The new Business Investor Visa has two investment options, one of which provides a fast track to permanent residency within 12 months.
Jordan’s revamped citizenship program now accepts existing investors retroactively based on current business operations.
“A residency clause will be part of the new [CBI] law,” Drew emphasized. “Let me say that clearly, residency clause and the biometrics.”
Vanuatu plans to increase CIIP investment thresholds by 15-20%, as single applicant contributions rise from $100,000 to $115,000.
Central Asia on the rise? Kazakhstan follows neighboring Uzbekistan’s footsteps and launches a new golden visa program.
The new program, which will require a donation starting at $250,000, will come into effect on June 1, 2025.
For a long time, Uruguayan passports of naturalized citizens were useless for international travel. The government has now fixed that.
Italy will no longer allow foreign-born descendants of Italian emigrants to inherit citizenship unless they can prove a recent genuine link.
The Hong Kong Investment Promotion Agency confirmed two Chinese investors proved US$3.8m in Bitcoin and Ethereum to qualify for the CIES
“No one has ever invested 15 million actual dollars”: New Zealand admits investor visa rules were “an absolute nightmare”
New Grenada citizenship by invitation program cuts wait times by 50% and includes annual advisory sessions with Prime Minister Mitchell
Thailand has scrapped the income requirement for one of the LTR’s categories, removed the dependent cap, and introduced sweeping changes
The new options shorten the path to Sierra Leone’s citizenship from eight years to only 60-90 days.
Hong Kong scraps sole ownership requirement and expands qualifying assets under new CIES guidelines
Turkey has ended the FX currency protection scheme that guarantees CIP deposits. “It was literally a free passport,” says Ahmet Sener.
After months of internal deliberation and legislative maneuvering, the Spanish government has finally ended the golden visa
Hungary takes direct real estate option off menu days before slated opening. Move likely aims to safeguard program integrity and reputation, say experts.
Program opens for applications on Dec 7. Lifetime residency, 40-day approval. Agents earn $12K per approved client.
Malta’s MPRP will roll out higher thresholds for real estate, rent, administration and dependent fees, and donations on Jan 1st, 2025
Sarawak changes S-MM2H deposit threshold, income rules, new fees, and agent licensing criteria from January 1, 2025.
