Neutralized, source-linked updates from nomad, tax, migration, and remote-work sources.
Approximately 500 golden visa holders are preparing a collective legal action against Portugal, with plans to exhaust the Portuguese legal system before pursuing options at the European level.
Athens offers the highest gross rental yield at 5.43% for Golden Visa properties, though returns vary when accounting for investment thresholds, short-term rental restrictions, and recent tax reforms. Yields differ across Greek regions depending on these regulatory and tax factors.
Mauritius has announced a new Golden Visa requiring a US$1 million investment, with a stated processing time of 5 days. The government anticipates approximately 100 applicants per year once the program launches.
An opinion piece argues that Bolivia offers notable features for residency and citizenship planning, including territorial taxation, crypto-friendly banking, and access to a Mercosur passport, despite lacking a formal golden visa program.
Sweden has passed a law extending the residency requirement for naturalization to 8 years and introducing an income threshold. Approximately 100,000 pending applicants will be subject to the new rules retroactively, after transitional protections failed by a single vote.
Portugal's president has signed a new nationality law that doubles the minimum residency period required for citizenship eligibility. The president's stated caveats accompanying the signing may have implications beyond the law's text.
The Singapore–Johor Special Economic Zone is being compared to the Shenzhen–Hong Kong corridor, framing the cross-border area as a single integrated economic region. The zone is positioned as offering residency and investment opportunities across both sides of the border.
The Dutch government is developing amendments to its unrealized gains tax, focusing on loss carry-back provisions and startup exemptions. The Dutch Senate submitted 36 pages of questions to the tax minister as legislative resistance grows.
Vasilis Papangelodimou shares his perspective on timing in investment migration, stating he would have acted faster on opportunities rather than waiting for ideal conditions. The interview covers his reflections on decision-making in the residency and citizenship industry.
Italy's latest official data show 44,881 individuals enrolled under the impatriate tax regime and 933 foreign pensioners using the flat-tax regime for retirees. An analysis examines what these figures indicate about the growth and changing composition of Italy's preferential tax programs.
Twelve property-based residency-by-investment programs are located in markets where qualifying purchases yield above 6% gross annually. The analysis identifies which programs and markets meet this threshold.
Argentina has appointed a director to lead its citizenship by investment agency, eleven months after the agency was established. The CBI program itself remains undefined, and the appointment follows the cancellation of a tender two weeks prior.
Processing times for Vanuatu citizenship applications reportedly vary significantly depending on the agent used, with some approvals completed in 30 days and others taking up to 6 months. The variation is attributed to agent competence and preparation rather than the program itself.