
Starting a BusinessOman
Starting a business in Oman
100% foreign ownership, Invest Easy and free zones.
3 min readUpdated 29 Oct 2026

Step-by-step guides
Free zones, mainland licences and company setup.

100% foreign ownership, Invest Easy and free zones.

KDIPA licences, ownership and steps.

100% ownership, fast registration and low costs.

QFC, QFZ and mainland options with ownership rules.

Foreign investment licence, commercial registration and visas.

Ownership, where you can trade, visas and costs compared.

How the two main routes differ on ownership, where you can trade, visas, office rules and corporate tax.

The MISA investment licence, commercial registration, Saudisation quotas and the taxes you will pay.

Three legal platforms, who they suit and what each costs to keep running.

Two of the cheapest GCC jurisdictions for full foreign ownership, compared side by side.