Six continents, six fastest routes to a new passport. CBI programs dominate where they exist. Where they do not, naturalization timelines decide the race.
Both Malta and Cyprus grant permanent residency to non-EU investors, but they differ on Schengen access, family inclusion, investment options, and the path to citizenship. Here is how they compare.
20 countries offer zero or near-zero taxes on crypto capital gains, but they reach that outcome through very different legal mechanisms. Here is what each jurisdiction offers, what conditions apply, and how to establish residency.
Every country where your foreign pension faces single-digit taxation or less. Covers dedicated retiree flat-tax regimes, 29 territorial tax jurisdictions, and the EU’s 10% flat-rate options in Romania and Bulgaria.
Malta revoked Semen Kuksov’s citizenship after he was sentenced to five years in UK prison for money laundering.
Muscat Azzopardi, Major, Willis, and Aysever agree that Malta’s CBM model won’t rest on fixed-value donations or one-off payments.
Vertex Alliance details how the Mediterranean jurisdiction is positioned to capture displaced wealth as London loses appeal.
Malta’s fast-tracked citizenship bill would remove agents from the equation and shift to direct government applications.
Malta ditches CIP for expanded citizenship by merit system targeting philanthropists, tech innovators, and job creators.
The 13 special tax regimes that allow you to pay single-digit tax rates in 8 otherwise high-tax European countries in 2025.
At IMI Connect Athens, industry veterans James Muscat Azzopardi and Eric G. Major weighed in on the ECJ’s Malta ruling.
Joseph Muscat joins the lineup of industry leaders featured on the newly-launched The Bitcoin Lawyer Podcast.
“Encroachment on national sovereignty” and a return to “Blut und Boden” nationalism: industry experts react to ECJ’s citizenship ruling.
Malta commits to “bring framework in line with judgment” while defending economic benefits of citizenship program after ECJ defeat.
The ECJ has ruled in favor of the EU, invalidating Malta’s citizenship by investment program.
As the market awaits the ECJ ruling, fresh data show Maltese CBI application volume is recovering.
A belatedly released statistical report reveals the European Commission’s threats against Malta materially harmed its CBI revenue.
Vertex Alliance’s analysis highlights the diverse opportunities Malta provides for citizenship, permanent residency, and more
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Malta’s MPRP will roll out higher thresholds for real estate, rent, administration and dependent fees, and donations on Jan 1st, 2025