Omani nationality law for non-Omani man and woman

The law namely, Omani Nationality Law, promulgated by the Royal Decree 38/2014.[1]  The Omani nationality to be granted only once in a life time,[2] to any non-Omani applicant either man or woman who wishes to obtain the same. For a non-Omani man to submit an application for grant of Omani citizenship, the following conditions must be fulfilled, (i) that he must be residing in Oman legally for last 20 years; or he is residing in Oman for last 15 years, if married to an Omani woman,  (ii) the marriage took place with the prior consent from the Ministry of Interior, Oman; (iii) that there is a baby boy born from that wedlock; (iv) that he has not lived outside of Oman for more than sixty days continuously in a single year; (v) that he is able to read and write Arabic[3]; (vi) that he is accompanied of sound character and good behavior; (vii) that he has never been convicted of any crime or has never been convicted of any offence in breach of trust, unless he has been rehabilitated; (viii) that he is not suffering from any infectious disease; (ix) that he has valid source of livelihood to fulfill his and his dependents’ needs; (x) that he agrees in writing to renounce his nationality at present.[4]

On the other hand a non-Omani woman married to an Omani man is eligible to apply for the Omani citizenship if the following conditions are fulfilled, (i) that her marriage was solemnized after the approval from the Ministry of Interior, Oman; (ii) that there is baby boy born from that wedlock; (iii) that the woman is residing legitimately in Oman with her husband for last 10 years; (iv)  that she has not lived outside of Oman for more than sixty days continuously in a single year; (v) that she is able to communicate in Arabic[5]; (vi) that she is accompanied of sound character and good behavior; (vii) that she has never been convicted of any crime or offence in breach of trust, unless she has been rehabilitated.[6]

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[1] It replaced the law previously was in operation, the Omani Nationality Regulatory Law, the Royal Decree 03/1983; notably, there is no official English transcript available for the original law passed in Arabic

[2] 14 38/2014، منــح اجلنسيــــة املــادة بإ صــدار قانــون اجلنسيــة العمانيــة، مرســــوم ســــلطاني، رقــم

[3] Importantly, there is no guideline to avail in order to scale the level of reading and writing the Arabic language

[4] (n2) 15 منــح اجلنسيــــة املــادة

[5] In contrast, the law governing the application for male counterpart mentions about reading and writing the Arabic language.

[6] (n2) 16 منــح اجلنسيــــة املــادة