Citizenship · Capital · Global Mobility
Comparisons, data and analysis based on published documents. No investment advice, no predictions about individual applications.
20 Aug 2026
Investors compare these programmes on capital. The clause that decides whether a permit is a convenience or a first rung is the presence requirement — and most authorities do not publish it clearly.
Read →19 Aug 2026
The real-estate route is marketed as the option that keeps capital. In four of the five Caribbean programmes it is also the higher entry price, and the surrounding fees are where the comparison is settled.
Read →9 Aug 2026
A new discounting allegation is not a finding of misconduct, but it is a reminder that price, agent status, project approval and the path of funds must be tested against official documents.
Read →8 Aug 2026
Nonbank financial institutions now account for about 80% of emerging-market portfolio debt liabilities. The shift expands funding, while making prices and currencies more sensitive to fund withdrawals.
Read →7 Aug 2026
Case C-181/23 set an EU-law limit on how a member state may confer citizenship. For investors, the task is to identify what survives the judgment and Malta's amendments, not to accept a vague replacement.
Read →6 Aug 2026
UNCTAD and the OECD both report higher foreign direct investment, yet large transactions, intra-company loans and concentration in a few economies make the aggregate a poor substitute for market diligence.
Read →5 Aug 2026
The measure is not yet effective, but it could alter the value of investment-linked permanent residence by bringing the travel calendar used to retain status close to a separate domestic tax threshold.
Read →4 Aug 2026
The current fee schedule produces government totals of USD 102,700–125,700 across four modelled households, while leaving one point to verify about the legal basis for the year-end promotional deadline.
Read →3 Aug 2026
The headline minimum is only the starting point: investors must choose between fund and corporate risk in Portugal and ownership, liquidity and property-use risk in Greece.
Read →31 Jul 2026
Renouncing citizenship can trigger exit taxes and long-term consequences. The tax mechanics of ending residence or citizenship, the rule against statelessness and what to verify.
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