Oman to launch new golden visa scheme for investors

The National (25 Aug 2025): announcement of Oman's golden residency for investors (launch 31 Aug; now a context event), and the existing investor residence rules (OMR 500,000 or 50 Omani employees for 10 years, fee OMR 551; OMR 250,000 for 5 years), plus UAE (AED 2 million property, AED 30,000 salary) and Bahrain golden residency criteria (5 years and BHD 2,000 salary, BHD 200,000 property, BHD 4,000 retiree income), all now restated rules. Not extracted: Oman's retiree residence (OMR 4,000 a month, fee OMR 326) is a separate retirement permit, not an investment route; Bahrain's 'highly talented' category has no number; out of scope: Oman's income tax, IMF growth forecasts, oil-dependence targets.