Oman residence and citizenship

The lowest comparable cited investment amount on file for a residence route in Oman is $520,000, for the Golden Residency — tourism-zone property. Ordinary naturalisation in Oman needs 15 years of legal residence.

Last updated: 9 November 2026

Checked — Sources last checked 9 November 2026 by the automated residence and citizenship review.

Residence routes in Oman

Investment, own-income, remote-work and permanent routes. Scroll across the table to see every column.

Route	Kind	Minimum	Processing	To citizenship
Golden Residency — tourism-zone property	Golden visa	$520,000	—	15 years
Golden Residency — Omani company	Golden visa	$520,000	—	15 years
Golden Residency — government development bonds	Golden visa	$520,000	—	15 years
Golden Residency — listed securities	Golden visa	$520,000	—	15 years
Golden Residency — fixed bank deposit	Golden visa	$520,000	—	15 years
Golden Residency — 50 Omani employees	Golden visa	—	—	15 years
Golden Residency — company nomination	Golden visa	—	—	15 years
Investor visa — five years	Investor	—	—	15 years

"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.

Work, family, study and other routes (3)

Route	Kind	Minimum	Processing	To citizenship
Property-owner residence visa	Residence permit	—	—	15 years
Employer-sponsored work visa	Work	—	—	15 years
Joining relatives visa	Family	—	—	15 years

Each route's conditions and sources

Golden Residency — tourism-zone property

Foreign applicant aged at least 21, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. The ten-year Golden Residency requires OMR 200,000 total qualifying investment (about USD 520,000 per Invest Oman); the listed minimum assumes this single option supplies the programme threshold. The OMR 500 police visa charge is converted at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the gov.om 10-minute service figure is a transaction duration, not processing. Ordinary citizenship can be applied for after 15 years of continuous lawful residence, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category, not a passport group. Own completed real estate in an Integrated Tourism Complex.

Sources: Golden Residency qualifying pathways (Oman Golden Residency Programme), Golden Residency capital and seven pathways (Invest Oman), Golden Residency minimum in Omani rials (Oman Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion), Five- and ten-year investor visa fees (Royal Oman Police via Gov.om), Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 (Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), Omani rial US dollar peg (Oman Investment Authority)

Golden Residency — Omani company

Foreign applicant aged at least 21, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. The ten-year Golden Residency requires OMR 200,000 total qualifying investment (about USD 520,000 per Invest Oman); the listed minimum assumes this single option supplies the programme threshold. The OMR 500 police visa charge is converted at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the gov.om 10-minute service figure is a transaction duration, not processing. Ordinary citizenship can be applied for after 15 years of continuous lawful residence, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category, not a passport group. Establish or invest in a company registered in Oman.

Golden Residency — government development bonds

Foreign applicant aged at least 21, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. The ten-year Golden Residency requires OMR 200,000 total qualifying investment (about USD 520,000 per Invest Oman); the listed minimum assumes this single option supplies the programme threshold. The OMR 500 police visa charge is converted at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the gov.om 10-minute service figure is a transaction duration, not processing. Ordinary citizenship can be applied for after 15 years of continuous lawful residence, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category, not a passport group. Hold qualifying Omani government development bonds.

Golden Residency — listed securities

Foreign applicant aged at least 21, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. The ten-year Golden Residency requires OMR 200,000 total qualifying investment (about USD 520,000 per Invest Oman); the listed minimum assumes this single option supplies the programme threshold. The OMR 500 police visa charge is converted at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the gov.om 10-minute service figure is a transaction duration, not processing. Ordinary citizenship can be applied for after 15 years of continuous lawful residence, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category, not a passport group. Invest in securities listed on the Muscat Stock Exchange.

Golden Residency — fixed bank deposit

Foreign applicant aged at least 21, approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. The ten-year Golden Residency requires OMR 200,000 total qualifying investment (about USD 520,000 per Invest Oman); the listed minimum assumes this single option supplies the programme threshold. The OMR 500 police visa charge is converted at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the gov.om 10-minute service figure is a transaction duration, not processing. Ordinary citizenship can be applied for after 15 years of continuous lawful residence, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category, not a passport group. Place a fixed-term deposit in a licensed Omani bank for at least five years.

Golden Residency — 50 Omani employees

Foreign owner of a company employing at least 50 Omani nationals. This is one of the seven ten-year Golden Residency pathways; company capital must meet the programme threshold, but no personal investment figure is separately established for this pathway. OMR 500 visa charge at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal charge or decision-time bound is established. Ordinary naturalization remains discretionary after 15 years of lawful continuous residence. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor category.

Golden Residency — company nomination

Foreign individual nominated under the Foreign Capital Investment Law by a company whose capital meets the programme threshold. No separate personal investment figure is established. This is a ten-year renewable residence pathway, not citizenship. OMR 500 visa charge at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal charge or decision-time bound is established. Ordinary naturalization remains discretionary after 15 years of lawful continuous residence. Eligibility follows the official nomination category.

Investor visa — five years

Foreign investor aged at least 21 with a certificate from the competent authority. The current gov.om service still lists a five-year visa and OMR 250 charge, but gives no current qualifying investment threshold; earlier tier figures are not assumed current. Fee at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or decision-time bound is stated; 10 minutes is the online service duration. Ordinary citizenship needs 15 years of continuous lawful residence and is discretionary. Eligibility follows the official foreign-investor condition.

Sources: Five- and ten-year investor visa fees (Royal Oman Police via Gov.om), Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 (Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), Omani rial US dollar peg (Oman Investment Authority)

Property-owner residence visa

Foreign owner of a residential unit within an Integrated Tourism Complex; two-year visa. The official page gives no minimum property value. OMR 50 issuance charge at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No annual renewal fee or decision-time bound is established; the 7-minute service figure is not processing time. Ordinary citizenship may be applied for after 15 years of qualifying continuous lawful residence, without automatic approval. Eligibility follows the foreign-owner rule.

Sources: Residence visa for residential unit owners (Royal Oman Police via Gov.om), Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 (Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), Omani rial US dollar peg (Oman Investment Authority)

Employer-sponsored work visa

Foreign worker aged at least 21 sponsored by a local employer with a Ministry of Labour permit. OMR 20 visa issuance charge at USD 1 = OMR 0.386; separate labour-permit charges are not included. No investment, annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the 4-minute service figure is not decision time. Ordinary citizenship may be applied for after 15 years of qualifying continuous lawful residence, without automatic approval. Eligibility follows the official foreign-worker rule.

Sources: Work visa (Royal Oman Police via Gov.om), Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 (Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), Omani rial US dollar peg (Oman Investment Authority)

Joining relatives visa

Spouse or child under 21 joining a qualifying foreign resident, property owner or investor. OMR 30 visa fee at USD 1 = OMR 0.386. No investment, annual renewal fee or bounded decision time is established; the 4-minute service figure is not decision time. Qualifying lawful residence can count toward ordinary naturalization after 15 years, with no automatic grant. Eligibility follows the official family-relationship rule.

Sources: Joining relatives visa (Royal Oman Police via Gov.om), Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 (Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs), Omani rial US dollar peg (Oman Investment Authority)

Citizenship in Oman

Years of residence before naturalisation: 15 years
Years before permanent residence: not stated
Dual citizenship allowed: Not stated
Language: Arabic reading and writing
Residence and presence: Fifteen years of continuous lawful residence; no more than 90 days' absence in any year.

Article 17 of Royal Decree 17/2025 sets the ordinary 15-year application threshold, Arabic literacy and 90-day annual absence limit; a grant remains discretionary by royal decree. Article 5 permits dual nationality only by royal decree, while an ordinary naturalization applicant must declare intent to renounce the prior citizenship; a single unconditional dual-nationality boolean is therefore unknown. No general permanent-residence status or qualifying wait is established by the cited residence rules. The Golden Residency and other investor visas grant time-limited residence, not citizenship. The nationality law contains no direct citizenship-by-investment or donation programme; all CBI figures are inapplicable.

What is the cheapest residence visa in Oman?

The lowest comparable cited investment amount on file for a residence route in Oman is $520,000, for the Golden Residency — tourism-zone property.

How many years to citizenship in Oman?

Ordinary naturalisation in Oman needs 15 years of legal residence. Fifteen years of continuous lawful residence; no more than 90 days' absence in any year.

Does Oman allow dual citizenship?

The sources on file do not settle whether Oman allows dual citizenship.

Tax and residence days

A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Oman tax rates, count your days with the Oman day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.

Sources

The Oman profile cites 11 sources, 10 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.

Omani Nationality Law, Royal Decree 17/2025, articles 5, 7 and 17 · Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, official, read 9 November 2026
Golden Residency qualifying pathways · Oman Golden Residency Programme, official, read 9 November 2026
Golden Residency capital and seven pathways · Invest Oman, official, read 9 November 2026
Golden Residency minimum in Omani rials · Oman Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, official, read 9 November 2026
Five- and ten-year investor visa fees · Royal Oman Police via Gov.om, official, read 9 November 2026
Residence visa for residential unit owners · Royal Oman Police via Gov.om, official, read 9 November 2026
Work visa · Royal Oman Police via Gov.om, official, read 9 November 2026
Joining relatives visa · Royal Oman Police via Gov.om, official, read 9 November 2026
2021 amendment to Foreigners Residence Law, article 14 · Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, official, read 9 November 2026
Omani rial US dollar peg · Oman Investment Authority, official, read 9 November 2026
2025 nationality law change · Fragomen, summary, read 9 November 2026

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