Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) by Investment

Year establishedPublished

2016

Governing lawPublished

Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 1.03) and Immigration Regulations 2016, regulation 13

Responsible authorityPublished

Ministry of Border Control and Employment (applications vetted by the Invest Turks and Caicos Agency)

What the program providesPublished

Buy a home in the Turks and Caicos outer islands and hold permanent residence for life in a zero-income-tax British territory

No governed customer claim is present for this section.

Minimum ageUnknown

Unknown

Clean criminal record requiredPublished

Yes

Local health insurance requiredUnknown

Unknown

Nationality restrictionsPublished

No

Basic eligibilityPublished

Invest at least US$300,000 in a home (build, buy or restore a distressed property) on Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos, or US$1,000,000 elsewhere (e.g. Providenciales); or US$750,000+ in a business on those islands; no criminal record

Generational limitPublished

Not applicable

Family sponsorshipPublished

Yes

Spouse includedPublished

Yes

Children includedPublished

Yes

Child age limitPublished

18 years

ChildrenPublished

Spouse and children under 18 may be endorsed on the holder's PRC (one aggregator says under 19).

No governed customer claim is present for this section.

Processing timePublished

8–13 weeks

Can apply without travelingPublished

Yes

How you applyPublished

Application lodged with the Invest Turks and Caicos Agency (usually through a local attorney), decided by the Ministry of Border Control and Employment

Required in-person stepPublished

PRC is collected from Invest TCI in Providenciales

What the processing time measuresPublished

8-10 weeks to approval in principle; about 3 months to certificate collection (aggregator/law-firm estimates, no official figure)

Official application routePublished

https://gov.tc/citizenship/services/prc

Minimum investmentPublished

$300,000

Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published

$300,000

Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published

$750,000

Processing feePublished

$1,500

Application feePublished

$25,000

Total cost to applyPublished

$26,500

Monthly income requiredPublished

None required

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

Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published

USD 300,000 (home on Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, Middle Caicos or North Caicos)

Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published

Home elsewhere (e.g. Providenciales): USD 1,000,000. Business on the outer islands: USD 750,000; business elsewhere: USD 1,000,000-1,500,000 (sources differ; the larger figure requires 60%+ local staff). USD 1,000,000 in an approved public-sector project on any island.

Fees paidPublished

Before approval

Cost notesPublished

US$1,500 admin fee plus US$25,000 PRC fee paid with the application (government process chart). Spouse endorsement US$200. Certificate of Undertaking US$1,500 where the investment is not yet complete. Some sources quote the admin fee as US$150.

Stay required to keep statusPublished

None

Physical presence requiredPublished

No

In-country visit requiredPublished

Yes

Move-in windowPublished

0 months

Length of residencyUnknown

Unknown

Residency is lifetimePublished

Yes

RenewablePublished

No

Maximum durationUnknown

Unknown

Maximum duration is lifetimePublished

Yes

Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published

No minimum stay to keep the PRC

Tax residency rulePublished

No personal income tax, so no tax residency test applies to individuals

Personal income taxPublished

No personal income tax

Time to permanent residencyPublished

Immediate

Time to citizenshipPublished

5 years

Work for a local employerPublished

No

Start a businessPublished

Yes

Remote or freelance workUnknown

Unknown

Local healthcare accessUnknown

Unknown

University accessUnknown

Unknown

Can buy landPublished

Yes

Local bankingPublished

Yes

Permanent residence timeline basisPublished

Immediate upon approval

Citizenship timeline basisPublished

Years stated

Investment note (Sept 2026)Published

The investment must be kept for as long as the PRC is held. Invest TCI's own page quotes only the USD 1,000,000 headline; the USD 300,000 outer-island tier comes from Invest TCI's published summary of the 2016 Regulations and law-firm guides. The TCI uses the US dollar.

Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published

Permanent status from day one with no renewals; decisions are final with no appeal. Home investors must declare they will not work; business investors may work in their own business. Naturalisation as a British Overseas Territories Citizen is possible after 5 years' residence at the Governor's discretion (Turks and Caicos Islander status is separate and harder).

Official program websitePublished

https://investturksandcaicos.tc/become-a-tci-resident/

Investment source (Sept 2026)Published

https://www.mondaq.com/investment-immigration/724868/permanent-residence-certificate-by-the-investor-route | https://investturksandcaicos.tc/become-a-tci-resident/ | https://globalresidenceindex.com/turks-caicos-permanent-residency-certificate/

Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published

https://investturksandcaicos.tc/become-a-tci-resident/ | https://www.mondaq.com/investment-immigration/724868/permanent-residence-certificate-by-the-investor-route | https://citizenship.gov.tc/images/docs/PRC%20Application%20Process%20Investment%20Routes.pdf | https://globalresidenceindex.com/turks-caicos-permanent-residency-certificate/

Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.