How much does Oman's Golden Residency cost in 2026?

The minimum qualifying investment is OMR 200,000 (about USD 520,156 at the peg), through one of seven routes including completed real estate in an Integrated Tourism Complex. Government fees on top are small: a residence card costs OMR 5 per year, and an application fee is reported at OMR 551. The largest side cost, a property transfer fee commonly cited at around 3% of the purchase price, is not confirmed by any primary Omani fee schedule.

Is the OMR 200,000 a fee or an investment?

An investment, not a fee. You buy and hold a qualifying asset worth at least OMR 200,000 - for the property route, completed units in an Integrated Tourism Complex. The residency lasts while the qualifying investment is held; sell it and the basis for the permit goes with it.

Is there a cheaper property route to Oman residency than the Golden Residency?

Yes. Since 22 June 2026, ROP Decision 87/2026 created a separate Property-Owner Residence Permit with no minimum property value, covering off-plan units too. It is a thinner product: renewable in 6 to 12 month cycles rather than 10 years.

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What Oman's Golden Residency Costs in 2026

Q: Does Oman tax residents' income?

Oman currently levies no personal income tax. A 5% tax on high earners was legislated in 2025 to take effect in 2028 - worth factoring into any long-horizon plan.

The honest answer has three layers: a big investment threshold, a small verified fee floor, and one large cost nobody can pin to a primary source. Each is labelled below.

Status: Open Verified: 17 July 2026 (adversarial pass) Full profile: Oman - Investor Residency

Oman Golden Residency - the cost stack, July 2026
Item	Amount	Status
Minimum qualifying investment	OMR 200,000 (USD 520,156)	Confirmed ministry's own page
Application fee	OMR 551 reported	Reported single law-firm source, confidence downgraded
Residence card	OMR 5 per year (OMR 50 over the 10-year term)	Reported KPMG on MD 157/2025
Property transfer and registration	commonly cited ~3% of price (~OMR 6,000 at threshold)	Unresolved no primary Omani fee schedule located
Medical examination	OMR 30 quoted by agencies	Unconfirmed
Dependant fees	exist, amount unpublished	Reported

The number that matters is an investment, not a price

The OMR 200,000 is capital you deploy and hold, not money you spend. Seven routes qualify - a company stake, completed real estate units within an Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC), bonds, listed equities, a five-year fixed deposit, employing 50 or more Omanis, or nomination by an invested company. The property route takes completed ITC units only; off-plan does not qualify for this route. The residency renews while the investment is held, so the true cost of the program is the liquidity and market risk of the asset, plus the small fees above.

The one big unverified cost

The figure that dominates most third-party cost tables - a property transfer and registration fee of around 3% of the purchase price - could not be verified against any primary Omani government fee page in our July 2026 adversarial pass. At the OMR 200,000 threshold that would be roughly OMR 6,000, which is why we name it rather than ignore it; but it is excluded from our verified total, and anyone quoting it as settled fact is quoting secondary sources. Budget for it, and ask for the current schedule at the point of transaction.

If OMR 200,000 is more than the plan

Since 22 June 2026 Oman runs a second, thinner instrument alongside the Golden Residency: the Property-Owner Residence Permit under ROP Decision 87/2026, with no minimum property value and off-plan eligibility, renewable in 6 to 12 month cycles. Different product, different terms - but it removes the threshold as the barrier to property-linked residency in Oman.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Oman's golden visa cost in total?

OMR 200,000 (USD 520,156) in qualifying investment, plus a verified fee floor that is genuinely small: OMR 5 per year for the residence card and a reported OMR 551 application fee. The commonly cited ~3% transfer fee on property purchases is unconfirmed by any primary source - treat it as likely but unverified.

Does Oman tax my income once I'm resident?

No personal income tax today. A 5% tax on high earners was legislated in 2025 to take effect in 2028 - noted for planning, not yet in force.

Is Oman's threshold high compared with its neighbours?

It sits below the UAE's AED 2,000,000 (~USD 545,000) Golden Visa line in dollar terms, and unlike most Gulf peers Oman also now offers a parallel zero-minimum owner permit. Edition 1 of the Index scores the full trade-off across all measured programs.

Scored in Edition 1 - Q3 2026

Oman's composite score and ranking publish with Edition 1. The methodology is public; the verified facts above are the inputs.

Sources

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion: Golden Residency launch news page. tejarah.gov.om - accessed 2026-07-17.
KPMG GMS Flash Alert 2025-260: residence card fees standardised (Ministerial Decision 157/2025). kpmg.com - accessed 2026-07-17.
Trowers & Hamlins: application-fee figures, 24 September 2025 (documented dissent on program structure) - accessed 2026-07-17.
Oman Observer: ROP Decision 87/2026 coverage, 25 June 2026. omanobserver.om - accessed 2026-07-17.

Every figure carries its status honestly: Confirmed means a primary source, Reported means a credible secondary, Unresolved means we could not close it. Full source list and the verification narrative are on the main Oman profile. This is general information, not legal, tax or immigration advice.