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A decree of the Sultan of Oman regarding the marriage of Omanis to foreigners

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq issued a new decree on provisions regulating the marriage of Omanis to foreigners and making amendments to the law regulating Omani nationality.

And according to the Omani News Agency, the second article of the decree stipulates that the provisions of this decree must not prejudice the provisions of Islamic law or public order, or any provision in the laws, royal decrees and applicable systems, and it requires not marrying a foreigner as a condition for assuming some public positions of importance or special nature. and continue with it.

Article Three stipulates that documents proving the marriage of Omanis to foreigners that take place within the Sultanate of Oman shall be documented in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and royal decrees. Regulating the marriage of Omanis to foreigners in force at the time, after its ratification by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in a manner that does not contradict the provision of Article Two of this decree.

newspaper reported "raised" The local authorities stated that the marriage of Omanis to foreigners has become permissible without the need for a permit.

According "raised" A prior permit from the Ministry of the Interior was required to marry a foreigner.

reported "raised" That the conditions for the marriage of Omanis to foreigners have become only – that the marriage should not be in violation of the provisions of Islamic Sharia – and that it should not be in violation of public order in the Sultanate of Oman

However, the decree kept not holding public positions or those whose conditions include that the one who occupies them not be married to a foreign woman, and the text of the law for this job must be prohibiting it from being filled by someone who marries a foreign woman, which is the only exception in this regard.

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