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Remote Employment Permit

GrenadaRemote work and digital nomads

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Which remote workers qualify: foreign employees, freelancers, company owners or other remote professionals?

The Act creates a framework for non-nationals to be employed remotely in Grenada: a remote-work permit may be granted to a non-national (an individual who is not a citizen of Grenada or another OECS Protocol Member State) to work remotely in Grenada. The Act does not expressly state whether freelancers, company owners or self-employed persons qualify.

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Limits of the record
  • The Act does not expressly say whether freelancers, company owners or self-employed persons qualify, or only employees of foreign employers.

What income threshold applies, how must it be demonstrated, and how does family affect it where stated?

The applicant must provide proof of an actual annual income of not less than EC$100,000.00 generated outside Grenada, and proof that this income is intended to continue for the period for which the permit is to apply (s.4(1)(c)). For dependants included in the application, s.4(3) applies paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (f) of s.4(1); the income paragraph (c) is not among them.

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Limits of the record
  • The Act does not state whether the EC$100,000.00 threshold increases when dependants are included, nor which documents are accepted as proof of income.

Where must the employer, company or clients be located? Is local work restricted?

Local work is restricted: the permit holder and dependants may not engage in employment in Grenada other than the employment for which the permit is granted, and may not operate a business in Grenada or offer any service for a fee to a business registered in Grenada or to any person in Grenada. This does not stop a holder or dependant from applying for a regular work permit under Chapter 115. The Act does not state where the employer or clients must be located.

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Limits of the record
  • The Act does not state where a foreign employer, the applicant's own company or foreign clients must be located or incorporated.

Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?

A remote-work permit may apply to the applicant and his or her dependants, defined as a spouse; a child under 18 of the main applicant or spouse; a person for whom the main applicant or spouse is legal guardian; a parent of the applicant or spouse; and a grandchild of the applicant or spouse. Renewal: not less than 30 calendar days before expiry, the holder may apply in writing to the Chief Immigration Officer, and the permit may be renewed for a period not exceeding one year. The initial validity of the permit is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • The initial validity of the permit is not proven by this box's citations.
  • No maximum number of renewals or maximum total stay is stated.

What immigration-relevant tax/residence information is officially stated, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The Act states that no income tax is payable on income generated outside Grenada by the non-national or dependant in accordance with the Act. It also deems the permit holder and dependants not resident for purposes of the Representation of the People Act, Citizenship Act, and Immigration Act. The official source states no route from this permit to permanent residence, citizenship, or another longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured source does not provide a general tax-residence analysis or advice on tax liability.
  • The non-residence deeming rule is expressly limited to the Representation of the People Act, Citizenship Act, and Immigration Act; it does not establish general tax residence.
  • The captured legislation does not state that the permit leads to permanent residence, citizenship, or another longer-term immigration status.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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