Argentine Opposition Files Bills in Both Chambers to Ban Citizenship by Investment
Ahmad Abbas
October 6, 2026
One bill would void citizenships already granted, another would keep them, and neither offers a refund.
Category: Latin-America
“A Real Telenovela”: Market Reacts to Argentina’s CBI Pricing
Ahmad Abbas
October 2, 2026
“Today’s numbers make it real,” says one adviser. “At this price, the market is not that big,” says another.
Argentina Announces CBI Program Pricing and Launch Timeframe
Ahmad Abbas
October 2, 2026
The starting price is lower than what the media has been circulating, with a dependent-based pricing framework in play.
Brazilians Take Paraguay’s Residence Permits and Argentines Take Its Citizenship
Nagy Szabolcs
September 26, 2026
Paraguay admitted more than 6,500 permanent residents in 2024 and issued 45 naturalization resolutions. Brazilians took the most permits. Argentines took the most citizenships. The two lists have pointed in opposite directions for a decade.
Panama Sets US$500,000 Minimum for Resale Property, Keeps New Developments at US$300,000
Ahmad Abbas
September 17, 2026
US$300,000 still qualifies if the property passes one test. A new, cheaper deposit route comes with a condition of its own.
Panama Capital-Based Visa Approvals Down 41% in H1 2026, Friendly Nations Visa Near Record Low
Ahmad Abbas
August 25, 2026
Approval rates held between 96% and 98%, placing the contraction on the filing side rather than in the decisions.
Colombia’s New President Vows to Eliminate Wealth Tax, Announces Structural Tax Reform
Moustafa Daly
August 12, 2026
Months after courts undid the world’s highest wealth tax rate, Colombia’s new president wants to abolish the levy altogether.
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.
Court Faults Milei’s Use of a Decree to Overhaul Citizenship, in a Case-Specific Ruling
Ahmad Abbas
July 2, 2026
Nothing changes for the investment program today. Its constitutional foundation is another matter.
Uruguay Moves to Scrap Witness Hearings for Citizenship as Applications Hit 1,500 a Year
Ahmad Abbas
June 11, 2026
The Electoral Court drafted the reform to the 1928 law itself; applicants now wait up to a year just to begin the procedure.
Panama Begins Debate on Bill to Tax Foreign Passive Income of Shell Entities
Ahmad Abbas
May 14, 2026
Multinational group entities that cannot prove real operations in Panama would lose their foreign-income tax exemption under Bill 641.
Argentina Appoints CBI Agency Director, Two Weeks After Killing Tender
Ahmad Abbas
April 30, 2026
Eleven months after creating the agency, Argentina puts someone at the desk. The program itself remains undefined.
Venezuela Pushes for Mercosur Reinstatement as Bloc Launches EU Trade Deal
Ahmad Abbas
April 30, 2026
Readmission would restore settlement rights across the world’s largest free-movement zone by area; consensus remains elusive.
Paraguay’s Investor Pass: The Fine Print Is In, And It’s More Generous Than Expected
David Lincoln
April 28, 2026
Direct PR, 30% down on real estate, and a 5-day clock. Paraguay just built the most flexible investor residency in the region.
El Salvador Slashes Residency Presence Requirement From Nine Months to 90 Days
Ahmad Abbas
April 27, 2026
Decree 531, now in force, cuts the physical presence burden on temporary residents by two-thirds and codifies denaturalization grounds.
Paraguay Launches “Investor Pass” as Argentina Confirms Golden Visa in the Works
Ahmad Abbas
April 17, 2026
Paraguay offers permanent residency from $150,000 via three new investment tracks; Argentina’s Caputo says a golden visa is in development.
Argentina Cancels CBI Master Agent Tender After Two Firms File Challenges
Ahmad Abbas
April 16, 2026
The evaluation recommended a winner in March. Six weeks later the tender was dead after two losing bidders had filed challenges.
Paraguay Mandates Wallet-Level Crypto Reporting for Residents and Platforms
Ahmad Abbas
March 13, 2026
A jurisdiction long favored by Bitcoin holders for its territorial tax regime and non-CRS status now requires transaction-hash disclosure above US$5,000 a year.
Argentina Recommends Four-Firm Consortium for CBI Master Agent Contract
Ahmad Abbas
March 6, 2026
Argentina’s CBI evaluation report is out. Four of six bidders were declared inadmissible.
Argentina Exempts CBI Citizens From Automatic Tax Residency in New Law
Ahmad Abbas
March 3, 2026
Argentina has addressed what practitioners called the CBI program’s single largest fiscal obstacle: Automatic tax residency.