pw_rbi
Investor Visa
Palau · Oceania
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
- 1998
- Governing lawPublished
- Foreign Investment Act (FIA)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Foreign Investment Board
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Work from Palau's Pacific paradise with strategic investment and tax benefits
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
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $250,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
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
- 39.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Foreign Investment Board approval certificate, then investor visa
- Required in-person stepPublished
- FIAC filing fee and hard copies must be delivered to the FIB office in Koror
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Founder figure (22 Sep 2026): 9 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.palaugov.pw/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Foreign-Investment-Approval-Certificate-FIAC-Application_Form.pdf
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $250,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $250,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,000
- Application feePublished
- $1,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $2,000
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 250,000 (Foreign Investment Act)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Foreign Investment Board approval required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before 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
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None required (founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: RBI and CBI grant the right to live without requiring it)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Palau does not have a specific tax residency criterion based on the number of days spent in the country. Instead, Palau's tax system distinguishes between residents and non-residents primarily based on their source of income.
- Personal income taxPublished
- 6%-12%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 3 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Older coverage cites USD 500,000 under the prior law; not confirmed against the current Act text
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Investor visa renewable every 5 years; minimum US$500,000 or 20% Palauan ownership
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.palaugov.pw/fib/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://armenian-lawyer.com/business-immigration/palau-investment-migration-guide-tax-benefits-digital-residency/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://islandtimes.org/china-ad-offers-houses-for-sale-in-palau-with-access-to-united-states/ | https://www.mvariety.com/?p=40368 | https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/investment-laws/laws/327/palau-foreign-investment-act
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.