Licence what you advise on
Professional Consultancy Setup in Oman
Consultancy is among the lighter Omani setups — unless your field requires professional registration.
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Simple, until the field is regulated
Management, marketing and IT consultancies are generally straightforward. Engineering, legal, accounting and health advisory require recognised qualifications and sign-off from the relevant body.
- Regulated or not, established on day one
- Qualification requirements checked before you apply
- Omanisation planned from the first hire
20+
Mainland, free zone and offshore jurisdictions we file in — so the recommendation is based on your activity, not on which authority we happen to be registered with.
7,000+
Companies successfully established.
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Know which you are
Regulated and unregulated advisory
The distinction decides your timeline and sometimes eligibility.
| Field | Typically | What is assessed |
|---|---|---|
| Management consultancy | Generally unregulated | Activity eligibility |
| Marketing and media | Generally unregulated | Content approvals in some cases |
| IT and software | Generally unregulated | Telecoms approvals for certain services |
| Engineering consultancy | Regulated | Qualifications, experience, professional registration |
| Legal and accounting advisory | Regulated | Professional body approval |
| Health advisory | Regulated | Authority approval and practitioner credentials |
Which fields are regulated is set by the Omani authorities and changes. Yours is checked before any application.
How it works
Setting up the consultancy
For unregulated fields this is among the quicker setups.
01
Field and credentials
Whether your field is regulated and, if so, what qualifications and registration are required.
02
Registration
Trade name, constitutive contract, Commercial Registration and Chamber membership.
03
Operations
Municipal licence, bank introduction, tax registration and employer registration with Omanisation planned.
Before you apply
What a consultancy needs
Regulated fields need credentials in order first.
- A precise description of what you advise on
- Degree certificates, attested
- Professional qualifications and memberships
- Experience certificates
- Professional registration where required
- Passport copies and photographs
- Three proposed trade names
- Appointed manager and their CV
- Premises or office arrangements
- Expected headcount and Omanisation plan
- Proposed capital
- Activity list agreed in advance
Scope
What is included, and what is not
Stated plainly, so nothing is added once the engagement starts.
Included in the service fee
- Assessment of whether your field is regulated
- Qualification requirements confirmed first
- Trade name reservation
- Constitutive contract preparation
- Commercial Registration
- Chamber membership and municipal licence
- Co-ordination of professional registration
- Tax and employer registration
Not included, quoted separately
- Government fees, paid at cost
- Qualification attestation and equivalency
- Professional body membership fees
- Professional indemnity insurance
- Office rent and fit-out
- Arabic translation charges
- Experience certificate procurement
- Ongoing accounting and tax filing
Verify independently
Official Omani authorities
We file directly with these bodies on your behalf.
Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment PromotionInvest EasyOman Tax AuthorityRoyal Oman Police — Directorate General of CustomsMinistry of HealthMuscat Municipality
Questions
Oman consultancy setup — FAQs
Do I need a degree?
For unregulated fields, usually not for the company itself. For regulated fields, recognised qualifications and registration are assessed first.
Is consultancy open to full foreign ownership?
Many advisory activities are. It is activity-specific, so we confirm rather than assume.
Do I need an office?
You will need premises appropriate to the activity and a municipal licence. What that means depends on your setup.
Can I advise in more than one field?
Often yes where compatible. Mixing unregulated with regulated usually pulls the whole registration into the regulated process.
Does Omanisation apply to a small consultancy?
Employer obligations apply once you hire, with targets varying by sector. It belongs in the plan from the start.
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