The 6-3 ruling shuts an executive route to ending jus soli, though a concurrence leaves a statutory question open for Congress.
Nothing changes for the investment program today. Its constitutional foundation is another matter.
If Schengen access goes, Rafael Cintron sees the Caribbean cutting prices and selling harder, Vanuatu-style, not folding.
The confidential industry intel we can’t yet make available to the public.
The Nakamal Agreement pairs an undefined mobility benefit with a pledge to identify investor citizens separately. Signed, not yet in force.
The UK scrapped its last investor visa over money-laundering fears. The Treasury, Home Office, and campaigners are against a replacement.
“The speed of Middle Eastern demand growth. We knew it was coming, but the scale has been genuinely surprising.”
Holding two or more passports is the easy part. Knowing which to show at each border, and leaving on the one you arrived on, is the skill.
The state-run fund meant to take the money does not exist yet, and lawmakers can re-pass the law unchanged to force it through.
The government’s draft cleared committee but not Parliament, asking for half a million dollars to settle in a still-frozen economy.
The 5% tax cleared its signature hurdle on Wednesday. A day later, its backers offered to cut the rate. Six billionaires had already left.
An even split: Portugal slipped below its record as Italy overtook Vanuatu for fastest program. IMI’s Q1 Survey is out now.
“Now the European Union is openly discussing suspending visa-free access for the citizens of countries that run these [CBI] programs.”
The program’s second publicized stateless case revives a recognition pitch the office first ran in September 2025.
Madrid’s first general regularization since 2005 has drawn nearly twice its half-million estimate, with less than two weeks left to apply.
Deputy foreign minister Velkey says a discretionary “national interest” route handed EU citizenship to applicants with no Hungarian ties.
“Portugal must understand that if it does nothing to reverse this situation, it will struggle to attract foreign investors whenever it needs them.”
About 70% of applicants already live in Oman, so the volume reads more as residents securing status than fresh foreign money.
Learn more about IMI’s Official Partner, Immigrant Invest, and how the Malta-based agent built a 99% success rate on strict pre-screening.
The Electoral Court drafted the reform to the 1928 law itself; applicants now wait up to a year just to begin the procedure.