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Effective June 25, 2026, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its visa-on-arrival program to ordinary passport holders from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya, and South Africa, along with their accompanying family members.
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.
Iceland's Directorate of Immigration has announced that amendments to the Foreign Nationals Act and the Act on the Employment Rights of Foreign Nationals now allow student residence permit holders to work without obtaining a separate work permit.
Ontario's Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) introduced amendments effective June 26, 2026, following a pause on May 30, 2026. The redesign aims to align immigration streams with labour market needs and address workforce shortages in key economic sectors.
Turkey's citizenship by investment program is being promoted alongside a 20-year tax exemption benefit for qualifying foreign nationals who establish residency. The arrangement is intended to attract wealthy individuals seeking both a second passport and a long-term tax-advantaged base.
A 4-bedroom hilltop villa with a basketball court above Tbilisi is listed as a qualifying property for Georgia's Investor Visa program.
A 3-bedroom beachfront villa in Batumi, Georgia is listed for sale with a claimed 11% guaranteed income return. The property is described as qualifying buyers for Georgia's Investor Visa program.
A consortium representing 1,260 golden visa clients has filed a complaint with Portugal's Ombudsman over the nationality law overhaul and AIMA processing backlogs that left investors unable to meet a deadline that would have protected their applications.
A 4-bedroom estate in Asunción, Paraguay, featuring a wine cellar and basketball court is listed as a qualifying property for the Paraguay Investor Pass residency program.
Türkiye's 2026 property law reforms have introduced changes affecting the real estate assets used to qualify for citizenship by investment, without altering the passport eligibility rules themselves. The analysis covers how these quieter regulatory shifts affect the underlying property market and asset conditions for citizenship applicants.
A furnished 3-bedroom bungalow with a jacuzzi in Green Village, Cap Cana is listed as qualifying for the Dominican Republic Investor Visa program.
A 3-bedroom terrace apartment at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic is listed as qualifying for the country's Investor Visa program.
An ocean view villa at Sea Horse Ranch in Sosuá, Dominican Republic is listed as qualifying for the Dominican Republic Investor Visa program, which can lead to permanent residency.
An 8-bedroom villa with ocean views in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic is listed as qualifying for the Dominican Republic Investor Visa program.
A 1,343 m² beachfront lot in Punta Rucia, Dominican Republic is listed as qualifying for the country's Investor Visa program, which can lead to permanent residency.
A 4-bedroom full-floor apartment in the El Golf district of Santiago is listed as qualifying for Chile's Investor Visa residency program. The property is presented as a real estate investment pathway to Chilean residency.
A 6-bedroom Mediterranean-style villa in Manquehue Oriente, Santiago is listed as a qualifying property for the Chile Investor Visa residency program.
An 8,028 m² countryside estate with two houses located approximately 20 minutes from Batumi, Georgia is listed at a price qualifying buyers for the Georgia Investor Visa residency program. The minimum qualifying investment threshold for that program is USD 350,000.
Latvia's parliament passed changes to its golden visa program that eliminate two existing investment options and introduce a state fund route, but the president has sent the law back for review. The state fund intended to receive investments does not yet exist, and parliament can re-pass the law unchanged to override the presidential objection.
Oman has opened its real estate market to non-Omani nationals, allowing foreigners to buy and own property across the country. A new sponsor-free residence permit is available to foreign property owners.
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is scheduled to attend the Globevisa GGCC 2026 conference in Hong Kong. The event is focused on citizenship by investment compliance, due diligence, and AML alignment.
Lebanon's government has drafted a golden visa program requiring a $500,000 investment for residency, which cleared committee but has not passed Parliament. Critics have raised concerns about the timing and framework given Lebanon's ongoing economic freeze.
A California union backing a proposed 5% billionaire tax offered to reduce the rate to 2% after the measure cleared a signature threshold, but Governor Newsom declined. Six billionaires had reportedly already left the state following the proposal.
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.
A video presents the opinion that governments will increasingly restrict personal freedom and wealth by 2030, and outlines international relocation and tax residency strategies as a response. No specific policy changes or countries are cited in the available excerpt.
The IRS removed its Delinquent FBAR Submission Procedures webpage on July 1, 2026, without issuing a formal announcement or explanation. The procedure had provided a path for taxpayers to submit late FBAR filings without penalty under certain conditions.
US-source dividends are subject to a 30% withholding tax regardless of where the recipient resides, including in zero-income-tax jurisdictions like Monaco and Dubai. Countries with lower headline tax rates but active US tax treaties may result in a lower effective tax rate on such income.
On June 30, 2026, the US Supreme Court struck down President Trump's executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship, reaffirming that children born in the United States are citizens regardless of their parents' immigration status. The ruling upheld the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to all persons born on US soil.
Changes to Ontario Regulation 422/17 under the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 came into force on June 26, 2026, eliminating the existing eight OINP streams. A new Ontario Workforce Priority stream with an Expression of Interest system is set to open following the redesign.
Erickson Immigration Group was named a Top Workplace for 2026 by WTOP News, based on employee feedback collected via a third-party survey by Energage LLC.
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