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Malta23 July, 2025

Malta has introduced notable changes to its Permanent Residence Programme, effective for applications submitted on...

Vietnam09 July, 2025

Vietnam has approved amendments to its nationality law, allowing both Vietnamese citizens living abroad and...

Slovenia04 July, 2025

Starting from November 2025, remote workers from around the world will be able to move to one of the EU’s most...

Ukraine22 June, 2025

Ukraine's Parliament has passed a law allowing multiple citizenship. Now Ukrainians can keep passports from other...

Portugal20 June, 2025

Portugal Golden Visa reaches new heights: 4,987 applications approved in 2024. The figure surpasses the previous...

United States12 June, 2025

Immigration raids in California spark nationwide protests as the President sends in troops. The unrest prompts some...

Argentina02 June, 2025

Argentina will soon offer citizenship in exchange for investments starting at $500,000. The program is aimed at...

United States08 May, 2025

The United States is facing an unprecedented spike in citizenship renunciations. In the third quarter of 2024 alone,...

Malaysia25 April, 2025

Malaysia has introduced a new visa to attract investors. The Investor Pass streamlines the process of visiting the...

St Lucia10 April, 2025

Getting a St Lucian passport will soon become more difficult. The government plans to bring back annual quotas, as...

Kazakhstan03 April, 2025

IT specialists from around the world can now obtain a permanent residence permit in Kazakhstan under a simplified...

Antigua & Barbuda01 April, 2025

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties has approved amendments to the visa regulations. The proposed...

St Kitts & Nevis27 March, 2025

The Citizenship by Investment Unit of St Kitts and Nevis has recently updated its policy to accept cryptocurrency as...

United States14 March, 2025

Trump plans to replace the EB-5 visa with a Gold Card. His administration calls the current program "poorly managed"...

United States08 February, 2025

US birthright citizenship grants automatic citizenship to most individuals born on US soil, regardless of their...

United States31 January, 2025

The Trump administration has recently issued an executive order aimed at establishing policies that deny the concept...

Spain14 January, 2025

From April 3rd, 2025, Spain will stop issuing residence permits by investment, also known as Golden Visas. ...

Australia09 January, 2025

The Australian government has introduced a new visa called the National Innovation Visa, or NIV. The visa will...

Spain02 January, 2025

InterNations has released its annual Expat City Ranking, highlighting the top destinations for expats worldwide....

Hungary27 December, 2024

Hungary will not issue Golden Visas for real estate purchases. Investors had expected Hungary to start accepting...

Portugal15 December, 2024

Starting January 1st, 2025, Bulgaria and Romania will fully join the Schengen Area. This allows their citizens to...

Malta22 November, 2024

From January 1st, 2025, Malta is raising the threshold for property investment for those seeking permanent residency...

Hungary18 November, 2024

The Hungarian government has issued the first licence to a real estate investment fund, four months after the launch...

Malta15 November, 2024

Kamala Harris’ concession speech urged people not to be afraid of hard times since they will eventually pass....

Portugal08 November, 2024

In the 2024 US presidential election, former President Donald Trump achieved a historic comeback by defeating Vice...

Cyprus08 November, 2024

The Minister of Justice of Cyprus has submitted an application for the country to join the Schengen Area. According...

St Kitts & Nevis02 November, 2024

St Kitts and Nevis has updated the conditions for obtaining citizenship by investment. The new regulations were...

Turkey23 October, 2024

The Türkiye Tech Visa was announced in September 2024. It is a three-year work permit available to highly skilled IT...

Vanuatu07 October, 2024

The Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands is a neighbour to Vanuatu, where investors can obtain a second passport by...

Greece01 October, 2024

Greece plans to grant residence permits to those investing in local startups, as revealed by Prime Minister Kyriakos...

Cyprus05 September, 2024

In July 2024, the Cyprus government ratified a bill to the House of Representatives to pursue membership in the US...

Spain08 August, 2024

Those looking for a second home abroad may feel overwhelmed by the numerous destinations available worldwide. To...

Portugal07 August, 2024

Alessandro Palombo, the co-founder and CEO of Unbound Fund, brought up on X that possessing Bitcoin valued at...

Indonesia06 August, 2024

Indonesia has launched the Golden Visa for various categories of foreigners, such as individual investors, company...

Spain29 July, 2024

The ruling Spanish Socialist Party has put forward a proposal to abolish residence permits by investments....

Thailand25 July, 2024

Thailand has introduced the requirements for the digital nomad visa. A five-year Destination Thailand Visa will...

Canada24 July, 2024

Canada is welcoming its residents' parents and grandparents again. The 2024 PGP round of invitations commenced...

Antigua & Barbuda10 July, 2024

Grenada, Dominica, and St Lucia doubled their minimum investment thresholds from July 1st, 2024. Antigua and Barbuda...

Australia28 June, 2024

In alignment with Australia's Migration Strategy, the government has announced the introduction of the National...

UAE23 June, 2024

The UAE has announced a new long-term residency program called Blue Residence. It is designed for foreigners who...

St Lucia22 June, 2024

The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia has announced that the country will participate in a Memorandum of Agreement...

Sweden14 June, 2024

Compare the Market evaluated thirty-eight cities from various countries to identify the best family-friendly...

France16 May, 2024

A French town is enticing new residents by offering a house for just 1 euro in Saint-Amand-Montrond. The town is...

Turkey13 May, 2024

Türkiye introduced its Digital Nomad Visa in April 2024, marking the country's first venture into attracting remote...

Spain19 April, 2024

On April 9th, the Spanish Cabinet approved the cancellation of the residency by investment program. This was...

Italy17 April, 2024

Italy started accepting applications for the Digital Nomad Visa in April 2024. Highly skilled professionals are now...

Antigua & Barbuda11 April, 2024

Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Grenada have agreed to increase the minimum investment threshold for their...

Portugal06 April, 2024

Portugal used to be a crypto tax haven until 2023 when the country started applying a 28% tax on short-term crypto...