With 6,134 already canceled and 1,757 more in proceedings, Turkey’s cleanup of its citizenship program is becoming a rolling operation.
The strongest semester on record came entirely under the old rules, weeks before the government made the stock route 50% pricier.
The ruling caps a year of UAE golden visa fraud that has ranged from a viral “lifetime visa” hoax to a celebrity selling fake residencies.
Decree-Law 79 of 2026 removes a right naturalized Kuwaitis previously acquired after 30 years. The text carries no expiry date.
Common-law partners, same-sex spouses, and fiancés get very different answers depending on the jurisdiction, ranging from a notary visit to an outright second file.
Venture funding across the Middle East fell in the first half. But those deals were done before the missiles, so the real reckoning is still to come.
Permit conversions and a cooling property market kept volumes high through the Gulf’s most turbulent year in decades.
The stock route gets 50% pricier, tilting the program decisively toward active business; approvals average 85 a year against a 500 cap.
GSC International on how Turkey’s 20-year tax exemption, paired with citizenship, builds an entire life abroad and not just a passport.
Non-Omanis can now buy and own property across the country. Vito Magagnino says the move “signals maturity rather than desperation.”
The government’s draft cleared committee but not Parliament, asking for half a million dollars to settle in a still-frozen economy.
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.
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 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.
UAE crypto holders can no longer hide from tax authorities as the Emirates joins global data-sharing agreement by 2028.
Officials say the program’s participants have a combined online audience of nearly 2.5 billion followers, and highlighted its positive impact on tourism and retail.
Jordan’s revamped citizenship program now accepts existing investors retroactively based on current business operations.
While the UAE leads with its Golden Visa, other GCC nations are quickly catching up with competitive investor residency pathways.
Jordan’s CIP averages 76 approvals a year since its launch, but Fahed AlShoumari argues “the type of investment matters” beyond pure numbers.
