2 open routes
The routes to living in Oman.
Our verdict. Oman's Golden Residency suits a buyer who wants a five-year permit for OMR 250,000 in property, or ten years for OMR 500,000, with a spouse, children and dependent parents included. Since June 2026, land bought to build homes counts too. There is no personal income tax today; from 1 January 2028, residents with income above OMR 42,000 a year will pay 5%. What counts against it is that the programme, relaunched in August 2025, publishes no processing time and sets no path to permanent residence or citizenship. Against Bahrain's Golden Residency, the entry threshold is almost twice as high, for half the permit length.
Golden Residency - second tier (5 years)
Changed48changed; relaunched as Golden Residency on 31 Aug 2025, and land bought for building homes was added in June 2026
- Minimum
- OMR 250,000 · about $652k
- What counts
- Property worth OMR 250k+, or OMR 250k in an LLC or joint-stock company; land bought for homes or residential rental development counts from June 2026
- Processing
- Not published
- Permit
- 5 years, renewable (while investment maintained)
- Time you must spend there
- No rule published
- Path to a passport
- No set path to permanent residence or citizenship through this route.
- Family
- spouse, children and dependent parents
- Tax
- No personal income tax at present; from 1 January 2028 a 5% tax applies to resident individuals with income above OMR 42,000 a year (Royal Decree 56/2025)
Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20
Golden Residency - first tier (10 years)
Changed43changed; relaunched as Golden Residency on 31 Aug 2025, and land bought for building homes was added in June 2026
- Minimum
- OMR 500,000 · about $1.3m
- What counts
- Property worth OMR 500k+, or OMR 500k in an LLC, joint-stock company or government bonds, or a company employing 50+ Omanis
- Processing
- Not published
- Permit
- 10 years, renewable (while investment maintained)
- Time you must spend there
- No rule published
- Path to a passport
- No set path to permanent residence or citizenship through this route.
- Family
- spouse, children and dependent parents
- Tax
- No personal income tax at present; from 1 January 2028 a 5% tax applies to resident individuals with income above OMR 42,000 a year (Royal Decree 56/2025)
Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20
Residency rules, thresholds and fees change often, sometimes without notice. Everything here is general information, checked on the date shown, not legal, tax or immigration advice: confirm with the official source and a licensed adviser before you act. Continental sells property; we don’t arrange visas or residency.
Oman residency by investment
