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Anguilla

Anguilla, as a British Overseas Territory, offers two permanent residency programs for overseas investors: the Anguilla Residency by Investment (ARBI) and the High Value Resident (HVR) program.

Since 2020, Anguilla has also introduced a digital nomad visa application pathway for overseas remote workers

Antigua and Barbuda

 

Antigua and Barbuda offer a fast-track citizenship by investment program as well as a digital nomad visa option.

Aruba

Aruba offers two accessible pathways for foreigners to obtain residency through income visas: the Residence Permit for Retirees with Guaranteed Income and the Residence Permit for Retirees or Interest-Earners without Guaranteed Income.

Bahamas

The Bahamas is one of the renowned tax havens in the Caribbean. Economic permanent residency, annual residence permits, real estate owner visa, and digital nomad visa are the primary ways for individuals to relocate to the area.”

Barbados

Barbados offers several immigration options. This includes the “Welcome Stamp” for digital nomads earning over 50,000 USD annually and the SERP permit targeting investors with a baseline investment of 300,000 USD or more.

Belize

Currently, there are four main pathways for foreigners to move to Belize: Temporary Residence Permit, Qualified Retirement Person Incentive Program, Digital Nomad Visa and Work Visa.

Bermuda

Bermuda extends various visa options to foreigners, including global entrepreneur work visasbusiness visas, and an EIRC Program that necessitates a minimum investment of $2.5 million. Amidst the pandemic, they also rolled out a digital nomad visa program.

Cayman Island

the primary way for foreigners to move to the Cayman Islands is through an investment immigration with a minimum investment amount of $1.2 million.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica offers six main types of short-term residency permits: investor visa, retirement visarentista visawork visasfamily reunification visas, and some special visas like foreign company representative visa and digital nomad visa.

Curaçao

The most common approach to moving to Curaçao is through its Curaçao Investor Permit Program (CIIP).Moreover, as of 2021, Curaçao has begun to offer an application for a digital nomad visa to foreign nationals.

Dominica

The two key pathways for foreigners to relocate to Dominica are the Citizenship by Investment program, which includes two economic options—donation and real estate purchase—with a minimum investment requirement of $200,000, and the WIN (Work in Nature) digital nomad visa program, which has a minimum annual income requirement of $50,000.

Dominican Republic

Temporary residency permit is one of the important ways for foreigners to move to the Dominican Republic.

Additionally, holders of the Dominican Investment Visa, Retirement Visa, and Rentista Visa can directly obtain permanent residency and qualify for fast-track citizenship after residing in the country for two years.

EI Salvador

El Salvador offers foreigners various long-term residency paths, including for investor visas, income visas(with a minimum monthly income requirement of $1,460), and digital nomad visas(with a minimum monthly income requirement of $1,460). All fees can be paid in Bitcoin. Moreover, on April 17, 2023, El Salvador introduced legislation for an innovative citizenship by investment program, though the specifics of this program remain under wraps.

Grenada

Grenada is one of the five countries in the Caribbean that offers an CBI policy. It also provides a channel for applying for digital nomad visa for remote workers

Guatemala

Guatemala provides foreigners with an option to apply for income visas that requires a minimum monthly income of $1,250. There’s  also an investment visa option requiring a minimum investment of $60,000.

Honduras

For foreigners seeking long-term residence, Honduras offers three visa options: an investor visa with a base requirement of $55,000; a income visa needing a minimum monthly income of $2,500; and a retirement visa that requires a monthly income of at least $1,500.

Mexico

The main forms of foreign immigration to Mexico include investment visasvisas for financially secured people

and pension program.

Montserrat

As a British Overseas Territory, Montserrat offers two immigration options for foreigners: an economic residence with a minimum investment requirement of $150,000 and a digital nomad visa with a minimum annual income requirement of $70,000.

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is renowned for being among the most open countries for immigration in Latin America, offering a range of options for foreigners seeking long-term residency. Available paths include a permanent residency by investment program, as well as Pensionado and Rentista visa options.

Panama

Panama offers sia major investment immigration programs for foreigners who wish to reside in the country long-term: Business Investor Visa, Self-Solvency Visa, Qualified Investor Visa, Reforestation Visa, Friendly Nation Visa and Income Retiree Visa. Additionally, there are income visa options such as the Retirees & Pensioner Visa and the Digital Nomad Visa.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis offer three direct citizenship by investment options: donations, property purchases, and public benefit options. The minimum investment requirement is $250,000 USD

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is one of the five Caribbean nations that offer fast-track citizenship by investment policies. Additionally, it also provides a digital nomad visa option for remote workers.

Turks and Caicos

As one of the British Overseas Territories, the Turks and Caicos Islands offer foreign investors a permanent residency by investment option with a minimum investment requirement of 300,000 US dollars, as well as investment visas.

USA

The primary methods to relocate to the United States typically encompass family-sponsored immigrationemployment-based immigration, and investment-based immigration. Moreover, nationals from countries with E treaties with the United States have the privilege to live in the country for an extended period to conduct business activities.