Are You Already Canadian?
Nagy Szabolcs
November 14, 2026
Canada’s Bill C-3 made many people born abroad to Canadian families citizens. Proving it takes original records and years.
Author: Nagy Szabolcs
IMI Opens Its Investment Migration Data to AI Assistants and Developers
Nagy Szabolcs
November 11, 2026
AI assistants and developers can now query IMI’s data on 328 programs and citizenship rules in 195 countries, for free.
Why Crypto Wealth Draws Extra Questions in CBI Due Diligence
Nagy Szabolcs
November 11, 2026
Wealth drawn mostly from crypto is an anti-money laundering red flag, so citizenship by investment checks ask more about it.
Greek Parliament Passes 10% Tax on Crypto Gains From 2027
Nagy Szabolcs
November 8, 2026
Greece’s parliament passed a 10% tax on individuals’ crypto gains, exempting net annual gains up to €500, taxing staking at 15%.
The Fastest and Slowest Golden Visa and Citizenship by Investment Programs
Nagy Szabolcs
November 7, 2026
Golden visa and citizenship by investment applications took between 3.3 months in Italy and 50.4 months in Portugal in Q2 2026.
The Countries That Treat You as a Tax Resident After You Leave
Nagy Szabolcs
November 6, 2026
IMI found 21 countries that can tax some people after they move abroad. In 16 of them, the rule depends on your citizenship.
Antigua Leans Toward Ending CIP in 2028, With Confirmation to EU Due November 12
Nagy Szabolcs
October 25, 2026
Antigua and Barbuda’s Cabinet leans toward confirming a 2028 end date for its citizenship program to keep visa-free travel to Europe.
France Leads the Rich Countries Closest to Bankruptcy
Nagy Szabolcs
October 25, 2026
France came out closest to a debt crisis of the 43 rich economies that IMI compared, with Belgium and Italy next.
Hungary’s Wealth Tax Draft Adds a 1.5% Band and Reaches Non-Residents
Nagy Szabolcs
October 18, 2026
Non-residents would pay on Hungarian property and company stakes, and citizens would count as resident until ten years after leaving.
UK Chancellor Healey Weighs New Investor Visa Ahead of October 28 Budget
Nagy Szabolcs
October 17, 2026
Under one design, investors would put £5 million into a British Business Bank fund; under another, £2.5 million plus £200,000 a year in tax.
Which Countries Have No Property Tax, and Which Charge the Most
Nagy Szabolcs
October 15, 2026
A short list of countries and territories charge no annual tax on a home, most of them small states or Gulf monarchies. The United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States collect the most. In many other countries the tax is small for residents and higher for foreign owners of second homes.
Five Gulf States Are “Very Close” to Starting the Schengen Visa Waiver Process, GCC Chief Says
Nagy Szabolcs
October 14, 2026
The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council says Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar are “very close” to starting the process that could end the Schengen visa requirement for their citizens. He expects news at the summit of European Union and Gulf leaders on October 24.
Cyprus Now Expects to Join Schengen in 2027, a Year Later Than Planned
Nagy Szabolcs
October 12, 2026
Cyprus expects to join the Schengen Area in full during 2027, its deputy migration minister said on October 10. The president of Cyprus said in May 2025 that the country would join in 2026. The 25 European Union countries already in the Schengen Area must all agree before Cyprus can join.
The Second Passports That Lapse If You Don’t Keep Them Active
Nagy Szabolcs
October 10, 2026
Citizenship you were born with or naturalized into feels permanent. Hold two, and a handful of countries attach a quiet maintenance obligation, reclaiming the second passport if you let the paperwork or the ties lapse.
Which Programs Let You Bring Your Parents and Grandparents
Nagy Szabolcs
October 9, 2026
Four programs admit a parent at any age and three admit none at all. Grenada’s widely quoted 55 decides which fee band a parent falls into, and decides nothing about eligibility.
Greece Proposes 10% Tax on Crypto Gains in Draft Bill
Nagy Szabolcs
October 9, 2026
Greece’s finance ministry has published a draft bill that would tax individuals’ gains from crypto-assets at 10%. Net gains of up to €500 a year would go untaxed, and the ministry wants parliament to vote on the bill in the first week of November.
Which Countries Publish the Names of New Citizens
Nagy Szabolcs
October 7, 2026
In Japan, naturalization takes effect on the day the official gazette announces it. In Saint Lucia, the law requires that the names of CBI citizens go to Parliament, and the government has left them out since 2019.
When You Can Sell CBI Property and Who Is Allowed to Buy It
Nagy Szabolcs
October 4, 2026
Every Caribbean citizenship by investment program writes two restrictions into its property rules. One sets when you may sell. The other decides whether the property can ever qualify anybody else, and that is the one that sets your price.
What Counts as Source of Funds in Investment Migration, and How to Prove It
Nagy Szabolcs
October 3, 2026
Investment migration programs accept most lawful money, as long as you can document each step between the day you earned it and the day it reached the government account.
The Countries That Make You Report a Second Citizenship
Nagy Szabolcs
October 2, 2026
Several countries make citizens tell the government when they take another citizenship. Silence can lead to a criminal case in Russia, a fine or expulsion in Kazakhstan, or, for Spaniards living abroad, the loss of their citizenship after three years.