Everything you need to relocate to Oman
Pick a route, follow the steps and ask our team when something is unclear. Visa, residency, work and housing, explained in plain language.
Choose your route
Work
You have a job offer in Oman, or plan to look for one. Employment-based residency involves your employer and the labour authorities, so the details depend on the job.
Invest
You want to start a company or buy property. Investment can lead to a long-term residency, and the conditions depend on the type of investment.
Family
You are joining a spouse, parent or child who already lives in Oman. Residency holders can usually sponsor close family, depending on their own residency type.
The steps, in order
- 1
Choose your route
Work, investment or family. Your route decides which documents you need and which authority handles your case.
- 2
Check how you will enter
Entering Oman and living in Oman are two different permissions. Check the visa rules for your passport first.
- 3
Prepare your documents
Passport, proof of your route (employment, company, property or family ties) and the medical fitness check. Foreign documents are often attested and translated.
- 4
Apply for residency
The application goes to the authority that matches your route. A service provider can prepare it and follow it up with you.
- 5
Settle in
Find housing, open a bank account and complete your civil ID card. Do this once your residency is approved.
Rules, fees and processing times change and depend on your nationality and route, so we do not list them here. Our guides carry the checked details with their dates.