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| Field | 🇦🇸American SamoaAmerican Samoa Foreign Investor Permit Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | American Samoa (AS) |
| Route | American Samoa Foreign Investor Permit Guide |
| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
| Route type | business immigration |
| Summary | Current guide to American Samoa's statutory foreign-investment certificate and investor entry permit, including capital thresholds, fees, one-year validity and restrictions. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
| Official/supporting source count | 5 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | Business owner, InvestorSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | A qualifying foreign investment is generally at least $1,000,000 per investor for an individual enterprise, or at least $250,000 per investor in a group enterprise capitalized at no less than $5,000,000. The statutory definition also includes an export-oriented condition.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Government fees | The foreign-investment certificate application has a non-refundable $2,500 fee. The separate foreign-investor entry-permit application fee is $500.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Processing time | For a complete investor entry-permit application, the Attorney General must issue or deny the permit within 15 days. That does not cover the preceding foreign-investment certificate process, which has its own statutory review periods.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Validity | The foreign-investor entry permit is valid for one year.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Renewal | The permit may be renewed annually while the approved enterprise continues in operation and the investor remains qualified.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | The investor-permit definition can include the qualifying investor's spouse and up to two dependent children; other relatives need their own qualifying status.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Application location | First complete the foreign-investment certificate process with the territorial investment authority, then file the separate investor entry-permit application under Title 41.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Not applicableAs of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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