Why Nicaragua? 

• No taxes on foreign earned income.  Any income originating from within Nicaragua is taxed at a flat 15%.

• As a foreigner qualifying for Nicaragua’s pensionado program, you may be exempt from import duties on your personal and household goods, and also be allowed to bring a vehicle into the country tax free every 5 years.

• Lowest cost of living in Central America for a very high quality of life

• Low property taxes

• Local real estate, especially waterfront real estate, is undervalued

• Nicaraguan government is very proactive in continuing to improve the country’s infrastructure

• Nicaragua is in the middle of a boom trend that has seen millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements and foreign investments.

• For the past decade, 3 consecutive administrations have continued to pass legislation assuring land ownership rights for both foreigners and Nicaraguans.

• U.S. News and World Report rated Nicaragua one of the 10 best places to retire in a recent survey.

• Laid back atmosphere and natural beauty

• Nicaragua is an exotic land if rugged and tropical rivers, colonial cities, friendly and lively people, and the largest body of fresh water south of the Great Lakes (with the world’s only freshwater sharks).

• You can bring up to $10,000 worth of household goods for your own home duty free.

• Second safest country in all of Latin America, with a lower reported crime rate than the U.S.

• High-quality, affordable health care and several first-class hospitals