{"id":"seychelles-rbi","name":"Seychelles Permanent Residence","type":"RBI","status":"operational","country":"Seychelles","country_code":"SC","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/seychelles-permanent-residence","min_investment":{"amount":1000000,"currency":"USD","route":"Direct business investment (after prior residence)"},"qualification_basis":"investment","investment_routes":[{"name":"Permanent Residence by Direct Business Investment","type":"Business / Direct Investment","min":1000000,"currency":"USD","amount_usd":1000000}],"family_pricing":{"model":"No separate published per-dependant fee schedule for the PR-by-investment route.","requirement":"Applicant must have the means to support themselves during one year of residence in Seychelles after receiving the permit (Seychelles Investment Board wording; the official page does not mention dependants).","notes":"The official permanent residence by investment page publishes no dependant inclusion rule or dependant fee; the statute provides that the permit names the spouse and minor children whom the Minister permits to reside with the holder (Act 12 of 2013, subsections (6)-(7), https://commons.laws.africa/akn/sc/act/2013/12/media/publication/sc-act-2013-12-publication-document.pdf, verified 2026-10-13). Dependants commonly reside on Dependent Permits before the principal's permanent residence. Confirm inclusion and any cost with ICS.","source":"https://investinseychelles.com (official)"},"processing_time":"Not officially published: ICS publishes no processing time, and the Department of Immigration and Civil Status informs each applicant of the outcome.","visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":"No published minimum number of days per year. Permanent residence is kept provided the holder is not absent from Seychelles for a continuous period of one year or more without the consent of the Minister (ICS general conditions; Seychelles Investment Board eligibility criteria).","tax_note":"income tax: Applies to Seychelles-sourced employment/business income; varies by residency status and income tier.; CGT: None — Seychelles has no standalone capital gains tax.; wealth tax: None.; inheritance tax: None. (unverified)","path_to_citizenship":"Long and discretionary. Seychelles has no citizenship by investment programme; citizenship is possible only by registration or naturalisation under the Seychelles Citizenship Act, which requires many years of residence, a pass (80 per cent) in a citizenship qualifying examination in one of the three national languages, and no prison sentence of one year or more. Permanent residence does not itself confer citizenship.","highlights":["USD 1m business investment, after at least five years' prior residence","Work without a Gainful Occupation Permit; half the land sanction fee"],"atomic_answer":"Seychelles grants permanent residence to an investor with USD 1,000,000 or more in a Seychelles business, but only after at least five years of residence on a Gainful Occupation or Dependent Permit and five years of business association. It is residence only: Seychelles has no citizenship by investment.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":null,"other":{"other":"Reduced land/property sanction fee = 50% of standard sanction fee for permanent residents (benefit, not a cost). Source: Invest in Seychelles / ICS (official).","source":"https://investinseychelles.com (official)"}},"last_updated":"2026-09-26","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":92,"last_verified":"2026-09-26","last_corroborated":"2026-09-21","fields_tracked":5,"stale_fields":0},"mirabello_index":null,"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":true,"as_of":"2026-06","note":"Factual status as published by the FATF and the EU Council. Inclusion reflects AML/CFT or tax-governance work programmes, changes regularly (several reputable jurisdictions have been listed and delisted), and its practical impact varies by use-case. Always linked to the official source.","sources":["https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/international-standards-on-tax-transparency/residence-citizenship-by-investment.html"],"oecd_crs_note":"Names JURISDICTIONS whose investment-migration schemes meet OECD risk criteria for circumventing Common Reporting Standard tax reporting (low/no personal income tax on offshore assets + <90 days physical presence). It is a tax-transparency monitoring list, NOT a statement on programme legitimacy; in practice financial institutions apply additional residence/tax checks to documents from these schemes."},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"region":null,"family":{"id":"seychelles-rbi","country_code":"SC","family_model":"not_stated","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":true,"unmarried_partner":null,"same_sex":null,"min_age_inclusive":null,"conditions":"Permanent residence permit 'shall contain the names of spouse and minor children of the permit-holder in respect of whom permission has been granted by the Minister to reside with the permit-holder' (Immigration (Amendment) Act 2013, new s. on permanent residence permits, subsection (6))."},"children":{"eligible":true,"max_age_inclusive":null,"age_rule_text":"'Minor children' - the Act text read does not define the age (a secondary source says 18).","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":null,"step_adopted":null,"disabled_child_any_age":null,"age_bands_for_fees":[]},"parents":{"eligible":null,"conditions":"Not named in the permanent residence permit provision."},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null},"other":{"eligible":null}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":null,"add_later":null,"add_later_conditions":"Names are added where the Minister has granted permission; the procedure for adding dependants after the PR permit is issued is not stated. Note the investor PR route (KB) requires about 5 years of prior legal residence on a Dependent/Gainful Occupation permit, during which the family would hold their own permits.","add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":null,"age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"SCR","contribution_includes_family":"No dependant-specific capital or fee published for the PR-by-investment route (USD 1,000,000 business investment per KB).","per_category":{"spouse":null,"child_under_18":null,"child_18_plus":null,"parent":null},"government_fees":[{"item":"Residence Permit (NOT the investor PR permit): main applicant","amount":150000,"currency":"SCR","applies_to":"ICS 'Residence Permit' FAQ - different permit class, shown for reference"},{"item":"Residence Permit: spouse applied at same time","amount":75000,"currency":"SCR","applies_to":"ICS 'Residence Permit' FAQ - reference only"},{"item":"Residence Permit: each child endorsed on a permit","amount":25000,"currency":"SCR","applies_to":"ICS 'Residence Permit' FAQ - reference only"}],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"The ICS Residence Permit FAQ fees relate to a different permit (family or domestic connection plus special contribution), not to the investor PR route, and must not be quoted as investor-PR dependant costs. The ICS Dependent's Permit (SCR 1,000 processing + SCR 1,000 p.a.) is for families of Seychellois citizens only. KB: SCR 1,000 processing and SCR 350,000 approval fee for the PR principal (SIB)."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":"PR permit holder may be absent up to one year without Minister's consent (ICS).","work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"none stated","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":"Not addressed for PR permits in text read."},"verification":"single-authority verified","confidence":{"authority":0.7,"freshness":0.6,"textual_clarity":0.5},"evidence":[{"field":"relatives.spouse/children","basis":"Immigration (Amendment) Act 2013 (Act 12 of 2013), permanent residence permit subsection naming spouse and minor children","source_url":"https://commons.laws.africa/akn/sc/act/2013/12/media/publication/sc-act-2013-12-publication-document.pdf","source_tier":"A_primary_legislation","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"costs (reference only - different permit)","basis":"ICS Residence Permit FAQ","source_url":"https://ics.gov.sc/faq/immigration-services/residence-permit","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"}],"conflicts":[{"field":"family inclusion","kb":"SIB/ICS pages mention no dependants; family_inclusion no longer asserted","official":"2013 Act: PR permit names spouse and minor children permitted by the Minister","resolution":"Statute used; still no published fee or procedure."}],"gaps":["Age of 'minor children'","Fees and process for adding dependants to a PR-by-investment permit: not published","Parents/adult children","How the family is covered during the ~5-year pre-PR residence period","Current consolidated Immigration Act text not read (only the 2013 amendment)"],"last_checked":"2026-10-09"},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS-certified team)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-11-06T05:30:03.658Z","government_fees":"see schedule","tax":"income tax: Applies to Seychelles-sourced employment/business income; varies by residency status and income tier.; CGT: None — Seychelles has no standalone capital gains tax.; wealth tax: None.; inheritance tax: None. (unverified)","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://www.ics.gov.sc/permits/permanent-residence","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://www.ics.gov.sc/permits/permanent-residence","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://www.ics.gov.sc/permits/permanent-residence","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://www.ics.gov.sc/permits/permanent-residence","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"tax":{"source_url":"https://www.ics.gov.sc/permits/permanent-residence","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"}}}