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Sierra Leone now lists a US$95,000 solo citizenship route and a two-applicant enterprise option, while its DNA-based heritage route costs US$120,000. What changed and what to weigh.
Portugal's government told parliament in October 2026 that about 6,000 of 46,000 pending golden visa files have been decided and 30,000 appointments scheduled. Here is what that means.
Malta will replace its Global Residence Programme and three related schemes with a single Individual Tax Programme on January 1, 2027. The minimum tax more than doubles to €35,000 for most applicants.
Malaysia’s MM2H drew 7,650 new applications and RM8.85 billion in economic value in 23 months. In the same week, the tourism minister asked for tighter checks on holders who run businesses without permission.
Official timelines for golden visas and citizenship by investment still look short on paper, but extra vetting, interviews and backlogs are stretching real waiting times in 2026.
PASOK has tabled an amendment to end Greece's property-based golden visa and replace it with an 'Angel Visa' for business investment. The government rejected it. Here is what was proposed.
Greece's finance ministry has put a draft bill to consultation that would tax individuals' crypto gains at 10%, with gains up to €500 a year untaxed. It is a proposal, not law yet.
Marine Le Pen's National Rally has proposed to scrap France's property wealth tax and tax financial wealth instead. Here is what the pledge says, how the IFI works today, and why it is not law.
In seven years the EU has moved from warning reports to a court ruling against Malta and a law that can suspend visa-free travel for countries that sell citizenship. Here is the timeline.
USCIS has finalized new EB-5 fees. From November 30, 2026, the regional center investor petition rises from $3,675 to $7,850, and regional center filings rise even more.
Cyprus says it will tighten its golden visa before it joins Schengen and is checking whether holders of about 12,000 permits still meet the rules. No new thresholds or dates have been published.
Saint Lucia and Antigua's prime ministers met the EU's migration commissioner in New York, but the EU's June 2028 deadline for ending Caribbean CBI still stands.
Opposition lawmakers in both chambers of Argentina's Congress have filed bills to ban citizenship by investment, days after the government priced its program at $350,000.
Argentina has priced its citizenship by investment program at $350,000, or $800,000 in a special bond, with applications due to open in the fourth quarter of 2026.