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Armenia to Restrict Fast-Track Descent Citizenship as Russian Armenians Drive Record 32,000 Filings in 2025
Officials say most applicants are Russian citizens who are after a travel document. Yerevan attorney Nerses Isajanyan expects a residence permit requirement.
Grenada Bill to Introduce Residency Requirement That “May Be Applied Retroactively”
ECCIRA would gain a veto over agent licenses, and any license granted without its no-objection notice would be null and void.
How Has the 2026 Iran War Affected the Gulf’s Startup Market? Experts Have Their Say
Venture funding across the Middle East fell in the first half. But those deals were done before the missiles, so the real reckoning is still to come.
China Orders Its Emigration Agents to Register, Reversing 2018 Deregulation
Firms already trading have until mid-December to file, and overseas companies may no longer sell the services inside China directly.
Paraguay Granted 29,765 Residencies in the First Half of 2026, Up 81%
Brazilians accounted for 76% of the total. Permanent approvals fell in the second quarter; applications for the status did not.
Will the EU Take Away Visa-Free Access From the Caribbean?
Patrick Peters says it is not whether the programs survive, but instead what could survive: Smaller, more selective, and more expensive versions of the ones sold today.
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