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Forestry Investor Temporary Residence

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying investment is one made personally or through a legal entity in reforestation or forest-plantation activities, or other activities authorised by the Ministry of Environment.

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

Minimum investment of B/.80,000.00 made directly in reforestation activities. Government fees are separate: a certified cheque of B/.250.00 to the National Treasury and a certified cheque of 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?

For each extension, the applicant must provide a certification, issued by the reforestation company, that the investment remains in force. The official source does not state a minimum holding period or physical-presence requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • No minimum holding period is stated.
  • No physical-presence requirement is stated.

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

To include a dependant, the investment must be increased by B/.2,000.00 per dependant, which may be justified by a local bank reference. The official source does not state which family relationships qualify or the dependants' residence or work rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Which family relationships qualify is not stated.
  • Dependants' residence or work rights are not stated.

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 status is a temporary permit for forestry-investment reasons (PPT-IFOR). Extensions (PPRT-IFOR) require, among other documents, a certification from the authority that issues the forestry register validating the existence and validity of the reforestation company. The official source does not state a permanent-residence or citizenship route or what happens to the investment on exit.

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Limits of the record
  • Length of each permit term and number of extensions are not stated.
  • No permanent-residence or citizenship route, nor 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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