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United States

US to end dual citizenship: can Americans still hold two passports?

US Senator Bernie Moreno introduced a radical new bill that could force millions of Americans to choose between...

US to end dual citizenship: can Americans still hold two passports?

Portugal

Portugal citizenship reform: insights from Immigrant Invest lawyers

Portugal’s parliament approved amendments to the nationality law on October 28th, 2025. The proposed changes extend...

Portugal citizenship reform: insights from Immigrant Invest lawyers

Romania

Romania to launch Golden Visa offering 5-year EU residency

Romania is set to launch a Golden Visa program, creating a new pathway to residency in the European Union through...

Romania to launch Golden Visa offering 5-year EU residency

Portugal

Portugal and other EU countries tighten their citizenship rules

Portugal approved amendments to its citizenship law on October, 28th, 2025. The law increases the naturalisation...

Portugal and other EU countries tighten their citizenship rules

Greece

3 key trends in Greece’s property market: what investors should know

Annual property price growth in Greece slowed to 7.3% in the second quarter of 2025. This is the lowest figure in...

3 key trends in Greece’s property market: what investors should know

St Kitts & Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis introduces new rules for citizenship by investment

St Kitts and Nevis is updating its citizenship by investment program. Investors will be able to include children up...

St Kitts and Nevis introduces new rules for citizenship by investment

Portugal

Historic update: UK and Portugal sign new tax treaty

Portugal and the UK have updated their double taxation treaty for the first time since Brexit. The agreement aims to...

Historic update: UK and Portugal sign new tax treaty

St Kitts & Nevis

How to obtain St Kitts and Nevis citizenship in 4 months with no government fees

St Kitts and Nevis has temporarily exempted investors contributing to social projects from paying government...

How to obtain St Kitts and Nevis citizenship in 4 months with no government fees

São Tomé & Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe launches $90,000 citizenship program

São Tomé and Príncipe has launched a citizenship by investment program, opening a new $90,000 route to second...

São Tomé and Príncipe launches $90,000 citizenship program

St Kitts & Nevis

How families with children can save $11,000 on second citizenship

St Kitts and Nevis has launched a temporary offer for investors. The reduced fees apply to children under 3 who were...

How families with children can save $11,000 on second citizenship

Malta

5 changes making Malta’s Permanent Residence Programme more appealing in 2025

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

5 changes making Malta’s Permanent Residence Programme more appealing in 2025

Vietnam

Vietnam approves dual citizenship. But not for all

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

Vietnam approves dual citizenship. But not for all

Slovenia

Slovenia to welcome digital nomads: who can apply for the new visa?

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

Slovenia to welcome digital nomads: who can apply for the new visa?

Ukraine

Ukraine allows multiple citizenship: who will be able to get a second passport

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

Ukraine allows multiple citizenship: who will be able to get a second passport

Portugal

Portugal said “yes” 4,987 times: new Golden Visa statistics

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

Portugal said “yes” 4,987 times: new Golden Visa statistics

United States

Protests spread across the US: should Americans look abroad?

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

Protests spread across the US: should Americans look abroad?

Argentina

Argentina launches citizenship by investment: entry point is $500,000

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

Argentina launches citizenship by investment: entry point is $500,000

United States

About 5,000 Americans renounced citizenship in a year: what’s driving the trend?

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

About 5,000 Americans renounced citizenship in a year: what’s driving the trend?

Malaysia

New Malaysia Investor Pass visa: a simplified path to investment

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

New Malaysia Investor Pass visa: a simplified path to investment

St Lucia

Upcoming changes to St Lucia citizenship: quotas and net worth requirements

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

Upcoming changes to St Lucia citizenship: quotas and net worth requirements

Kazakhstan

New Digital Nomad Visa: how IT professionals can relocate to Kazakhstan

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

New Digital Nomad Visa: how IT professionals can relocate to Kazakhstan

Antigua & Barbuda

The European Parliament has proposed to abolish visa-free entry for Caribbean countries

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

The European Parliament has proposed to abolish visa-free entry for Caribbean countries

St Kitts & Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis now accepts digital assets as wealth source

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

St Kitts and Nevis now accepts digital assets as wealth source

United States

Trump to sell US Gold Card. Will the EB-5 visa be scrapped?

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

Trump to sell US Gold Card. Will the EB-5 visa be scrapped?

United States

Trump to end birthright citizenship in the USA: latest updates

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

Trump to end birthright citizenship in the USA: latest updates

United States

The Trump administration advocates for strict biological gender definitions. Where can transgender people be safer?

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

The Trump administration advocates for strict biological gender definitions. Where can transgender people be safer?

Spain

Spain declared the end of the Golden Visa. Is there time to apply?

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

Spain declared the end of the Golden Visa. Is there time to apply?

Australia

Australia's National Innovation Visa: a new frontier for global talents

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

Australia's National Innovation Visa: a new frontier for global talents

Spain

25 best places to live, ranked by expat experience

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

25 best places to live, ranked by expat experience

Hungary

Hungary red-lighted Golden Visas by real estate investment. Here's why

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

Hungary red-lighted Golden Visas by real estate investment. Here's why

Portugal

A milestone for EU travel: Bulgaria and Romania join Schengen Area in 2025

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

A milestone for EU travel: Bulgaria and Romania join Schengen Area in 2025

Malta

Malta has updated the conditions for obtaining permanent residency. What has changed?

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

Malta has updated the conditions for obtaining permanent residency. What has changed?

Hungary

Hungary approves the first fund under the Golden Visa Program. What does it mean for investors?

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

Hungary approves the first fund under the Golden Visa Program. What does it mean for investors?

Malta

With Kamala Harris defeated, more Americans are seeking backup residency options to relocate

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

With Kamala Harris defeated, more Americans are seeking backup residency options to relocate

Portugal

Trump won. Here are the best countries for Americans to move to

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

Trump won. Here are the best countries for Americans to move to

Cyprus

Cyprus plans to join the Schengen Area by 2025

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

Cyprus plans to join the Schengen Area by 2025

St Kitts & Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment: 3 recent changes investors need to know about

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

St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment: 3 recent changes investors need to know about

Turkey

Turkey launches a new Tech Visa: what is it and how to get it

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

Turkey launches a new Tech Visa: what is it and how to get it

Vanuatu

The Solomon Islands citizenship by investment: what is it and is it worth a shot

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

The Solomon Islands citizenship by investment: what is it and is it worth a shot

Greece

Greece introduces new Golden Visa option: startup investment

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

Greece introduces new Golden Visa option: startup investment

Cyprus

Cyprus citizens to travel visa-free to the US: what’s known about the US Visa Waiver Program

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

Cyprus citizens to travel visa-free to the US: what’s known about the US Visa Waiver Program

Spain

Best countries for expats and reasons to move there

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

Best countries for expats and reasons to move there

Portugal

Portugal might be the first EU country to issue a Golden Visa by Bitcoin investment

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

Portugal might be the first EU country to issue a Golden Visa by Bitcoin investment

Indonesia

New Indonesia Golden Visa: long-term residency not only for investors

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

New Indonesia Golden Visa: long-term residency not only for investors

Spain

3 reasons to get the Spanish Golden Visa now. Before it’s ended

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

3 reasons to get the Spanish Golden Visa now. Before it’s ended

Thailand

Destination Thailand Visa: the cost and requirements unveiled

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

Destination Thailand Visa: the cost and requirements unveiled

Canada

Canada’s parents and grandparents programme is all set: who is eligible and how to apply

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

Canada’s parents and grandparents programme is all set: who is eligible and how to apply

Antigua & Barbuda

Caribbean CBI thresholds raised: how to secure a second passport under old terms

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

Caribbean CBI thresholds raised: how to secure a second passport under old terms

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