Added
created from Acuerdo Ministerial 374-2025. Half-thresholds are US$1,250 a month, US$750 a month or US$25,000, as alternative gates, not a cut to the ordinary categories (omih.unah.edu.hn).
HN
Exceptional Residence
Active
Territorial
Honduras · Residencia del artículo 21 numeral 8 · Economic · apply in person
Minimum investment
$25,000
Business
Stay
—
Application fee
—
Tax
Territorial
Territorial Tax System
Path to staying
- Renewrenewable
- Permanent residencypossible
- Citizenshipafter 3 years
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship 3 years
- Dual citizenship not allowed
- Language required for citizenship Speak, read and write Spanish
Overview
- Country
- Honduras
- Program
- Exceptional Residence
- Local name
- Residencia del artículo 21 numeral 8
- Type
- Economic
- Status
- Active
- Renewable
- Yes
Discretionary residence under article 21(8) of the Migration Law, given rules by Acuerdo Ministerial 374-2025. One gate is for people who cannot meet an ordinary category but can show at least half of it: US$1,250 a month of income, US$750 a month of foreign pension, or a US$25,000 investment. Those amounts are alternatives. Other gates cover lapsed long stays, workers with two years of legal residence, and humanitarian or special family cases. The Secretariat may accept, refuse or archive the file.
Investment options
| Type | Tier / zone | Min amount | USD equivalent | Holding | Returnable | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Half of investor minimum | USD 25,000 | $25,000 | — | Yes | Optional |
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- $1,250/mo
- Pension requirement
- $750/mo
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business not allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- No
- Spouse included
- No
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Territorial
- Regime name
- Territorial Tax System
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- in person
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
- Local representative
- Required
Notes
Signed on 29 July 2025 and published in La Gaceta No. 36,924 on 23 August 2025. The economic gate uses the documentation and fee of the ordinary category the applicant falls short of, which is US$300 for rentista, pensionado and investor. The lapsed-stay gate uses the inmigrado tariff: US$300 for Central Americans, US$400 for Ibero-Americans and US$500 for other nationalities. The worker and humanitarian gates use the article 21(6) tariff of US$200. The worker gate needs two years of continuous legal residence, an existing work authorization, and an employer certificate on the 90 percent Honduran-staff and 85 percent Honduran-payroll rules. The humanitarian gate needs 120 days of continuous legal residence. The rentista and pensionado income-tax exemption does not apply to this category. The Secretariat was instructed to publish a simplified checklist. That checklist is not yet available.
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source