Oman has published seven conditions that foreign men married to Omani women must meet to apply for citizenship, including at least 10 years of continuous legal residence in the country.
The government’s official service portal says applicants must also be able to read and write Arabic and declare their intention to give up their current nationality.
What Oman requires of foreign husbands for citizenship
The conditions are as follows:
1. His marriage to the Omani woman and his continuous legal residence with her in Oman must have lasted for no less than 10 years. An absence of up to 90 days in any single year does not disqualify him from the continuous residency requirement.
2. He must be proficient in Arabic, both reading and writing.
3. He must have a good reputation and conduct.
4. He must not have been previously convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, even if his civil rights have since been restored.
5. He must be medically fit and free from infectious diseases, as defined by the relevant regulations.
6. He must have a legitimate source of income sufficient to cover his own needs and those of his dependants.
7. He must declare in writing his intention to renounce the nationality of the country whose citizenship he currently holds, and confirm that he does not hold the nationality of any other country beyond the one he is renouncing.
The residency requirement is among the most significant hurdles for applicants. While a decade of continuous legal residence is mandatory, the government has built in a limited allowance for travel, permitting absences of up to 90 days per year without breaking the residency record.
The requirement to renounce existing nationality means that successful applicants will not be permitted to hold dual citizenship.
Any foreign husband who qualifies and proceeds with the application must be prepared to give up his original nationality before or upon acquiring Omani citizenship.
Applicants can access the full details of the service and submit their request through the official Omani government portal.
