Digital Nomad VisaActive
Seychelles (DNV)
Workation Retreat Programme
Launched 2021.
Regulator: Seychelles Tourism / ImmigrationOfficial program site ↗
- Income req
- —
- Initial validity
- 1 yr
- Renewable
- No
- Application fee
- $45
- Permit fee
- $0
- Processing
- 1-2 wks
- Path to PR
- No
- Path to citizenship
- No
Income requirements
Self-attestation + employment evidence
No codified threshold.
Tax treatment
- Becomes tax resident: Visitors non-resident
- Special regime: Visitor
- Foreign income: Foreign income exempt.
Seychelles territorial taxation generally; resident foreign-source income exempt.
Remote work requirements
- Must work for foreign employer: Yes
- Local clients allowed: No
- Local employment allowed: No
- Self-employed accepted: Yes
- Salaried vs freelance: both
Family inclusion
- Spouse: Yes
- Children under 18: Yes
- Dependent adult children: No
- Parents dependent: No
Family covered.
Path to PR & citizenship
Permanent residency
- Available: No
Does not count toward PR.
Citizenship
- Available: No
Seychelles citizenship requires 10+ years residence on long-term permits.
Eligibility requirements
- Non-Seychellois
- Remote work
- Health insurance
Disqualifiers
- Seychellois employer
Recent changes
- 2021-04
Seychelles Workation launched.
Notes
Seychelles Workation = 1-year non-renewable + cheap fee + tropical Indian Ocean + territorial tax. Limited utility past 1 year.
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