| Country |
Access to Land |
Access to Overseas Workers |
| Cook Islands |
Land may not be owned. Maximum 60-year leases are available for non-Cook Islanders |
Work permits normally granted on an annual basis. |
| Fiji |
Limited land is available for freehold. Generally land must be leased from traditional owners or from the Government. |
Foreign investors are not expected to employ expatriates when suitably skilled local employees are available. |
| Kiribati |
Foreigners cannot own land. Land can be leased on a long-term basis. |
Overseas workers may be recruited where qualified local people are not available. |
| Niue |
Land may only be leased. |
Restrictions may apply to overseas employees other than New Zealanders. |
| Papua New Guinea |
Access to land for development will often involve overseas investors in direct negotiations with traditional landowners. The PNG Government may seek to facilitate mutually successful outcomes from these negotiations.
|
Overseas workers may be recruited where suitably qualified locals are not available. |
| Samoa |
Land may be leased. |
Permits for employment of overseas workers are granted only if the skills needed are available locally. Permits must be renewed after six months. |
| Solomon Islands |
Non-Solomon Islanders may lease, but not own, registered land. |
Entry of overseas workers permitted only where no trained local is available for a position. Periodic checks are made to ensure that overseas workers are complying with permit conditions.
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| Tonga |
Land may be leased but not owned by foreigners. |
No restrictions on access to overseas workers although the Tongan Government prefers that locals be employed where possible. |
| Tuvalu |
Land may be leased with approval by the Minister of Natural Resources. |
Overseas workers may be employed where suitable local employees are not available.
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| Vanuatu |
Land may be leased for up to 75 years. The Government can facilitate negotiations with landowners. Undeveloped land must be improved within five years.
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Entry of overseas workers permitted only where no trained local is available for a position. Periodic checks are made to ensure that overseasworkers are complying with permit conditions.
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