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Yep - u need to have like 10 million pounds! It's a tax haven for the seriously rich!ca2lejero wrote:Hey, people! Have a question. Does Isle of Man have its own immigration laws, or the UK laws apply? If yes, are they easier, harder? I understand it´s not a separate country... What is it then?
Thanks a lot.
You must be thinking of Jersey. Isle of Man immigration controls are comparatively light touched in comparison.Wanderer wrote: Yep - u need to have like 10 million pounds! It's a tax haven for the seriously rich!
U sure JAJ? I remember a trip to IoM in the eighties, followed by me wanting to live there, followed by them with 'no u bloody well can't"!JAJ wrote:You must be thinking of Jersey. Isle of Man immigration controls are comparatively light touched in comparison.Wanderer wrote: Yep - u need to have like 10 million pounds! It's a tax haven for the seriously rich!
Incidentally, immigration control in the IOM, Jersey and Guernsey has two components:
- Immigration Rules, modeled on the UK (similar, but not identical). These do not apply to British citizens; and
- Controls over house purchase, rental and employment. These apply to anyone without "local" status.
The nationality rules are the same as the UK.
http://www.gov.im/cso/immigration/faqs.xml#20Wanderer wrote: U sure JAJ? I remember a trip to IoM in the eighties, followed by me wanting to live there, followed by them with 'no u bloody well can't"!
Last time I checked the top income tax rate was 20%. VAT is levied at the same rate as in the UK.It is a tax haven tho - ISTR income tax is 10% and thats it, no more....
This may be useful, from http://www.gov.im/cso/immigration/faqs.xml#23 :ca2lejero wrote:Hey, people! Have a question. Does Isle of Man have its own immigration laws, or the UK laws apply? If yes, are they easier, harder? I understand it´s not a separate country... What is it then?
Thanks a lot.
All this is good information, however it doesn't alter the fact that living on the Isle of Man may not count when it comes to applying for UK ILR or vice versa. For example, it definitely does not count for obtaining EEA/Swiss rules Permanent Residence after 5 years in the UK.PaperPusher wrote: I am a foreign national. What are the requirements if I want to come and live on the Isle of Man?