Seastead Mooring & Visa Fee Estimates

Best-guess costs for a 44-ft containerized seastead (≈45-ft LOA equivalent) with tension-leg or long-term mooring/anchoring arrangements, plus immigration/digital-nomad fees for two adults. All amounts are in USD. These are speculative estimates because formal “seastead moorage” does not yet exist in most jurisdictions; fees are modeled on yacht marina/mooring fields, cruising permits, and current remote-worker visa programs.

Location	1 Week			1 Month			3 Months			6 Months
Location	Mooring / Tension-Leg	People (2)	Total	Mooring / Tension-Leg	People (2)	Total	Mooring / Tension-Leg	People (2)	Total	Mooring / Tension-Leg	People (2)	Total
Bahamas	$150	$150	$300	$600	$300	$900	$1,500	$2,000	$3,500	$2,800	$2,500	$5,300
Belize	$120	$100	$220	$450	$250	$700	$1,200	$700	$1,900	$2,200	$1,200	$3,400
Panama (Caribbean)	$100	$200	$300	$350	$300	$650	$900	$500	$1,400	$1,600	$800	$2,400
Grenada	$140	$200	$340	$500	$400	$900	$1,350	$800	$2,150	$2,500	$1,200	$3,700
Turks & Caicos	$200	$200	$400	$800	$400	$1,200	$2,100	$800	$2,900	$3,900	$1,200	$5,100
Antigua & Barbuda	$160	$200	$360	$600	$500	$1,100	$1,600	$2,500	$4,100	$3,000	$2,500	$5,500
Anguilla	$180	$200	$380	$700	$500	$1,200	$1,900	$2,200	$4,100	$3,500	$2,200	$5,700
BVI	$200	$300	$500	$750	$500	$1,250	$2,000	$1,000	$3,000	$3,800	$1,800	$5,600
French Polynesia	$250	$0	$250	$900	$0	$900	$2,400	$500	$2,900	$4,500	$800	$5,300
Thailand (Andaman/Gulf)	$80	$0	$80	$250	$100	$350	$650	$400	$1,050	$1,200	$1,000	$2,200
Cayman Islands	$300	$300	$600	$1,200	$600	$1,800	$3,000	$2,500	$5,500	$5,500	$2,500	$8,000
Malaysia (Langkawi)	$60	$0	$60	$200	$0	$200	$500	$0	$500	$900	$500	$1,400

Assumptions & Notes

Mooring / Tension-Leg fees are modeled on a 45-ft multihull occupying a dedicated mooring ball, marina tie-up, or long-term anchoring permit. In reality a tension-leg seastead may need a custom permit; costs assume a private mooring/anchorage concession.
People (2) includes port entry/clearance, immigration stamps, cruising permits, and/or digital-nomad visa application fees for two adults holding US/Canadian/EU/Australian/NZ passports.
Short stays (1 week / 1 month): Generally rely on standard tourist entry and cruising permits where required. No long-stay visa needed.
Long stays (3–6 months): Assumes either successive visa extensions or a formal digital-nomad / remote-worker permit (e.g., Bahamas BEATS, Antigua NDR, Cayman Global Citizen Concierge, Malaysia DE Rantau, etc.). Flat visa fees are amortized across the stay.
French Polynesia: Long stays (>90 days) require a long-stay visa. A refundable temporary-importation bond for the vessel is not included in the table.
Thailand: Estimates use tourist visa/extensions; the formal LTR “digital nomad” visa is significantly more expensive (≈$1,400/person) but grants 10 years.
Panama: Yachts receive a 90-day cruising permit; fees shown for 3–6 months assume an extension or the short-stay remote-worker visa.
Prices are in USD and rounded to nearest $50. Actual fees will vary by port, season, and negotiation.

Estimated Seastead Tension-Leg & Human Fees