Countries

Antigua and Barbuda A Caribbean citizenship programme priced around larger families: the donation and real-estate routes, the due-diligence stage and the EU phase-out timetable. Argentina A citizenship-by-investment framework written into law, with no application date announced yet. Australia The Investor Visa after its closure, and which routes remain open to investors. Austria News and analysis on Austrian citizenship under the special-interest provision. The published criteria set no sum and say mere flows of money are not enough. Bahrain Set beside Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in our coverage of investor residence terms across the Gulf. Bulgaria The investor route, and a proposed stay rule that could collide with tax residence elsewhere. Cambodia News and analysis on Cambodia's investment and donation routes to nationality. Sub-Decree 225 sets four billion riel for one and twelve billion for the other. Canada The Start-Up Visa, its paused intake and what that leaves capital already committed, set against investor-residence routes elsewhere in North America. Cyprus News and analysis on residence in Cyprus, investment routes and citizenship. The immigration permit has two routes, each with its own income floor. Dominica Caribbean citizenship by donation or approved real estate, the due-diligence stage that decides a file, and the EU phase-out request pointing at June 2028. Egypt Citizenship by investment in the Middle East, read alongside Jordan's framework. Greece The Golden Visa with thresholds that change by location, the minimum-stay obligation, and how the property route compares with Portugal and Malta. Grenada Caribbean citizenship that opens the United States E-2 treaty visa, together with the donation and real-estate routes and the EU phase-out request. Hungary The residence card and what the property route actually buys, read against the minimum-stay clause and a shrinking European map. Ireland Appears in our coverage of the EU branch requirement that applies to non-EU banks from 2027. Italy The Investor Visa and its four investment routes, the minimum-stay obligation, and Italy's place on a European map with fewer routes each year. Jordan Citizenship by investment in the Middle East, read alongside Egypt's framework. Kuwait Investor residence of up to 15 years, tied to the company that holds it: a long route that does not lead to citizenship. Latvia Two investor residence routes end on 15 September 2026, and the replacement runs through a fund the law does not name. Malta The Permanent Residence Programme and its multi-part structure, and the court judgment that ruled investor citizenship a prohibited transaction. Montenegro News and analysis on residence in Montenegro through property ownership. From 17 January 2026 the taxable base of the property must be at least 150,000 euros. Nauru A citizenship programme whose USD 90,000 headline does not describe what a family actually pays. New Zealand The Investor Visa after the rule changes: thresholds, categories and what the revision altered. North Macedonia News and analysis on investor citizenship in North Macedonia. The European Commission asked for repeal in December 2025; the clause is still in the law. Portugal The Golden Visa after the shift from real estate to funds, the minimum-stay clause, and the 2026 change that doubled the residence period before naturalisation. Saint Kitts and Nevis The longest-running citizenship-by-investment programme: the donation and real-estate routes, the due-diligence stage, and the EU phase-out request. Saint Lucia Caribbean citizenship including the government-bond option, the cost gap between donation and real estate, and the June 2028 pressure on the region. São Tomé and Príncipe The citizenship-by-investment programme in its first year: 350 files approved, 29 passports issued. Saudi Arabia One of three Gulf states compared in our coverage of long-term investor residence. Singapore Investor residence with high thresholds and strict screening, and what a high-net-worth family actually spends living there. Spain The Golden Visa after its closure and what remains open to investors, and Spain's position among European residence routes. Türkiye Citizenship through real estate: how the route is structured and which conditions attach to the property. United Arab Emirates The Golden Visa as long-term residence with no automatic path to citizenship, and what a family spends living in Dubai. United States EB-5 in both its regional-centre and direct forms, and what follows a green card: naturalisation fees, FATCA reporting, exit tax and how residence days are counted. Vanuatu A citizenship programme after the loss of Schengen visa-free access, and what that removed from the passport. Vietnam Passport strength and visa-free access for Vietnamese holders, where the passport sits in the 2026 rankings, and what the law says about holding two nationalities.