dm_dnv
Work in Nature (WIN) Extended Stay Visa
Dominica · Caribbean
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2021
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Work in Nature (WIN) unit, Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (Tourism / Discover Dominica Authority)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Work remotely for up to 18 months from Dominica's rainforest island, with a waiver of local income tax
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Remote work for employers or clients not registered in Dominica with expected income of US$50,000+ over the next 12 months, or means to support yourself and family
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee or self-employed
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Employees, freelancers, self-employed and business owners working for companies or clients not registered in Dominica
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 17 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Children and stepchildren under 18, plus other relatives wholly dependent through age or infirmity; children may attend local schools
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2–4 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online (WIN portal)
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Visa stamp issued on arrival in Dominica; must travel within 90 days of approval
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 14-28 days from application to approval letter (official WIN processing-times page)
- Official application routePublished
- https://windominica.gov.dm/details/application-process
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $100
- Application feePublished
- $800
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $900
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $4,167/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- After approval
- Cost notesPublished
- US$100 non-refundable application fee on filing; visa fee US$800 single or US$1,200 family paid within 30 days of approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 18 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationPublished
- 18 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None stated; visa starts on arrival and runs up to 18 months
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 15%-35%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bankingUnknown
- Unknown
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Temporary permission: nothing requires presence; it simply lapses if unused. Must enter within 90 days of approval to activate; 18 months from arrival; no official renewal route found (third-party guides call it non-renewable)
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://windominica.gov.dm/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://windominica.gov.dm/details/eligibility | https://windominica.gov.dm/details/fees | https://windominica.gov.dm/details/processing-times | https://windominica.gov.dm/details/application-process | https://windominica.gov.dm/component/content/category/8-program-details
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.