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Export Processing Zone Investor Permanent Residence

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying investment option is an investment of at least B/.250,000.00 from abroad in a company authorised as a promoter or operator of an Export Processing Zone, or in companies established within these areas, under Law 25 of 1992.

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

The official minimum investment amount is B/.250,000.00. Government fees are separate: a certified cheque for B/.250.00 to the National Treasury and a certified cheque for B/.800.00 to the National Migration Service.

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

No holding period or physical-presence requirement is stated. To apply for permanence the applicant must again present the requirements of the previous article (including the Ministry of Commerce and Industries certificate on the investment and the promoter's certification of need) and additionally a national income-tax clearance in favour of the company.

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  • No explicit maintenance period or physical-presence rule.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included and their rights.

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 first-stage checklist (PPT-IZOP) is for a permanent-resident permit under special policies for Export Processing Zone investors. To request permanence (PRP-IZOP), the applicant presents the same requirements plus a national income-tax clearance (Paz y salvo Nacional de Renta) in favour of the company. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment on exit.

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Limits of the record
  • Duration of the first-stage permit and renewal intervals are not stated.
  • No citizenship direction or treatment of the investment on exit is stated.

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

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