Oman is taking another step in opening its doors to global investors. From 31 August 2025, long-term residency (golden visa) will be on the table for investors willing to invest with serious money in Oman. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion confirmed the news through the Oman News Agency, describing the initiative as part of a bigger effort to pull in capital, digitise services and help local firms grow beyond their borders.
Oman To Roll Out Golden Visa Scheme For Investors
The golden visa comes with two tracks. Invest 500,000 Omani rials in a limited liability company, a public joint-stock company, government bonds or property and you’ll qualify for a 10-year residency permit. The same visa is also open to anyone setting up a company that employs at least 50 Omani nationals. The cost for this version sits at 551 rials.
If that price tag is too steep, there’s a five-year visa for investments starting at 250,000 rials, whether through a company stake or property purchase. The fee for that is 326 rials. Retirees aren’t left out either. Expatriates who can show a fixed monthly income of at least 4,000 rials can apply for a renewable five-year residency.
Digital Services And Support For Local Companies
It isn’t just about foreign money. The government also announced the Al Majida Companies initiative, a scheme designed to support high-performing Omani companies so they can scale up at home and abroad. One of the practical tools coming online is a digital service that allows companies to transfer commercial registrations entirely online through the Oman Business platform. This shift to paperless transactions should save businesses both time and resources.
Oman Golden Visa Details For Investors
At present, Oman already offers two types of investment residency. Under the new framework, investors can secure a 10-year visa if they put at least 500,000 Omani rials into a limited liability company, public joint-stock company, government bonds, or property. An alternative route is by establishing a company that employs at least 50 Omani nationals. The cost of this visa is 551 rials.
The country is banking on logistics, manufacturing, real estate and services. The International Monetary Fund expects Oman’s economy to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2025 and 3.7 per cent in 2026, mainly on the back of these non-oil sectors.
Taxes will also come into play. From 2028, Oman plans to introduce a personal income tax of 5 per cent on annual earnings above 42,000 rials. That’s roughly $109,000
Oman is not alone in this. Oman isn’t the first to take this path. Across the Gulf, golden residency schemes are already part of the landscape. Oman’s new programme, then, is as much about staying competitive as it is about opening doors. The combination of residency benefits, digital processes and incentives for top-performing local companies shows the Sultanate is keen not to be left behind.
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The Bigger Picture
For investors, the golden visa is more than a stamp in the passport. It signals stability in a part of the world where long-term planning hasn’t always been easy. And for Oman, it’s one more lever in its effort to transform the economy and diversify the sources of national income.
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