St Helena

St Helena self-employed work and long-term entry permits. A U.S. citizen proposing self-employment on St Helena for more than six months may apply for a work permit and separate long-term entry permission under the published procedure.

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St Helena self-employed work and long-term entry permits

Self-employment under the issued work permit and separate long-term entry permission; extension is possible subject to the published conditions.

Who qualifies

Submit the work-permit application to the Immigration Control Board, which considers local labour conditions, relevant skills, the points system and public interest.
St Helena Government: Work Permits
Hold or apply at the same time for a Long Term Entry Permit; the work permit alone does not grant entry.
St Helena Government: Work Permits
A 2026 amendment would replace these permits with a unified permission, but the Government says it requires a later commencement order; check which procedure is operative when filing.
St Helena Government: 2026 amendment awaiting commencement order

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

A U.S. citizen proposing self-employment on St Helena for more than six months may apply for a work permit and separate long-term entry permission under the published procedure.

Every door that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Check the current authority processing estimate before travel.
Cost: Check current government visa, permit and document fees before filing.
The hard part: Two permits, local labour and points assessment, and a pending reform whose start date must be checked.

The road past the first permit.

Any later permanent residence or citizenship requires a separate application and is not guaranteed by this permission.

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.

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.

Start today.

Contact St Helena Immigration for Form O and the current Long Term Entry Permit application.Open sainthelena.gov.sh ↗
Round up the papers.
- The business plan, and the endorsement or approval it needs
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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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