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Moving to Falkland Islands

Visas and residency, citizenship, tax, company and banking, cost of living and the places to live in the Falkland Islands, in one place.

Navid Moazzezby Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 29, 2026·2 min read·
South America
Falkland Islands
WorldwideInternet 16 Mbps · 93 on fast lines
Your passport
Falkland IslandsSouth America · Photo: Judith Alegarbes · Pexels

Thinking about moving to the Falkland Islands?

Here's how long you can stay, the ways to live there for good, what you'd pay in tax and what everyday life costs, each figure from an official source.

In this guide, I'll show you:

  • How long you can stay, by passport
  • How tax works, with the rates
  • What it costs, and the internet and safety
  • The basics: capital, currency and languages

Pick your passport at the top of the page, and the stay rule shows for you.

key_takeaways.mdTL;DR

Key takeaways

The Falkland Islands taxes residents on their income from anywhere, up to 26%.

Falkland Islands at a glance

Top income tax rate
0%
worldwide system
Typical download
0 Mbps
fastest quarter 93 Mbps

How long can you stay in the Falkland Islands?

It depends on the passport you hold.

For any other passport, pick yours at the top, or see every country on the visa-free countries map.

Tax in the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands taxes its tax residents on their income from anywhere.

See where it sits among every country on the territorial tax map.

The main rates:

  • Lowest income tax band – 0%
  • Top income tax rate – 26%
  • Corporate tax – 26%
  • VAT or sales tax – 0%
  • Capital gains tax – 15%

Where you're a tax resident usually comes down to days.

Count yours with the 183-day rule calculator.

Company and banking

Compare the banks and cards that work for people abroad in the bank account finder.

Move money for less with the money transfer comparison.

Many people who live abroad run a US LLC instead; check yours with the US LLC for non-residents checker.

Internet in the Falkland Islands

In M-Lab's open speed tests across the Falkland Islands over the last 12 months, half came in above 16 Mbps download.

The fastest quarter of lines came in above 93 Mbps, closer to a good fiber connection (3,728 tests).

Test your own line when you arrive with my internet speed test.

Falkland Islands: the basics

WhatFalkland Islands
CapitalStanley
CurrencyFalkland Islands pound (FKP)
LanguagesEnglish
Populationabout 2,638

From GeoNames' country data (CC BY 4.0).

More tools for the Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands FAQs

It depends on your passport.

Pick yours at the top of the page to see the days, and whether you need a visa first.

Not that I've found in official sources as of 2026-09-29.

The digital nomad visa finder lists every country that has one.

The Falkland Islands taxes its tax residents on their income from anywhere.

Check the details with a tax adviser before you move.

Half of M-Lab's tests there came in above 16 Mbps download over the last 12 months.

The fastest quarter of lines passed 93 Mbps.

The Falkland Islands pound (FKP).

The main language is English.

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