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The Guernsey Financial Services Commission, while robust, has a reputation for its flexile, pragmatic and open-door approach.
Guernsey's total GDP for 2021 is estimated at £3,446 million.
Guernsey won Citywealth’s Gold Award for International Finance Centre of the year at the International Finance Centre Award’s ceremony in London on 24 January 2023.
Guernsey has a ‘can do’ attitude to business. The island’s entrepreneurial spirit, its skilled and committed workforce and its outward-looking approach have resulted in many centuries of commercial success.
Low tax regime which is compliant with international standards
World class professional services with a global network
Proportionate and responsive regulation which is internationally recognised
An agile pro-business government
Frequent connections to London hubs
Part of the sterling zone
Mature legal system
Trusted location for securing storage and processing of data
Accessible government advice and services
Resilient and highly secure data connectivity within the global network of subsea fibre cables, with 6 fibre cables connecting Guernsey to the UK, France and onwards to the rest of the world
Skilled workforce across a diversified economy
Cutting edge Intellectual Property legislation
The Guernsey Digital Greenhouse provides a tailored innovative centre dedicated to the latest opportunities within the creative, digital and other sectors
A thriving and dynamic entrepreneurial tech community, which holds regular events and co-working sessions
Active initiatives from Government and the business community focused on the development of Fintech
Guernsey’s Aircraft registry, 2-REG, delivers high quality service and a customer-oriented registry in a tax friendly environment
Well-regulated securities exchange
Beautiful environment in which to live and work
High standards of health and education provision
A range of excellent quality restaurants and hotels
An island steeped in rich heritage
A strong sense of community with a charitable spirit
Breathtaking beaches, stunning cliff coastline and idyllic countryside
"My wife and I had a number of options available to us when we were looking to settle in a new home country. Having made 9 international moves in the past 25 years we had a pretty good sense of what was important to us when looking for a “forever home”. Most important to us was the feeling of open spaces while still being close to a town centre and good restaurants. Guernsey certainly allows for all of these and much more.
The many beautiful beaches and hiking trails are a great way to explore the island. For our family, membership to the golf course has been a very good way to meet people and form a community.
Guernsey also checked all the boxes in that it is close to our grown-up children in the UK, encourages an active outdoor lifestyle and has an open and friendly community who have warmly welcomed us."
“Locate Guernsey were most helpful at every stage of our move. Some of the immigration formalities were rather confusing and they were able to clarify them for us. They also introduced us to a number of helpful people on the island and even invited us to a newcomer’s party to help us get started here.”
“There were a few reasons why we chose Guernsey over other jurisdictions; the lifestyle and cultural values we read about prior to moving here were a definite draw; the more temperate climate was also an advantage; the tax situation here meant our financial plans for retirement became more attractive and that was a very significant advantage; functioning Public Services was also a bonus – Guernsey isn’t perfect, but generally things work pretty well, and that makes life easier and less stressful.”
