today.