Oman

In 2016, the CRC expressed concern that Oman’s 2014 citizenship law places numerous conditions on an Omani mother married to a foreigner to confer citizenship on her children. The Committee recommended that Oman amend its laws to grant Omani women equal rights to Omani men with regard to the transmission of their nationality to their children. In 2021, UNHCR and UNICEF highlighted Oman’s laws as constituting sex discrimination. The Civil Status Law of Oman stipulates that fathers are responsible for registering a child’s birth. If the father is unavailable, a successive list of individuals can register the birth. The final person on the list is the mother. It is unclear whether a mother can actually register her child’s birth in practice. The CRC (2023) and CEDAW (2024) both issued recommendations to grant Omani women rights to transmit their nationality to their children and spouses on an equal basis with men.