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Montserrat Remote Employment Stamp (Remote Workers Stamp)
Montserrat · 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
- Governing lawPublished
- Remote Employment Act 2020 (No. 14 of 2020)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Communications, Works, Labour and Energy (administered with the Montserrat Tourism Division)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Work remotely for a year on the unspoiled volcanic island of Montserrat, with no local income tax on foreign earnings
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 ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of annual income over US$70,000 (EC$189,000) earned outside Montserrat
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee or self-employed
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Employee of a foreign-registered employer, partner/shareholder of a foreign company, or freelancer/consultant with overseas clients
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Dependants are children or step-children under 18, plus relatives reliant on the applicant through disability, age or infirmity; spouse includes an unmarried partner
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
- 1–1.4 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online application
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 7 working days from application (official programme site)
- Official application routePublished
- https://apply.montserratremoteworker.com
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
- None required
- Application feePublished
- $500
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $500
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $5,833/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- Statutory fees in EC$: EC$1,350 single (US$500); EC$2,025 (US$750) with up to 3 family members; EC$540 (US$250) each extra family member; non-refundable; same fee on renewal
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
- No
- Move-in windowUnknown
- Unknown
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None; holders may leave and re-enter freely while the stamp is valid
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents present 183 days or more in a 12-month period (or keeping a permanent home) will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 5%-40%
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. 12 months, renewable by reapplying at least a month before expiry; holders are deemed non-resident, so no path to residence or citizenship. Income bar US$70,000/yr.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://montserratremoteworker.com/the-stamp/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Act-No-14-of-2020-Remote-Employment-Act-2020.pdf | https://montserratremoteworker.com/the-stamp/ | https://www.gov.ms/2021/01/29/applications-are-now-open-for-the-12-month-montserrat-remote-workers-stamp/
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.