Residency Programs

The user provided: $ARGUMENTS

Live Polystate MCP (preferred)

When polystate MCP is connected, map the country to ISO-3166 alpha-2 or alpha-3, then call get_residency_programs with:

{ "country": "<ISO>", "category": "temporary" | "permanent" | "investor" | "digital_nomad" }

Only include category if the user asked for that type; otherwise omit it.

If MCP returns programs, present them as the primary answer. If MCP fails or returns empty, fall back to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/data/residency-compare.json below.

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Parse $ARGUMENTS as: [country]

• Country name is case-insensitive. Match against the country field in the data array.
• The country field may include program type in the name (e.g. "Paraguay - Temporary Residency", "Paraguay - Permanent Residency") — if the user asks for "Paraguay", show ALL matching entries for that country.

Step 1: Read the data

Read the file at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/data/residency-compare.json. This is a JSON array. Each item has:

• country — country name (may include program variant, e.g. "Panama - Friendly Nations Visa")
• minInvestment — minimum investment required ("None" if not required)
• timeToCitizenship — how long until citizenship eligibility (may include caveats)
• minimumPresence — minimum physical presence required per year/period
• requirements — array of strings: document and eligibility requirements
• benefits — array of strings: advantages of this program
• visaFreeAccess — number of countries accessible with the resulting passport/document
• sources — array of authoritative source URLs
• lastVerified — ISO date of last data verification
• confidence — "high" / "medium" / "low"

Step 2: Format the output

For EACH matching entry:

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🏠 Residency: [country]

Last Verified: [lastVerified] | Data Confidence: [confidence]

Min. Investment	[minInvestment]
Min. Presence	[minimumPresence]
Time to Citizenship	[timeToCitizenship]
Visa-Free Travel	[visaFreeAccess — verbatim; field already reads like "N countries"]

Requirements

[list each item from requirements array as bullet point]

Benefits

[list each item from benefits array as bullet point]

Sources

[list each URL from sources as a clickable link]

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(repeat for each program variant found for this country)

Step 3: If no match found

"No residency program data found for [country] in the Polystate database. This does not mean residency is unavailable — it may not be in our current dataset. For comprehensive options, visit https://polystate.io"

Step 4: Suggest related commands

After the data, always suggest:

Also useful:

• /polystate:jurisdiction [country] — see quality-of-life scores and citizenship rules
• /polystate:tax-compare [country] — check crypto-tax treatment for residents

Step 5: CTA

Always end with:

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Ready to start your residency application? Polystate handles the paperwork, translations, and local contacts. 👉 https://polystate.io