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Investor Visa

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What investment option or options qualify?

The Investor Visa is designed for a foreign national who has received a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate and is certified by the Foreign Investment Board as an investor holding at least a 25% equity interest.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every current legal condition or individual-case outcome; independent review remains pending.
  • Investor Visa section
    An Investor Visa may be issued to an foreign national who has received a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate and is certified by the Foreign Investment Board as an investor holding at least a 25% equity interest.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

Government fee: $50 for issuance of an Investor Visa (the page states no investment amount). Investment capital: under the Foreign Investment Act, the grantee (the business enterprise holding the Foreign Investment Approval Certificate) must either (1) make and maintain a foreign investment of no less than $500,000, or $5,000,000 for a hotel or other short-term lodging facility, with certification that the grantee has assets in Palau of that minimum value, or (2) maintain a work force of which at least 20% are Palauan citizens (or another percentage fixed by the Board).

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  • The Investor Visa page does not restate these thresholds; they attach to the grantee enterprise under the Foreign Investment Act (RPPL 9-64, 2013 capture), and the source does not show whether later amendments changed them.
  • The CPA-statement and workforce-alternative citations are sentence fragments because the full sentences exceed the 600-character limit; the workforce citation ends before the proviso about challenging the percentage.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

To keep the Foreign Investment Approval Certificate valid, the grantee must maintain an office in Palau at all times, comply with all laws, keep at least one bank account in Palau with a licensed institution, not transfer any beneficial interest for one (1) year after receiving the certificate, and obtain the Board's prior written consent before transferring any 5% or greater beneficial interest.

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Limits of the record
  • These obligations bind the grantee enterprise under the Foreign Investment Act, not the Investor Visa page itself; the page states no separate maintenance period, and the capture (RPPL 9-64, 2013) does not show later amendments.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The official page does not describe family rules specific to the Investor Visa. Under the general Dependent Visa, the spouse and children under 21 of a foreign national who holds a valid work permit or other type of visa in Palau may be issued a Dependent Visa; it may be issued for up to five years but, for a dependent of a non-Palauan, expires no later than the visa of the person on whom they depend. Palau visa law does not recognise common-law relationships. Any visa holder may work or conduct business activities only in accordance with the labour, foreign investment, tax and other applicable laws and regulations.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
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    The Dependant Visa is issued to the spouse and children under 21 of a foreign national who hold a valid work permit or other type of visa in the Republic.
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    The Visa may be issued for up to five years, but in the case of a Dependent of a non-Palauan, shall expire no later than the date of expiration of the Visa held by the person of whom the person is a dependent.
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    Palau visa law does not recognize common-law relationships, where you will not be eligible for derivative visa status as a partner or fiancée.
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    Foreign nationals holding any Visa issued by the Division of Immigration may work or conduct business activities in the Republic only in accordance with the labor, foreign investment, tax and any other laws and regulations of the Republic.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The visa may be issued for up to five years, but never longer than the term of the Foreign Investment Approval Certificate. Renewal must be requested at least seven days before the current visa expires through the Division of Immigration. The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every current legal condition or individual-case outcome; independent review remains pending.
  • Investor Visa section
    The Visa may be issued for a period of up to five years, but in no case longer than the term of the Foreign Investment Approval Certificate.
  • Investor Visa section
    You must apply at least seven days before the expiration date of your current visa at the Division of Immigration.

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

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