Seychelles Residence Permit

1. Residence permit60 months
2. Renew60 months at a time

• Permanent residency
• Citizenship
• Dual citizenship allowed

Country

Seychelles

Program

Seychelles Residence Permit

Type

Economic

Status

Active

Initial duration

60 months

Renewable

Yes (60 mo)

Min stay

5 days per 12 months

Five-year residence permit for a person who is not a prohibited immigrant and who has a family or domestic connection with Seychelles, or who has made or will make a special contribution to its economic, social or cultural life. It does not allow paid work. The holder must be in Seychelles for at least five days in each twelve months.

Tax regime

Territorial

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

in country

Apply from abroad

Yes

The permit fee is SCR 150,000 for five years for the main applicant. A spouse included at the same time is SCR 75,000, about USD 5,077. Each child under 18 is SCR 25,000. Processing is SCR 1,000 on top of those amounts. The application form says the fees are paid in foreign exchange. At the Central Bank of Seychelles commercial-bank draft mid-rate on 9 October 2026, SCR 14.7715 per US dollar, SCR 150,000 is about USD 10,155. The USD 11,000 shown for the permit fee is an earlier conversion. The form's cover sheet still prints SCR 25,000 for the spouse. The conditions page, the fee list and the Immigration Regulations schedule print SCR 75,000. There is no published income or savings floor. Proof of funds or income, including a banker's confirmation, is required. The conditions page requires a bank guarantee of at least SCR 20,000. The application form applies that guarantee, and a further condition that at least SCR 100,000 of foreign exchange be brought in through the Central Bank each year, only if the holder stays more than one month. The permit ends if the holder does not enter within six months of issue, stays away more than six months without written notice of an intention to return, or stays away more than twelve months. Paid work and setting up a business need a separate Gainful Occupation Permit. The standard charge for that permit is SCR 500 a month, or SCR 6,000 for twelve months. Higher monthly rates apply to some long-stay workers and key posts. This permit is not permanent residence and it has no year-count to citizenship. A spouse and minor children of a Seychelles citizen use the dependant's permit, SCR 1,000 a year, rather than this fee. Non-citizens need ministerial sanction to buy immovable property. This permit does not cut that fee. Free medical care and social-security benefits are excluded. The form asks for a medical certificate and for police certificates from countries where the applicant has lived for more than three years. It does not ask for a health-insurance policy. Seychelles taxes Seychelles-source income. The Revenue Commission treats dividends, interest, royalties and rent received by a resident from a non-resident as outside that tax, apart from substance rules that apply to covered companies. Employment pay is taxed separately if a Gainful Occupation Permit is later obtained. No general capital-gains tax is published on the Revenue Commission tax-system page. A Seychellois citizen may hold another citizenship, and acquisition of Seychelles citizenship cannot be conditioned on renouncing one.

• Workcation Retreat Programdigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Program type Passive income Economic
   • Path to citizenship Yes No
   • Years to citizenship 11 not set

   the separate work-permit rate in the public notes corrected from SCR 700 a month to SCR 500 a month (nationalassembly.sc).