Buying And Moving To Anguilla?

by Tim
(Upstate NY)

My wife and I have a crazy idea to buy a condo or home in eight years in Anguilla and raise a child there. Is this possible?

Are non-belongers prohibited from having babies on island or does this occur? Would this change our status at all to be allowed to find jobs and work?

We may be interested in starting a small business there if it's the only source of employment we can get. We know a bit about the availability and order of jobs to non-belongers, and the hurdles of importing supplies and equipment.

It's a pipe dream of ours but where there's a will there's a way.

Ken's ReplyTim, it's not a crazy idea to buy a condo or home in Anguilla. It's a wonderful place to vacation, so it's an even better place to live.

We know because we did it.

I suppose you could have a baby on the island, too. Would the baby be a Belonger? And how would that affect you. I suspect the baby might be, but that it wouldn't help your status much. I will ask Eustella, our Anguilla lawyer, and get back to you on that one.

Aside from that, it's not that easy to start a small business here. You have to partner with an Anguillian, and there has to be some kind of need for the business, something unique that you bring to the table.

That's the general rule of thumb, but you may find some exceptions to this if you talk to Eustella.

Personally, I have an Internet business with 60+ people who work at our company offshore. So I don't take anybody's job in Anguilla, nor do I make any income "from" Anguilla. That, plus the fact that we own our own home here, enables me to work here with a work permit.

That is the direction I generally recommend. But let's see what Eustella Fontaine says. Will get back to you.