Rentista Residency

1. Renewrenewable
2. Permanent residencypossible
3. Citizenshipafter 3 years

• Permanent residency
• Citizenship 3 years
• Dual citizenship not allowed
• Language required for citizenship Speak, read and write Spanish

Country

Honduras

Program

Rentista Residency

Local name

Residencia Rentista

Type

Passive income

Status

Active

Renewable

Yes

Residence for foreigners with permanent, lawful and stable income of at least US$2,500 a month, earned abroad or in Honduras and received through a Honduran financial institution. The status is residence from the grant. Salaried work is not included.

Income requirement

$2,500/mo

Application fee

$300

Tax regime

Territorial

Regime name

Territorial Tax System

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

in person

Apply from abroad

Yes

Local representative

Required

Decreto 208-2003, article 23, and article 23 of its regulation set the US$2,500 monthly floor. The annual figures are twelve times that monthly test, not a separate yearly amount. The Secretariat checklist charges US$300 for this residence and US$150 for a spouse, minor child, dependent adult child or grandparent. Foreigner-registry inscription is a further US$20. Stamps are required and their amount is not in the tariff. Qualifying rents are exempt from income tax under regulation article 29. Household goods may be imported once free of import tax, and one personal vehicle may be imported free of import tax if the minimum income is paid into the national banking system for five years. More than twelve consecutive months abroad without permission cancels the residence. A separate discretionary category under Acuerdo Ministerial 374-2025 can accept half this income when the applicant cannot qualify here. It does not change this threshold.

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Application fee (USD) not set 300

   processing time cleared. The previous 90 to 180 days are not in the law, the regulation or the checklist (tramitedigital.sgjd.gob.hn).