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Guernsey
The second largest Channel Island: quieter and greener than Jersey, with coastal paths and the small town of Saint Peter Port. Taxes are low, while the housing market is split into local and open sectors, and the open one costs considerably more. The weather is mild all year: no frost, no heat, with wind and rain in winter. Work means finance and services, leisure and medical options are limited, and reaching the mainland means a flight or a ferry.
Facts about the destination
Temperate
Climate
Entry and visas6
- Nomad visa
- No such programme
- Work visa
- Open
- Student visa
- Open
- Retirement visa
- No such programme
- Paid residency program
- No such programme
- Investment residency
- No such programme
Money and housing6
- Tax system
- Worldwide income taxed
- Income tax, maximum
- up to 20%
- Плоские 20% без налога на прирост капитала, наследство и НДС.
- Price per square metre
- $6,500 per m²
- Property ownership for foreigners
- With restrictions
- Рынок жилья разделён на местный и Open Market: приезжий без местного статуса покупает и снимает только во втором сегменте, и он заметно дороже.
- Special regime for new residents
- Yes
- Потолок годового налога: 160 000 фунтов на доход из источников вне Гернси и 320 000 на мировой доход; отдельный режим «resident only» закрывается фиксированным платежом 50 000 фунтов в год (с 1 января 2026 года, ранее 40 000).
- Mortgage for non-residents
- No
Safety and environment6
- Air quality
- AQI 12
- Safety
- 5 out of 5
- Armed conflict
- None
- Healthcare
- 4 out of 5
- Internet
- 5 out of 5
- Insurance required for a visa
- No
Language and daily life4
- English
- 5 out of 5
- Russian-speaking
- 1 out of 5
- Banking
- 1 out of 5
- Юрисдикция финансовая, но комплаенс к держателю паспорта РФ жёсткий — счёт открывается тяжело.
- MIR cards
- No
Legalization9
- Years to permanent residency
- 5 years
- Пять лет по рабочему треку дают бессрочный статус, ещё через год открывается британское гражданство.
- Years to citizenship
- 6 years
- Remote work for foreign clients
- No
- Citizenship by investment
- No such programme
- Hiring a foreigner
- Moderately hard
- Ease of legalization
- 3 out of 5
- Second passport kept after naturalisation
- Yes
- Citizenship for a child born here
- Under conditions
- Fast-track naturalisation
- No
Climate and region3
- Climate
- Temperate
- Kind of destination
- To live in
- Region
- Europe
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