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Labor Laws in Honduras

  • Annual Leave: Minimum 10 days
  • Maternity Leave: 10 weeks
  • Public Holidays: 11
  • Workweek: 44 hours per week.

Income Tax in Honduras

Income Tax in Honduras ranges from 0% to 25%.

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Honduras

The standard VAT rate is 15%.

Social Security in Honduras

The social security contributions for employers and employees are as follows:

Employer Contributions

  • Sickness and maternity: 5%
  • Invalidity, old age, and death: 2%
  • Occupational risk: 0.2%
  • Total employer contribution: 7.2%
  • The employer contributions are applied to employee income up to the same ceiling as the employee contributions.

Employee Contributions

  • Sickness and maternity: 2.5% on income up to HNL 10,342.19 ceiling.
  • Invalidity, old age, and death: 1% on income up to HNL 10,796.49 ceiling.

Work Visas Honduras

The work visas available to legally work in Honduras include:

Special Residence Permit

  • Valid for 1 to 5 years
  • Required for full employment in Honduras
  • Can switch to Temporary Residence Permit after expiration.

Temporary Residence Permit

  • Allows long-term stay after Special Residence Permit expires

Business Visitor Visa

  • Nationals of most countries can stay up to 60 days for some business activities without a visa
  • Others need a specific business visa to enter Honduras

Other Requirements

  • Application forms and fees
  • Valid passport
  • Recent health checkOthOthers need a specific business visa to enter.
  • Hondurasers need a specific business visa to enter Honduras
  • Passport photos
  • Criminal record checks
  • Proof of certain vaccines (e.g. yellow fever)
  • Documents generally need to be in Spanish

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