Applicants investing $5 million can also qualify if they create substantial local jobs; a pending directive will set the exact quotas.
Browne frames the bill as regional housekeeping rather than a reply to Brussels. Experts agree on the timing but split on the cost.
The stock route gets 50% pricier, tilting the program decisively toward active business; approvals average 85 a year against a 500 cap.
The government explicitly barred franchises at launch. Seven months and “a single approval” later, it is changing course.
The June overhaul also closes the pensioner route, rules out digital nomads, and doubles the path to full status to 20 years.
The government’s draft cleared committee but not Parliament, asking for half a million dollars to settle in a still-frozen economy.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says successful applicants must now travel to Dominica to receive and renew their passports, ending the program’s no-visit model and moving it in step with neighboring states under US and EU pressure.
From June 15, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Nicaragua lose visa-free access to Ireland. The move follows the UK and runs alongside a hardening EU stance on golden passports.
Growth category applicants can direct up to 20% of their investment toward charities; the option was previously limited to the Balanced tier.
Dubai scraps AED 750k floor for two-year property visa; Savory calls it a cushion for the market’s weakest segment.
Portugal’s president just signed the ten-year citizenship law. But his caveats may matter more than the law itself.
Paraguay offers permanent residency from $150,000 via three new investment tracks; Argentina’s Caputo says a golden visa is in development.
Remote passport issuance is a win, but the nation has also frozen adult dependent passports for the time being.
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.
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.
Honduras’s autonomous jurisdiction of Próspera introduces a crypto-friendly flat-tax residency with a seven-day annual visit.
Nauru’s citizenship overhaul: No dependent age limits, married dependents accepted, 30% discount running until June 30.
Qatar to launch extended residency option for entrepreneurs, aligning the program with GCC competitors.
Andorra passive residency jumps to €1m, but Housing Fund route offers €400k alternative.