New Zealand has updated its NZ$5 million investor visa to allow Growth category applicants to direct up to 20% of their investment toward charities. This option was previously available only to Balanced tier applicants.
Four unspecified countries are claimed to offer passports with visa-free access to Europe, the UK, and the US alongside tax structures that can reduce effective rates to around 1%. Qualification is described as possible without ancestry, large investment, or marriage to a qualifying citizen.
Panama's Qualified Investor Visa is structured around real estate investment, with property ownership serving as the primary qualifying asset. The visa program links residency eligibility directly to purchasing property in the country.
An Argentine court has ruled against President Milei's use of an executive decree to overhaul citizenship rules, though the ruling is case-specific and does not immediately affect the investment program. The constitutional basis of the investment program remains a separate, unresolved question.
Immigration New Zealand has changed its policy to require police certificates to be submitted at the time of application for student and certain other temporary visas, effective immediately. Applications missing a required police certificate may be declined without further request for the document.
Buyers at The One apartment development in Glyfada, Athens qualify for the Greece Golden Visa program, which grants residency and visa-free travel within the Schengen Area.
Several countries have increased the minimum investment requirements for residence and citizenship by investment programs: Montenegro now requires a €150,000 minimum tax value, Uruguay has raised its property investment threshold to $2 million, and Andorra now requires €1 million plus fees. The increases are attributed to high application volumes and rule-bending by applicants.
IMI Daily has released its Q1 2026 private briefing containing investment migration industry information not available to the general public.
From midnight July 12, 2026 (NZST), Immigration New Zealand will only accept in-person Occupational English Test (OET) results for visa applications. All parts of the OET must be completed at a supervised testing facility; remote or online test formats will no longer be accepted.