Bahrain.
How Bahrain sells residence for investors (golden visa): one programme, open today. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.
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Golden Residency
Sells the right to live in the country (a “golden visa”), sometimes leading to citizenship later.
Official name: Golden Residency (الإقامة الذهبية)
Property worth at least BHD 130,000 (cut from BHD 200,000 on 26 Nov 2025, per an NPRA press release; the legal instrument was not found). Property is the only investment route. Fees excluded: BHD 300 per person, BHD 5 application.
Notes from the research
10-year renewable residence permit created by Minister of Interior Order No. 20 of 2022 (issued 10 Feb 2022; announced as launched on 7 Feb 2022 per the press). launched is the Order's date of issue: the Order comes into force on its publication in the Official Gazette (art. 13), and that publication date is not in a stored document. Categories: owners of property in Bahrain worth at least BHD 200,000 at purchase (cut to BHD 130,000 in November 2025), retirees with BHD 4,000 a month pension, long-serving employees (5 years, BHD 2,000 average salary) and retirees (15 years, BHD 2,000), and talents. Fee BHD 300 per person per 10-year permit (plus BHD 5 application fee now). Holder must be present at least 90 days a year. The property route is the only investment route. A separate 'platinum' residence (PM Resolution 47/2023) is for long-serving golden holders. No path to citizenship is stated. Official counts are press statements covering all categories together.
Prices and rules
What is measured
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categories4
- Processing time2
- Number of nationalities among applicants1
- Applications received1
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What happened, and when
The 11 documents behind this page
- 2025-11 · GovernmentBahrain Lowers Minimum Real Estate Investment for Golden Residency to USD 345,000 · Ministry of Interior, Bahrain (NPRA) via Cision/AAP
- 2025-08 · NewsOman to launch new golden visa scheme for investors · The National
- 2024-11 · NewsBahrain issues over 10 000 Golden Residency permits · TradeArabia
- 2023-06 · Law or regulationPrime Minister Resolution No. (47) of 2023 on granting entry visas and platinum residence permits in the Kingdom of Bahrain · Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh)
- 2022-06 · News2,000 benefit from Golden Visa push · Gulf Daily News
- 2022-03 · NewsGolden Residency Visa demand (NPRA spokesperson) · Gulf Daily News
- 2022-02 · Law or regulationMinister of Interior Order No. (20) of 2022 on granting entry visas and golden residence permits to foreigners in the Kingdom of Bahrain · Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh)
- 2018-10 · International organisationResidence/Citizenship by investment schemes (list of potentially high-risk CBI/RBI schemes) · OECD
- · GovernmentGolden Residency for Foreigners Owning Real Estate in Bahrain (service page, English) · Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), Ministry of Interior
- · Governmentإصدار الإقامة الذهبية للأجانب أصحاب العقارات في مملكة البحرين (service page, Arabic) · Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), Ministry of Interior
- · GovernmentGolden Residency (service page) · Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), Ministry of Interior
Who buys passports and golden visas, what they cost, and what happens when governments change the rules. Written from this data, in the newsletter.