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No general open immigration: No general immigration route. Relocation only via rare fixed-term expatriate contracts (doctor, teacher, conservationist) or existing family connection to the island. Visitors require Island Council approval and travel by SA Agulhas II from Cape Town.

No general open immigration: No routine immigration programme. Settlement requires approval by the Pitcairn Island Council under strict criteria; most residents are descendants of the Bounty community. Visitors arrive on approved supply/tourism vessels only.

No general open immigration: No automatic right to settle. Work permits and settlement require employer sponsorship or family ties on island. Saint Helena Airport enables weekly links to Johannesburg — still one of the world's most remote inhabited islands.

St Mary's School

Pulau School

St Helena Secondary School; Pilling Primary School

238

42

4,439

Camogie Hospital provides basic on-island care; complex cases evacuated by SA Agulhas II or medevac to Cape Town (~2,800 km). Expat contracts typically include medical cover and evacuation.

Health centre staffed by rotating UK-contracted doctor and local nurse. Complex care evacuated by sea to Mangareva (French Polynesia), then air to Tahiti or New Zealand.

Saint Helena General Hospital (Jamestown) — territory hospital. Complex cases may transfer to Cape Town or UK; air ambulance available since 2017 airport opening.

Not applicable for purchase — no private property market; expatriate housing provided with fixed-term contracts

No rental market for outsiders — settlement limited to approved settlers; NZ-dollar economy

£400–£800/mo (2BR Jamestown area; limited stock)

Very high — freight by sea from Cape Town; limited shop stock on island

Very high — quarterly supply ship; general store in Adamstown; honey and crafts are local income sources

Above UK average — freight by sea and air; subsidised essentials via SHG

Extreme remoteness premium — ~2,000 km from nearest inhabited land (St Helena); ship-only regular access

Among the world's most isolated communities — ~2,170 km from Tahiti; access by quarterly vessel only

High remoteness premium (~1,950 km from Africa) offset by weekly air link since 2017

Satellite broadband (limited bandwidth; high latency to South Africa)

Satellite internet (O3b/mV45 connectivity; limited bandwidth)

Satellite broadband (Sure packages; latency to UK/Africa)

South Atlantic storms and gales; not a tropical hurricane zone but severe winter weather

Tropical cyclone exposure in South Pacific; remote evacuation if severe weather damages landing facilities

Low tropical cyclone risk in South Atlantic; occasional storms and rockfall in Jamestown valley

Low — single village; 4×4 useful on volcanic tracks

Low — walking settlement on steep volcanic terrain; quad bikes used locally

Recommended — steep roads between districts; limited public transport

Not possible — immigration tightly restricted; no real estate sales to outsiders

Restricted — land held communally; settlement requires approval under Pitcairn immigration policy

Restricted — Right to Purchase policy applies; confirm SHG land tenure rules before buying

238 residents (November 2022 census); small school cohort (~28 pupils); aging as young adults leave for UK or Cape Town.

42 residents (2022 official figure); very few school-age children — secondary education in New Zealand.

4,439 residents (2021 census); median age rising — over half of St Helenians aged 50+; youth emigration to UK and Falklands.

Tristan Islanders of British and mixed heritage; eight family surnames dominate; almost no external migrant settlement.

Descendants of Bounty mutineers and Tahitian women; Pitkern creole culture; no significant external ethnic diversity.

Predominantly St Helenian (mixed British, African, and Asian heritage); small British expatriate public-sector cohort.

Anglican St Mary's Church central to community; Protestant Christian majority.

Seventh-day Adventist tradition since 1886; small Anglican presence; communal religious life in Adamstown.

Anglican, Baptist, and Roman Catholic congregations; Salvation Army historically significant.

25% top marginal (aligned with St Helena framework)

Varies by territory (10–25% typical on BOT islands)

25% top marginal

Tristan da Cunha follows a low progressive schedule under UK overseas territory practice. Most working residents pay at lower bands; top rate ~25%. No VAT; limited local revenue base.

British Overseas Territory islands each set local income tax. Saint Helena: progressive bands to ~25% top. Tristan da Cunha and Pitcairn: low-rate schedules linked to SHG/UK practice. See island profile for territory-specific bands.

Saint Helena Income Tax Ordinance (progressive): Allowances and lower slices at 0% and 15%. 20% on middle band. 25% on highest incomes. Verify SHG Revenue for current allowance amounts.

No ferry links documented

No ferry links documented

No ferry required — has airport