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Tokelau
Tokelau is three atolls with no airport: the only way in is a boat from Samoa, and the crossing takes more than a day. Prices are high, the shops carry a minimal range, and almost everything arrives on that same boat. It is warm and humid all year, the cyclone season runs from November to April, and the atolls are low and open to the ocean. Life is communal, work is mostly public sector, healthcare is basic, and anything serious means Samoa or New Zealand.
Facts about the destination
Tropical
Climate
Entry and visas6
- Nomad visa
- No such programme
- Work visa
- No such programme
- Student visa
- No such programme
- Retirement visa
- No such programme
- Paid residency program
- No such programme
- Investment residency
- No such programme
Money and housing6
- Tax system
- No income tax
- Income tax, maximum
- up to 0%
- Price per square metre
- $400 per m²
- Property ownership for foreigners
- Not allowed
- Земля принадлежит семьям атоллов по обычному праву и не продаётся.
- Special regime for new residents
- No
- Mortgage for non-residents
- No
Safety and environment6
- Air quality
- AQI 10
- Safety
- 5 out of 5
- Armed conflict
- None
- Healthcare
- 1 out of 5
- Internet
- 1 out of 5
- Insurance required for a visa
- No
Language and daily life4
- English
- 4 out of 5
- Russian-speaking
- 1 out of 5
- Banking
- 1 out of 5
- MIR cards
- No
Legalization9
- Years to permanent residency
- Practically unavailable
- Years to citizenship
- Practically unavailable
- Своего гражданства нет — жители атоллов являются гражданами Новой Зеландии.
- Remote work for foreign clients
- No
- Citizenship by investment
- No such programme
- Hiring a foreigner
- Hard
- Ease of legalization
- 1 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
- Tropical
- Kind of destination
- Passport only
- Region
- Oceania
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