Honduras country guide
General investment · Last checked 2026-08-08
Inversionistas
At least USD 50,000 or equivalent in a lawful Honduran investment
Honduras provides resident-investor status for at least USD 50,000 or its equivalent invested in a lawful Honduran economic activity or another investment form permitted by the migration law.
- Country
- Honduras
- Applicant basis
- At least USD 50,000 or equivalent in a lawful Honduran investment
- Responsible authority
- Instituto Nacional de Migración
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-08
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Document an investment of at least USD 50,000 or its equivalent in a lawful Honduran economic activity; the migration law also permits qualifying certificates, securities, or bonds issued by the State or national financial institutions as the law allows.
- Provide the investor-registration certificate issued by the competent industry-and-commerce authority.
- Provide a technical feasibility study, implementation schedule, and investment plan.
- Provide a Banco Central de Honduras certificate for a deposit of at least USD 5,000 or equivalent placed at the responsible Secretariat’s disposal as an investment guarantee.
- File through a legal representative with the current identity, movement, authenticated background, Honduran record, medical, passport, translation, legalization, and power-of-attorney documents stated by INM.
- After approval, register with the Registro Nacional de Extranjeros and obtain the corresponding foreigner card.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Applicants investing qualifying capital in Honduras who can register the investment, document its lawful structure and implementation, and provide the separate investment guarantee.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Honduran Migration and Foreigners Law Articles 31, 33, 57, and 58; current INM residence guidance; and current RNE registration and card guidance.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- The statutory minimum is USD 50,000 or equivalent. Qualifying forms include capital in lawful Honduran economic activity and, as permitted by law, certificates, securities, or State or national-financial-institution bonds. The separate investment-guarantee deposit is at least USD 5,000 or equivalent.
- Government service fees
- The RNE checklist states USD 20 for registration, L 50 for the stamp, L 200 for the certification, and USD 20 for each year of the foreigner card. Residence-application charges, professional representation, authentication, translation, and external-document costs are separate and should be confirmed before filing.
- Initial status
- Resident-investor status under the Honduran Migration and Foreigners Law. The cited sources do not describe the initial investor grant as permanent or indefinite.
- Renewal
- The RNE guidance generally requires annual renewal of the foreigner card. Continued compliance with the authorized investor activity and investment conditions remains separate from card renewal.
- Dependents
- Dependent family members use a separate INM category and must submit their own relationship and filing evidence; no automatic derivative approval is inferred.
- Work rights
- A resident may not perform activities other than those authorized by the granted migratory quality. Investor residence does not establish unrestricted employment outside the approved investment activity.
- Presence considerations
- Resident status is lost after more than 12 consecutive months outside Honduras without prior authorization under Article 58 of the migration law.
- Permanent residence
- Immigrated status is a separate later category generally tied to five consecutive years of residence and additional legal conditions. Investor residence does not automatically become immigrated status.
- Citizenship relationship
- Naturalization is a separate legal process and is not established by investor residence or foreigner-card registration.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
ResidenciasInstituto Nacional de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Ley de Migración y ExtranjeríaCongreso Nacional / Instituto Nacional de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Registro Nacional de ExtranjerosInstituto Nacional de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Requisitos para inscripción de extranjero en el Registro Nacional de ExtranjerosInstituto Nacional de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.