Qatar

Real-estate residency and permanent residency. Buy property in a designated freehold zone and get a renewable residence permit; buy enough (about QAR 3.65 million) and you can apply for permanent residency instead.

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Real-estate residency and permanent residency

Permanent residency (no expiry) at the higher tier, with free public-school education, public healthcare, and the right to invest in sectors normally reserved for Qatari citizens; a renewable ordinary residence permit at the lower tier.

Who qualifies

A foreign investor who owns property worth at least QAR 3,650,000 (about $1,000,000) in a designated freehold or investment zone may apply for permanent residency, which does not expire and includes near-citizen access to public services.
Law No. 10 of 2018 on the permanent residency of some categories of foreigners
Smaller freehold-zone purchases, from roughly $200,000, qualify for an ordinary renewable residence permit rather than permanent status; the property must be located in a government-designated zone such as The Pearl-Qatar or Lusail.
Qatar Ministry of Interior, residence-by-property guidance

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Investment: About $1,000,000.
Time: Property registration comes first; permanent-residence issuance then competes within the statutory annual cap of 100 cards.
Cost: The property purchase ($200,000–1,000,000+) plus registration fees of roughly 1–2% of the purchase price.
The hard part: The annual cap on permanent-residency approvals means qualifying financially does not guarantee a card in any given year.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.

Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

From about QAR 3.65 million in property the grant is permanent residence from day one; smaller purchases (from about QAR 730,000) give a five-year renewable permit. Neither leads to Qatari citizenship.
There is no realistic way from residence to citizenship here; permanence is where this road ends.

The law behind these dates

Qatar Living — Long-term residence and permanent residency in Qatar (property tiers)

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Qatar has no personal income tax; residents keep their salary and investment income in full, subject to their home country’s own tax rules.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Start with Qatar’s Ministry of Interior residency services.Open portal.moi.gov.qa ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of the funds to invest: about $1,000,000, and where they came from
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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