Residency by Investment
Oman.
Five Years, or Ten.
The Investor Residency Programme, opened in September 2021: OMR 250,000 for five years, OMR 500,000 for ten — into property, a company, government bonds, or fifty Omani jobs. No sponsor, and the whole Gulf visa-free.
Two Categories. Four Ways to Fund Either.
The threshold sets the length of the residency and nothing else: the same four investment types qualify for both. Property, a company, two-year government bonds — or, at the ten-year tier, fifty jobs created in the Sultanate rather than capital parked in it.
No Sponsor, No Employer
Investor visa holders live and work in Oman without a sponsor, and cross the border as often as they wish while the residency is valid.
Four Ways to Qualify
Residential property, establishing a company or buying into an existing one, government bonds held for 2 years, or the creation of at least 50 jobs at the Category I tier. The choice is yours rather than the programme's.
Ownership in the Designated Areas
The residency carries the right to own residential, commercial and industrial real estate in the areas of Oman designated for foreign ownership.
Family, Parents Included
The holder sponsors a spouse, children under 21 and financially dependent parents. Each family visa carries a modest fee of its own, renewed every three years.
Visa-Free Within the GCC
An Omani residence permit allows travel without a visa to the other Gulf Cooperation Council states. That is regional mobility, not global mobility.
Business Without a Local Partner
Foreign investors do not need an Omani partner to trade, which is what makes the company route a route rather than a formality.
Healthcare and Education
Access to Oman's healthcare services and its schools and universities, in the quietest and least crowded of the Gulf states.
Twenty-One and Over
Applicants must be at least 21, hold a valid passport, be in good health, have a clean criminal record and evidence financial solvency — and comply with the laws regulating investment in the Sultanate.
"Ten-Year" Does Not Mean Ten Years Untouched
Both cards carry a renewal cycle shorter than their term. The Category I card runs ten years and is renewed electronically every three; the Category II card runs five and renews every two — and both renewals are conditional on the investment still being held. So a ten-year residency involves three renewals inside the decade, each with its own fee, and each an occasion on which the investment has to still be there. It is administratively light and it is not automatic, and those are different things.
There Is Also a Separate Route for Pensioners
Oman runs a residency for retirees alongside the investor programme, and it is not priced on this sheet because it asks for income rather than investment: 60 or over, a personal account statement from an Omani commercial bank covering at least six months and showing OMR 4,000 a month — about USD 10,403 — and a house deed or a residential lease in the applicant's own name. The published conditions also mention an employment contract in the Sultanate of at least two years, which is an unusual thing to ask a pensioner for; we confirm exactly what applies during due diligence rather than guess at it here.
Your Entire Journey, In One Panel
From eligibility to the Investor Residency Card — and every two- or three-year renewal after it — the Bayat Group panel keeps every document, decision and deadline in one place, guided by Pathinnova AI and reviewed by our legal team.
Double the Sum. Double the Term.
Two categories and one difference between them: five years or ten. The qualifying investment types are the same, and so are the rights — the fees are the smallest of any programme we handle.
Non-binding estimate
Select the category. The threshold sets the term of the residency and the size of the fees; the qualifying investment types below apply to both.
The five-year card is renewed every two years while the investment is held. Holders may sponsor a spouse, children under 21 and financially dependent parents, each family visa carrying its own fee at renewal.
The rial is pegged to the dollar, so the threshold and the fees are the same money and add into one total. Both fee lines fall due again at every renewal.
Dollar figures convert at the currency peg of OMR 0.3845 to USD 1, which is why this sheet closes on one total where our euro-denominated programmes close on two. One published pair does not survive that conversion: the Category II permit fee appears as USD 880 for OMR 300, where the peg gives USD 780, and the peg is used here. The permit fee and each family visa fee fall due again at every renewal — every three years on Category I, every two on Category II — so the total above covers the first cycle rather than the whole term. Property must sit inside an area designated for foreign ownership, and purchase-related charges and registration costs are additional. Where a project is put forward as adding value to the Omani economy, an evaluation from the Investment Services Centre may be required. Applicants must be at least 21. Figures are indicative, non-binding, and confirmed during due diligence.
Five Steps to an Investor Residency Card
Select a step to see what happens — and note that the last one repeats every two or three years.
Internal Due Diligence and Qualification Assessment
Bayat Group's compliance team conducts an internal due diligence check — a background security screening, preparation of KYC (Know Your Client) documentation and a qualification assessment. Certified anti-money-laundering officers review the file, and the verification is confidential.
Talk It Through. Then Begin.
Our concierge answers your Oman questions in minutes — and when you are ready, it opens your application right where the conversation ends.
Sending opens your secure Bayat Group account, where an advisor picks the thread up.
Assessed against your own circumstances, in about five minutes.
- It asks about your circumstances, not your paperwork
- It names the trade-offs before you commit to a route
- It ends with the programs you actually qualify for
A scripted example. Your own assessment is private, and takes about five minutes.
Assessment
An adviser that reads your circumstances, then the rulebook.
40+ official programs, each with its own arithmetic. The assessment maps those rules to your situation in a short conversation and tells you where you actually stand.
- It asks about you, not about paperworkWhere your family is going, what your work needs, what you would not give up. Navigating the rules is our business, not your burden.
- Clear, unbiased reasoningWhen options pull in different directions, it calls out the compromise, detailing what each path costs you before you decide.
- A shortlist tailored to youNo generic marketing. Just the programs your profile actually unlocks, with realistic timelines and capital commitments.
Step one of three
Where should we send your code?
One address, one five-digit code. No password to invent, and nothing sent to you that you did not ask for.
Step two of three
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