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Pathways to Samoa Residency and Citizenship

Samoa

Covered routes include employer-supported work, study, and residence for an approved business. Business certification, licensing, work approval, and residence serve different purposes. The regional investment report also explains Samoa’s separate investment-to-citizenship law and the remaining need to confirm current intake.

See the regional guide and investment and citizenship comparison for the covered options and their limits.

Ways to qualify

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Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Samoa Business Residence An approved business or investment in Samoa can support an application for temporary residence. residency Samoa Employment Residence An employer in Samoa can support temporary residence for a qualifying foreign employee. residency

Study

Routes to study there, and often to stay on and work after you graduate.

Samoa Student Residence This route allows an admitted international student to apply for permission to study at a qualifying higher-education institution in Samoa. residency