PS proposes 6/9-year timelines with grandfathering; PSD/CDS-PP eliminate phase-in for current residents; Chega sets lowest criminal bar.
The two most popular residency routes abroad solve different problems. One demands investment capital, the other demands proof of income. Choosing wrong costs years.
He left for India on a family trip. When he tried to fly back, his ten-year golden visa no longer existed.
Algorithmic border systems are quietly reshaping global mobility; passport rankings fail to capture the risk.
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.
3,172 approvals and nearly US$1B in deposits and property; MM2H’s rebound from its disastrous 2021 overhaul is now quantifiable.
3CC structured two complementary vehicles around how American investors think: Protect principal first, then generate returns.
14 months after the first announcement, Wheatley says discussions continue; no thresholds or timeline have been set. Explains why the country will never have a CBI program.
October’s consular expansion for Golden Visa holders gets its first real-world test as airspace closures strand hundreds abroad.
Spain, Ireland, and the UK killed their golden visas. Eight European programs survived. This is the full inventory.
One rule change in March 2025 triggered a 440% monthly surge. The numbers since make the first year look like a different program.
A five-year wait, a clean file, and a court ruling that says none of it matters if the incubator falls.
The most detailed figures the government has ever made public on the program’s outcomes arrive via a parliamentary inquiry.
A second passport is not the only way to expand your global mobility. The right residence permit can unlock dozens of additional destinations without the time, cost, or complexity of acquiring citizenship.
The April 2025 overhaul that slashed the minimum from NZ$15 million to NZ$5 million has produced a 48-fold increase in committed investment over the prior regime’s total.
MM2H approved 9,511 participants in 18 months after managing just 1,900 in the three years prior; 2,637 property transactions remain pending.
The EU-candidate nation introduces a structured property-based residence pathway and a minimum tax threshold for foreign business owners.
Americans lead investor visa surge as New Zealand’s growth category draws bulk of applications since April reforms.
Chinese buyers lead with 304 transactions, 41% of the total, followed by Taiwanese nationals at 91 and Singaporeans at 63.
As tensions with the EU escalate, Georgia is overhauling its immigration system to formalize a shadow economy while hiking its property investment threshold by 50%.