Do Omani e-invoices have to be in Arabic?

No specific requirement in the current PINT OM specification makes Arabic the only permitted language for e-invoices. The structured e-invoice is primarily governed by its defined business terms, codes, data structure, and validation rules rather than by requiring all invoice text to be in Arabic.

Businesses can therefore structure their invoice content according to their operational requirements, while ensuring that the information required under Oman VAT legislation and PINT OM is correctly represented.

Where a business operates bilingually, Arabic and English can also be incorporated into customer-facing invoice representations where appropriate. The important point is that language choice does not replace the requirement to provide the required structured invoice data.

Key points

• Arabic is not the only language supported for invoice content.
• The structured e-invoice must comply with PINT OM requirements.
• Required tax and business information must be correctly represented.
• Businesses can use English or multilingual customer-facing invoice formats.
• Language handling should be considered separately from XML structure and validation.
• ERP systems should preserve the required invoice information regardless of presentation language.