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Residence Permit for the financially self-sufficient. Show a pension or investment income that supports you without working locally, and Seychelles grants a residence permit that only needs 5 days a year of actual presence to keep.

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Residence Permit for the financially self-sufficient

A residence permit, in its flexible form valid 5 years, that does not authorise local employment (a separate Gainful Occupation Permit is needed for that).

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
4–8 weeks for adjudication once financial self-sufficiency is documented.
Cost
About SCR 150,000 (about $10,700) for the 5-year flexible permit, plus legal fees.
The hard part
There is no published income figure, so the case has to be built and argued individually to the immigration authority.
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This door stops short of a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.

Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • Five years, kept with about five days a year in Seychelles; renewal terms are not published, and since 2023 there is no residence route to Seychelles citizenship.
  • The Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2023 replaced the residence route (15 years' residence, or 10 years on permanent residence) and repealed the investor route, so ordinary foreigners now have no residence road to Seychelles citizenship. The Immigration and Civil Status FAQ still shows the old 15-year rule.
  • What remains is for spouses: 15 years married plus 2 years' residence and an exam in one of the three national languages (80% or more).
  • Permanent residence years are not published by Immigration; the investment board mentions USD 1 million plus 5 years on a work or dependant permit, seen only in a search result. The program file says one year.
  • Dual citizenship: s. 12 asks only that another citizenship be declared within 30 days; the 2023 Act did not change it.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
About 5 days a year under the flexible permit — one of the lightest presence requirements anywhere.
Tax
Seychelles taxes on a territorial basis: foreign-source income stays outside the local tax net, and there is no capital gains, inheritance or wealth tax.

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

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Start today.

  1. Apply through Seychelles Immigration and Civil Status.Open ics.gov.sc ↗
  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.

15 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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