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Is the “Dubai Crisis” Real, Or Just Fearmongering?

Partner Content August 7, 2026

Everyone asked whether Dubai was safe. Fatma Cakir of Beyond Global Partners says that was the wrong question.

The 11 Citizenship Rules Most People Discover Too Late

Nagy Szabolcs August 7, 2026

A second passport carries obligations that attach the moment you hold it. These 11 rules, from generation caps on descent to exit taxes on renunciation, tend to surface only after the deadline to act on them has passed.

Three Western Balkan Property Markets Compared

6 Western Balkan Property Markets Compared on the Fundamentals

Nagy Szabolcs August 7, 2026

The Western Balkans look cheap and uniform from the outside. Scored on the fundamentals that drive long-term property returns, the region’s six capitals pull sharply apart, and the EU accession frontrunner is not the one that comes out on top.

Bulgaria Proposes Adding a Residency Requirement to Golden Visa

Ahmad Abbas August 6, 2026

Any Bulgarian permanent residency holder who fails to meet it would lose their status if the bill passes into law.

Dominica’s Secret Bay Surpasses US$7.80 Million in ROI Distributions, Announces Final Development Phase and New Wellness Amenities

Partner Content August 6, 2026

Secret Bay has now paid out US$7.8M to villa owners. Q1 2026 ROI distributions alone jumped nearly 70% year over year.

Turkey Revokes 6,134 CBI Citizenships in Program-Wide Sweep

Ahmad Abbas August 6, 2026

Cancelled citizens revert to foreigner status with one year to sell their Turkish property, or the Treasury sells it for them.

Is a Second Citizenship Hiding Inside Your Passport? A Map of Preferred-Nationality Fast Tracks

Moustafa Daly August 5, 2026

From Spain’s two-year Ibero-American track to Brazil’s one-year CPLP route: Here’s where the right first passport shortens the wait.

Exclusive: Antigua’s CIU Chief on 30-Day Residency, the EU’s 2028 Deadline

Partner Content August 5, 2026

Everyone got the 30-day rule wrong. Antigua’s CIU chief corrected the record at ORVIA’s Guangdong conference.

Who Actually Loses If the Caribbean Loses Schengen

Neringa Bulakiene August 5, 2026

Remove Europe from a Caribbean passport and you remove what justified the price, argues Migronis co-founder Neringa Bulakiene.

Jamaica’s Investor Residency Bills Move Toward Parliament

Ahmad Abbas August 4, 2026

Four years past the government’s own target date, the bills still carry no investment threshold and no list of qualifying assets.

America Is Changing, and So Are the People Planning for What Comes Next

Partner Content August 3, 2026

Apex Capital Partners surveyed 1,733 high-earning Americans on the economy, the political climate, and whether they are planning an exit. Here is what they said.

Introducing IMI Market Pulse: 3 Months of Investment Migration, Distilled

Ahmad Abbas August 3, 2026

A new quarterly report on the changes that mattered between May and July, and what they mean for the immediate future.

Last Chance to Register: Meet the Experts at IMI’s Argentina Live Private Briefing, Vol. 4

Ahmad Abbas August 2, 2026

Three specialists, one a former adviser to Argentina’s migration directorate, on where the still-forming citizenship program lands.

Argentina’s CIP A “Game-Changer”: 10 On The Weekend with Dan Brotman

Ahmad Abbas August 2, 2026

Argentina would be a “game-changer for the investment migration industry, which is currently facing a shortage of new citizenship by investment programs.”

Paraguay Granted 29,765 Residencies in the First Half of 2026, Up 81%

Ahmad Abbas August 1, 2026

Brazilians accounted for 76% of the total. Permanent approvals fell in the second quarter; applications for the status did not.

Italy Suspends Schengen Free Movement With Spain After Ceuta Crossings

Ahmad Abbas July 31, 2026

Rome reintroduced air and sea checks for one month; Brussels rejected the wider demand to strip Spain of Schengen membership.

When a Second Citizenship Makes Travel Harder Instead of Easier

Nagy Szabolcs July 31, 2026

Buying a second citizenship widens your options on paper. It can also close doors at the border, and some of those doors stay shut no matter which passport you present.

Greece Didn’t Just Keep Its Golden Visa. It Turned It Into an Economic Recovery Engine

Partner Content July 31, 2026

Record FDI, the eurozone’s fastest debt reduction, and Europe’s leading real estate residence route: the official numbers behind Greece’s rise.

IMI Live Private Briefing, Vol. 4: What 3 Local Experts Make of Argentina’s Upcoming CBI Program

Ahmad Abbas July 30, 2026

Specialists in Argentine law and investment on where a program still taking shape could land, and whether it holds.

Britain’s Millionaire Count Drops 59% in 4 Years

Ahmad Abbas July 30, 2026

Four straight annual falls, over a period when aggregate real household wealth dropped 19%.

Trump Administration Weighs US$100,000 Public Charge Bond on Immigrant Visas

Ahmad Abbas July 30, 2026

The regulation on the books sets a floor of US$1,000 and no ceiling, so State may need no new rulemaking to reach six figures.

Caribbean’s New CBI Watchdog Headquartered in Grenada: Why it Matters for Investors

Partner Content July 30, 2026

Five governments chose Grenada to host the Caribbean’s first regional CBI regulator. That decision tells investors more about program durability than any marketing brochure could.

EU Wants Caribbean CBI Gone Regardless of Reforms, Saint Lucia Says

Ahmad Abbas July 29, 2026

Ernest Hilaire says Brussels shifted from fixing programs to ending them; Dominica’s opposition puts CBI at 56.7% of recurrent revenue.

7 Reasons to Be in Buenos Aires Ahead of Argentina’s CBI Program Launch

James Nuveen July 29, 2026

The investment migration community will gather for the Argentina CBI program launch at IMI Connect Buenos Aires November 2-4, 2026.

Vanuatu CBI Revenue Higher Than Ever Despite Loss of Visa-Free Europe

Ahmad Abbas July 28, 2026

The country’s experience hints at a lucrative “life after Schengen” that Caribbean leaders will observe closely.

Inside the Hidden Gems of Athens’s Most Wanted Neighborhoods

Partner Content July 28, 2026

MIBS Group presents three Golden Visa-eligible opportunities across prime Athens, starting at €250,000.

How to Stop Your Children From Losing Citizenships They Were Born With

Moustafa Daly July 27, 2026

A parent’s guide to the unannounced deadlines by which at least ten countries strip birthright nationality from young adults.

Why Portuguese Corporate Bonds May Be the Most Underrated Asset in Europe?

Partner Content July 27, 2026

No unicorns. No luxury resorts. Just companies paying interest. 3CC on the quiet case for Portuguese corporate bonds.

Nevis Premier Says Caribbean CBI Doomed, EU “Hell-Bent” on Ending Programs

Ahmad Abbas July 27, 2026

Mark Brantley says reform was never going to work and Malta was the warning. Part of his plan for after 2028 is a stalled project.

Quebec Police Dismantle Montreal Lab Equipped to Forge Passports of Five Countries

Ahmad Abbas July 26, 2026

Seized equipment could churn out Canadian, French, Swiss, Czech, and Italian passports. No federal agency appears in the SQ’s account.

Russia’s “Canceled Citizens”: Parliament Passes 14 Restrictions on Convicted Nationals Abroad

Ahmad Abbas July 25, 2026

Listed Russians can’t renew their passport. They also can’t renounce it.

How Seven Cities Behind the Big Golden Visas Score as Pure Property

Nagy Szabolcs July 24, 2026

Strip away the residence permit and weigh seven golden visa cities purely as long-term property bets. On IMI’s Global Property Scoreboard, the popular European favorites land near the bottom and the Gulf markets lead, with Abu Dhabi first.

Antigua & Barbuda Runs the Caribbean’s Most Family-Friendly Citizenship Program

Partner Content July 23, 2026

Antigua & Barbuda is the only Caribbean citizenship program with a route genuinely designed for large families. For a household of six or more, the math works out cheaper per person than any similar citizenship program.

Court Rules Malaysian Fathers Cannot Pass Citizenship to Children Born Out of Wedlock

Ahmad Abbas July 23, 2026

Section 17 makes the foreign mother the only parent that counts, and the 2024 reform does not reach anyone already born.

“The Glory Days of Citizenship-by-Descent Programs are Over”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week

Ahmad Abbas July 22, 2026

“The ancestry route has become a bureaucratic minefield characterized by rigid language requirements, extensive document checks stretching back generations and swelling processing times of five to six years.”

Indonesia Passes Financial Center Law With 0% Tax for Golden Visa Holders in the Zone

Moustafa Daly July 21, 2026

The zero-tax zone will have special courts, a presidentially appointed governor, and a ring-fenced offshore enclave. Philippe May: “Looks like they are desperate.”

Kenya Revives Golden Visa Plan to Court Foreign Investors

Ahmad Abbas July 21, 2026

Seven years after it stalled, Kenya’s golden visa is back on the table, with almost everything still left to decide.

Ethiopia Sets $10 Million Threshold for 10-Year Golden Visa Ahead of Launch This Year

Moustafa Daly July 20, 2026

Applicants investing $5 million can also qualify if they create substantial local jobs; a pending directive will set the exact quotas.

80 Countries That Give Citizenship to Those Born on Their Soil.

Nagy Szabolcs July 20, 2026

Birthright citizenship survives in 80 countries, but the rule that matters for a globally mobile family is whether it applies automatically or comes with conditions on where the parents were born or how long they have lived there. Here is where each country stands.

How Has the 2026 Iran War Affected the Gulf’s Startup Market? Experts Have Their Say

Ahmad Abbas July 20, 2026

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.

6 Ways a Government Can Stop You From Leaving

Nagy Szabolcs July 19, 2026

Most people plan where to move. Few ask what their current country can do to stop them. From exit bans to exit taxes to passport revocation, here are the six tools governments use to keep people in place, and the one thing they all have in common.

Argentina’s CIP Is Coming, and May Be the Most Consequential Launch in RCBI History

David Lincoln July 19, 2026

Pound for pound, one of the most powerful citizenship-by-investment propositions the market has seen. And passport power is the least interesting thing about it.

US Hands Immigration Officers Wider Power to Deny Green Cards

Ahmad Abbas July 18, 2026

The 2022 rulebook constraining officers is gone; case-by-case judgment over benefit use returns, and investors are the one group untouched.

Why One Passport is Not Enough in 2026

Nagy Szabolcs July 18, 2026

Your passport can be revoked, frozen at the border, or downgraded overnight, and your government may not reach you in a crisis. The case for holding more than one citizenship in 2026, vulnerability by vulnerability.

Which Passport Gives You the Best Consular Protection Abroad?

Nagy Szabolcs July 18, 2026

Passport power is usually scored by how many borders you can cross. The measure that counts on a bad day is what happens when you need help abroad. On network reach, service quality, and crisis evacuation, one form of citizenship stands out, and the rankings largely miss it.

Portugal Arrests Lawyer Suspected of Stealing at Least €1.2 Million From Golden Visa Clients

Moustafa Daly July 17, 2026

Police identified 33 foreign victims whose accounts the lawyer accessed under the pretext of expediting applications. The money is “entirely dissipated.”

“More Visa-Free Travel” is Not a Plan B

Nagy Szabolcs July 17, 2026

Passport rankings measure how many countries you can enter for a short visit. They say nothing about where you can settle, work, and stay. Visa-free access and the right of residence are two different legal instruments, and only a handful of citizenships bundle both.

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