What changed in St. Vincent & Grenadines

Flagging a yacht here brings real tax perks, but it does not itself grant you residence or tax residence

Local registrations

Running a crypto business from here falls under the Virtual Assets Act 2022, separate from the no-licensing position on trading itself

Crypto tax and legal status

No crypto-specific tax rule was found, ordinary income and no-capital-gains principles likely apply by default

Crypto tax and legal status

No forex or cryptocurrency trading licenses are issued here, a broker's regulated claim is empty

Crypto tax and legal status

You can lease up to five acres for your own residence without any landholding licence at all

Residency routes

Buying land as a foreigner needs an Alien's Landholding Licence, or the land is forfeited to the Crown

Residency routes

The last confirmed statutory corporate rate is 32.5 percent on Vincentian-source income, a 2026 cut is announced but unconfirmed

Moving your company

Steep 2016 external company penalties are being reversed, a genuine reduction in administrative friction

Moving your company

Not on the EU non-cooperative jurisdictions list, having passed both EU and OECD screening

Moving your company

A Vincentian company actually run from a Dutch kitchen table is usually still a Dutch taxpayer

Permanent establishment risk

Every resident company must file an annual economic substance return, most must actively meet the substance test

Permanent establishment risk

Since 2021, companies and registered trusts pay zero on foreign income here, a real saving route if you meet the substance test

Moving your company

International private health insurance is the practical norm without local contribution history

Healthcare coverage

Public healthcare benefits are tied to NIS contribution history, not simply to being present

Healthcare coverage

Working remotely for a foreign employer keeps you outside the NIS contribution net

Social security

No social security totalization agreement exists with any of the nationalities tracked here

Social security

Local employment brings you into National Insurance Services at roughly 14 percent combined

Social security

No tax treaty covers the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain or the other EU nationalities tracked here

Personal income tax

The UK, US and Canada tax treaties people cite here do not exist any more

Personal income tax

US citizens keep filing and potentially owing US tax on worldwide income regardless of a move here

Personal income tax

Selling property here costs 10 percent stamp duty in total, split five and five between buyer and seller

Personal income tax

No capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and no wealth tax

Personal income tax

Further cuts to the personal threshold and the corporate rate were flagged for 2026, exact figures unconfirmed

Personal income tax

Section 10 settles it plainly, work physically done here is Vincentian-source income however you are paid

Personal income tax

Never establish a permanent home here, and only the money you actually bring in gets taxed

Personal income tax

The tax-free allowance is EC$25,000 and the top rate is 28 percent, not the EC$18,000 and 40 percent still floating online

Personal income tax

Ordinarily resident individuals are taxed on worldwide income, that did not change in the 2020 reform

Personal income tax

Becoming resident here does not by itself switch off tax residence at home

Tax residency

A foreign company managed or controlled from here becomes a Vincentian tax resident too

Tax residency

The Act draws a real line between merely resident and ordinarily resident, and it changes what gets taxed

Tax residency

Keeping a permanent home here can make you tax resident even on a short visit in a given year

Tax residency

183 days of physical presence in a year makes you resident here for tax purposes, by statute

Tax residency

A work permit good for more than six months must be paired with a residence permit

Right to work

Working quietly for a foreign employer on visitor status is a common but unofficial grey area

Right to work

Taking up local employment needs a work permit tied to a local employer or proof of self-employment

Right to work

Unlike Antigua's Nomad Digital Residence, there is no dedicated remote-work visa product here

Immigration and visa

Permanent residence opens up after seven consecutive years, or sooner if you hold an Alien Landholding Licence

Immigration and visa

Anyone can apply for temporary residence, processing takes six to eight weeks

Immigration and visa

Most non-EU tracked nationalities get three months visa-free, but British and American passports get six

Immigration and visa

EU nationalities get six months visa-free, one of the longest windows in the region

Immigration and visa

Taking Vincentian citizenship costs a Dutch national their Dutch passport automatically, with narrow exceptions

Permanent residency and citizenship

Real routes to citizenship already exist by marriage, long residence or descent, just never by writing a cheque

Permanent residency and citizenship

A citizenship investment programme has been formally announced for 2026, built around a ring-fenced sovereign fund

Permanent residency and citizenship

There is still no operational citizenship by investment programme here, whatever a marketing site tells you

Permanent residency and citizenship