MM2H approved 9,511 participants in 18 months after managing just 1,900 in the three years prior; 2,637 property transactions remain pending.
Starting January 2028, the Netherlands is set to require that residents pay tax on paper profits they have not yet cashed in, pending Senate approval.
Swiss to vote on a population ceiling that would trigger residency restrictions as the country, now home to 9.1 million, approaches 10 million, with potential consequences for EU free movement.
The EU-candidate nation introduces a structured property-based residence pathway and a minimum tax threshold for foreign business owners.
The threshold places the program within the mid‑range of an increasingly competitive digital nomad visa market; undercuts regional peers.
Chinese buyers lead with 304 transactions, 41% of the total, followed by Taiwanese nationals at 91 and Singaporeans at 63.
Honduras’s autonomous jurisdiction of Próspera introduces a crypto-friendly flat-tax residency with a seven-day annual visit.
The visa crackdown began quietly over the past two months as Saudi-UAE tensions hit a fever pitch. Mahmoud Elwakil says the unofficial policy is “unlikely to last.”
Qatar to launch extended residency option for entrepreneurs, aligning the program with GCC competitors.
As tensions with the EU escalate, Georgia is overhauling its immigration system to formalize a shadow economy while hiking its property investment threshold by 50%.
In Europe, Latin America, and the GCC, these are world’s most neutral and peaceful countries to live in as the new world order takes shape.
After nearly 4 decades as a non-citizen, the Trinidad-born rapper says she’s now finalizing US citizenship paperwork after receiving a “free” Gold Card.
After receiving over 40,000 applications in 18 months, Saudi Arabia may further expand its Premium Residency program with Abu Dhabi-style pathways for superyacht owners and the ultra-wealthy.
Belarus to review a draft law that would grant foreign investors Belarusian citizenship and de facto permanent residence in Russia. “Approval expected within 3-6 months,” says Ilja Belobragin.
The US more than doubled its visa bond list from 15 to 38 countries. Starting January 21, tourists from Tonga, Antigua, and 23 others must post $15,000 to visit.
U-Haul data shows California and New York hemorrhaging residents to low-tax Texas and Florida. Attorney Mona Shah: “The exodus is real and significant.”
St Kitts to phase out donation-only citizenship in 2026. Nicholas Stevens calls it “the new normal,” while Daisy Joseph-Andall says lower application volume may be “precisely the point.”
Maduro’s capture Saturday triggered celebrations across the Venezuelan diaspora, and possibly quiet calculations about investing in a nation with the world’s largest oil reserves and real estate at half its 2014 value.
Washington’s scrutiny of Caribbean CIPs may already be affecting travel access, with or without formal restrictions.
Marco Mesina breaks down Italy’s new €300,000 flat tax and why ultra-wealthy families are likely to continue choosing Italy despite the hike.