Oman
Administrative blockage for children of mixed status parents
In Oman, in the 2000s the children of Omani women who were married to non-Omanis were immediately understood to be foreigners based on the country’s nationality laws. Children of mixed nationality parents had precarious access to residency, citizenship, higher education, property inheritance, and most egregiously, were made to leave the country at age 18. Some mothers would resort to extreme measures to secure residency permits for spouses and children. Such practices could lead to exploitation and extortion from private employers. Additionally, Oman has free healthcare for citizens, but women who gave birth in hospitals to children with a foreigner father were forced to pay expensive medical bills.
