Samoa residence and citizenship
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Samoa. The number of years to citizenship in Samoa is not on file yet.
Partly checked — So far the automated review covers off-island employee FEEP and temporary residence only (sources read 10 November 2026). Everything else on this page is provisional.
Residence routes in Samoa
No investment, own-income or remote-work route is on file for Samoa yet; the work, family and other routes on file are below.
"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.
Work, family, study and other routes (1)
| Route | Kind | Minimum | Processing | To citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-island employment residence plus FEEP | Work | — | — | — |
Each route's conditions and sources
Off-island employment residence plus FEEP
The labour FEEP and immigration Temporary Resident Permit are separate. The FEEP fee and dependent costs are not included in this stage amount.
Sources: Employer's Foreign Employment Employee Permit (Samoa Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour), Off-island temporary residence for employment (Samoa Immigration Department), Temporary employment residence fee by application location (Samoa Immigration Department)
Citizenship in Samoa
The citizenship rules of Samoa are not on file yet.
What is the cheapest residence visa in Samoa?
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Samoa. The routes on file are listed below.
How many years to citizenship in Samoa?
The number of years to citizenship in Samoa is not on file yet.
Does Samoa allow dual citizenship?
The sources on file do not settle whether Samoa allows dual citizenship.
Tax and residence days
A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Samoa tax rates, count your days with the Samoa day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.
Sources
The Samoa profile cites 3 sources, 3 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.
- Employer's Foreign Employment Employee Permit · Samoa Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour, official, read 10 November 2026
- Off-island temporary residence for employment · Samoa Immigration Department, official, read 10 November 2026
- Temporary employment residence fee by application location · Samoa Immigration Department, official, read 10 November 2026
Rules, fees and minimums change, and many routes have conditions not shown here. Did you find an error? Tell us, with the source.
Other countries in Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu. See every country.