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Bahrain Lowers Minimum Real Estate Investment for Golden Residency to USD 345,000
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What the document holds
NPRA press release on PR Newswire (26 Nov 2025): property threshold cut from '530,555 (BHD 200,000)' to USD 345,000 (BHD 130,000); summary of the other categories (employees 5 years and BHD 2,000 / USD 5,306 monthly; retirees 15 years and BHD 2,000; non-resident retirees BHD 4,000 / USD 10,624; talents); benefits; Cityscape context; quote of the Undersecretary. No counts. Adds the new threshold and category rules from this source. Note: the existing event e-85218edddd says '35% cut' (not printed in the release) and its quote does not match the page text verbatim (page: 'has announced a reduction in the minimum real estate investment required...').
What it supports
7 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (6)
- Property purchaseproperty owner (minimum property investment)BHD 130,000Since 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Years of residence required for employeesemployee category (worked in Bahrain at least five years)5 yearsSince 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Years worked before retirementlong-serving retiree category15 yearsSince 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Minimum average salary for employeesemployee category (average monthly salary; USD 5,306)BHD 2,000Since 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Average pension for retireeslong-serving retiree category (average monthly pension)BHD 2,000Since 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Monthly pension or salary requirednon-resident retiree category (average monthly pension; USD 10,624)BHD 4,000Since 26 Nov 2025 · Bahrain Interior Ministry 2025Bahrain · Golden Residency
About the document
What it covers Announcement of the cut of the property threshold from BHD 200,000 to BHD 130,000.
Notes Official press release distributed on a newswire; not saved (newswire page). The legal instrument amending Order 20/2022 was not found on lloc.gov.bh. Stored copy downloaded through a web browser on 2026-10-02.
Source id bhr-moi-press-130k-2025 · accessed 2 Oct 2026