Question 1

Is formation a substitute for the decision check?

Accepted Answer

No. Formation is an execution step that comes after the activity, the location and the decision are clear. A commercial registration does not answer "should I enter this market?" or "which location?". If your decision is not clear yet, start with the investment decision check, then come back to formation once the picture is clear.

Question 2

How long do the formation procedures take?

Accepted Answer

What falls within our work (preparing the file and the commercial registration) is usually completed in 3 business days. Sector licences, the visa and the bank account opening are timed by the authorities and banks concerned, and vary by activity. We set out the expected timelines for your case at the first meeting.

Question 3

Can a foreign investor own the company entirely?

Accepted Answer

In many activities, yes; Oman's Foreign Capital Investment Law allows full foreign ownership, with a list of excluded or conditional activities. We review your specific activity in the first session, and that does not replace the final legal check before you sign.

Question 4

What is the difference between the three options?

Accepted Answer

Smart Choice suits residents who know the market: an initial analysis session, then registration, licences, visa and bank account, then a closing session. Strategic Choice suits investors arriving from abroad: it adds airport reception, accommodation and 3 months of follow-up after launch. Comprehensive Choice suits major and industrial projects: it adds field visits, meetings with the relevant authorities as needed, and a website. In every option, government fees are paid directly to the authorities against official receipts.

Question 5

Do I need residency in Oman to own a company?

Accepted Answer

Under the current framework, a company can be established and owned without prior residency in many cases. After formation, an investor residency can be applied for if you wish to manage from within the Sultanate, subject to the conditions of the authorities concerned at the time of application.

Question 6

Does follow-up stop after formation?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the option. Smart Choice ends with a closing session once the procedures are complete. Strategic and Comprehensive include 3 months of follow-up after launch. Anything beyond that is agreed as needed.

Question 7

How do I start?

Accepted Answer

If your decision is clear, choose the option closest to your situation above and complete the form below in 3 steps; an advisor contacts you within one business day to discuss the requirements that fit your case. If you are still weighing the idea, start with the investment decision check first.

	Smart Choice For residents who know the market	Most popular Strategic Choice For investors arriving from abroad	Comprehensive Choice For major and industrial projects
Arriving in Oman
Airport reception	—
Hotel and accommodation	—
Analysis before the decision
Initial analysis session			Detailed
Field visits	—	—	3 visits
Final analysis session
Formation and licences
Company formation
Required licences
Visa issuance
Bank account opening
Meetings with relevant government bodies	—	—	As needed
After launch
Website design	—	—
Follow-up after launch	—	3 months	3 months
Fees	Formation and analysis fees + government fees	Formation, analysis and follow-up fees + government fees	NGIOM fees per project scope + government fees

Start the formation once the picture is clear.

Decision clear? Choose your formation path

Still weighing the idea? Start with the decision check

From a clear decision to a running company, with written procedures.

What we analyse

What you receive

What the analysis does not include

How to start

Formation roadmap

Wilayat Observatory

A clinic in Muscat… where does a newcomer start?

The Execution Path Once the Decision Is Clear

What sets this service apart

We check before we set up

Government fees with receipts

With you to the bank account

Decision clear? Let us arrange the formation path