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Resident Investor Visa and Permit. A foreign investor can seek Cook Islands residence after approval to register and operate a foreign entity.

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Resident Investor Visa and Permit

Resident Investor Visa and Permit, subject to the approved investment and immigration conditions.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

A foreign investor can seek Cook Islands residence after approval to register and operate a foreign entity.

Every door that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Confirm current processing time with the issuing authority.
Cost
NZD 960 published permit fee, excluding business costs.
The hard part
BTIB approval and a genuine compliant enterprise; no fixed capital threshold is stated on this criteria page.
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The road past the first permit.

No automatic permanent residence or citizenship path established by the cited procedure.

  1. 2027
    Route candidate

    The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

  • We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
  • We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

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

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Start today.

  1. Seek BTIB approval and file online with Cook Islands Immigration.Open asypx.mfai.gov.ck ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of how you will support yourselves
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

14 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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