Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (West, South & Central) |
| ISO 3166-1 | OM / OMN |
| Registry | MoCIIP via Invest Easy |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Oman and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TRN | Oman Tax Authority |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Commercial Registration Number (CR Number) | MoCIIP via Invest Easy |
Sector regulators
CBO · CMA · OPAZ
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Liability Company | LLC | Most common form; 2–50 shareholders; 100% foreign ownership permitted under FCIL (RD 50/2019) except negative-list sectors. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Single Person Company | SPC | One-owner limited-liability company introduced by RD 18/2019; separate legal personality; owner’s personal assets are protected. Equivalent to a US single-member LLC. |
| Closed Joint Stock Company | SAOC | Shares not publicly offered; 2+ shareholders; min. capital OMR 500,000; governed by CMA corporate-governance code. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (private). |
| Public Joint Stock Company | SAOG | Listed or public-offering company; 3+ shareholders; min. capital OMR 2,000,000; subject to full CMA oversight and capital-market rules. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (public). |
| Holding Company | — | Company whose principal purpose is holding shares in subsidiaries; registrable as a distinct form under RD 18/2019; 100% foreign ownership allowed. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (holding company). |
| General Partnership | — | Two or more partners who jointly manage the business and bear unlimited personal liability for all obligations; no minimum capital required. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Limited Partnership | — | At least one general partner with unlimited liability and management authority, plus at least one limited partner whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Sole Proprietorship | — | Single natural person trading under their own name or a registered trade name; unlimited personal liability; generally restricted to Omani/GCC nationals for most activities. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Free Zone Establishment / Free Zone Company | FZE / FZC | Single-owner (FZE) or multi-owner (FZC) limited-liability entities within OPAZ free zones (Salalah, Sohar, Duqm, Al Mazunah) under RD 38/2025; shares are not publicly tradable. Equivalent to a US LLC (FZE) or multi-member LLC (FZC). |
| Joint Participation Company | — | Contractual joint venture with no separate legal personality; each partner contracts in its own name and bears unlimited liability for obligations it assumes. Equivalent to a US contractual Joint Venture or General Partnership (unregistered). |
| Branch of Foreign Company | — | Extension of a foreign parent with no separate legal personality; parent bears full liability; must appoint a locally authorized manager and register with MoCIIP. Equivalent to a US foreign corporation branch. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Commercial Registration Certificate |
| Constitutive Documents | Memorandum & Articles of Association |
| Tax Registration | Tax Registration Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Municipality (Baladiya) License |
| Ownership Records | CR Shareholders Extract |
| Governance Records | Any one of: CR Extract — Managers · Register of Directors |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Board Resolution · Notarized Power of Attorney |
| Address | Any one of: Tenancy Contract · MEW / Diam Bill · Bank Statement |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Commercial Registration Certificate (CR Certificate) | Legal Registration |
| Memorandum & Articles of Association (MOA/AOA) | Constitutive Documents |
| Tax Registration Certificate | Tax Registration |
| Municipality (Baladiya) License | Operating Permit |
| CR Shareholders Extract | Ownership Records |
| CR Extract — Managers | Governance Records |
| Register of Directors | Governance Records |
| Board Resolution | Signing Authority |
| Notarized Power of Attorney | Signing Authority |
| Tenancy Contract | Address |
| MEW / Diam Bill (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| Bank Statement (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | CBO Sector License, CMA License, OPAZ License |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by MoCIIP via Invest Easy; valid 5 years; CR Number is the businessEntityId.
- Constitutive Documents: Constitutive contract; must be in Arabic or with certified Arabic translation; filed with and stamped by MoCIIP.
- Tax Registration: Issued by Oman Tax Authority (tms.taxoman.gov.om); covers income tax TIN (9-digit) and VAT TIN (12-char) — may appear on same certificate or separate VAT certificate.
- Operating Permit: Issued by Muscat Municipality or relevant regional municipality; required alongside CR; renewed annually.
- Sector-Specific License: CBO for banks/finance; CMA for securities firms, insurance, investment funds; OPAZ for free-zone entities.
- Governance Records: MoCIIP CR extract lists all managers (LLC) or board members (SAOC/SAOG); also available via Invest Easy portal.
- Signing Authority: Board resolution authorizing a signatory; or notarized power of attorney.
- Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Manager (Mudeer — مدير) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Day-to-day manager of an LLC; appointed in MOA or separately; need not be a shareholder. |
| Board Member (Udw Majlis al-Idara — عضو مجلس الإدارة) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the board of directors of a SAOC or SAOG. |
| Managing Director (Al-Mudeer al-Tanfidhi — المدير التنفيذي) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive director of a SAOC/SAOG with operational authority. |
| Authorized Signatory | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person authorized to bind the company per MD 245/2025 Art. 13; must be shareholder/partner, manager, or financial or administrative employee. |
| Branch Manager (Mudeer al-Far’ — مدير الفرع) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Authorized representative of a foreign branch; legally binds the parent company in Oman. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
Omanisation quota status | founder | FCIL (RD 50/2019) and labor law require disclosure of Omanisation percentage by sector for licensed operations. |
Notes
- Apostille is valid: Oman acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention as the 101st Contracting State (accession 2011-05-12, EIF 2012-01-30); foreign documents can be apostilled rather than requiring embassy legalisation.
- New Banking Law RD 2/2025: replaced RD 114/2000 effective 2025-01-01; any CBO regulatory license issued under the old law may require re-validation; check issue date against 2025-01-01 commencement.
- Free-zone entities governed by OPAZ, not MoCIIP: companies in Salalah, Sohar, Duqm, or Al Mazunah are registered under RD 38/2025 (eff. 2025-04-13) and hold an OPAZ license, not a standard MoCIIP CR — collect OPAZ registration certificate as Legal Registration artifact.