My understanding was that they had not yet instigated any new ruling excluding non working women / men.

I only got my licence a couple of weeks ago and I was not asked if I work and there was no problems with it.

Personally I think that they would be niave to introduce such a ruling as it will serve as yet another deterant for expats coming to the country.

If you have the paper work - application form, photos, letter from sponsor, passport & your national driving licence - go down to the traffic department. You do not need to pay anything until the end so you have nothing to lose except an hour or so of your time.

Good luck.