Barbados

Barbados Welcome Stamp (12-month permit)

Income requirement

$4,167

Maximum stay

365 days

Tax + social

38.2%

Monthly cost

$1,353

Visa facts

  • Maximum stay: 365 days
  • Processing time: ? - ? days
  • Dependents allowed: yes
  • Remote work permission: explicitly allowed
  • Renewal path: Renewable (official source indicates extension or renewal is available).
  • Income requirement: 50000 USD / year
  • Savings requirement: Data not published

Tax and compliance

Resident treatment: Barbados Revenue Authority states residents and domiciliaries are taxed on worldwide income; resident but non-domiciled individuals are taxed on Barbados-source income plus foreign income to the extent remitted/benefit obtained in Barbados. Non-resident treatment: BRA states non-residents are taxed only on Barbados-source income. Assumptions: residency trigger encoded as 183 because BRA states residence if present more than 182 days in an income year. Confidence: high (tax authority primary pages plus official NIS/VAT rates).

Cost and infrastructure

  • Monthly cost baseline: $1,353
  • Rent (1BR city center): $783
  • Internet: $51
  • Coworking: Data not published

Method (USD, LivingCost country table, retrieved 2026-02-27): poor=1272.83 (without-rent basket + cheap 1BR + one-person utility bill + internet), average=1353.4 (LivingCost 'Total with rent'), comfortable=1675.69 (without-rent basket + city-center 1BR + one-person utility bill + internet). monthly_cost_single_usd is set to the average baseline. City coverage on source page: 2. Confidence: low (crowdsourced, country-level averages).

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