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Pensionado residence. Nicaragua still admits retirees on a $1,000-a-month pension, but Law 1228 repealed the old Law 694 in November 2024: the status is now one-year temporary residence, renewed annually, without the duty-free import perks the older guides describe.
Free, with the law behind every answer
One-year temporary residence as a retiree, renewable each year.
Whether you keep your U.S. citizenship depends on the option you choose later.
4 questions, from the program’s own rules.
Not legal advice.
Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.
If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
More than three years of temporary residence (permits of one to three years). Central Americans and nationals of countries with a dual-nationality treaty can apply directly. Since Law 1228 (2024), rentier and pensioner residence is temporary, not permanent.
We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.
The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.
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