8 Nov 2026
Hungary’s White Card does not let holders sponsor their families
Hungary's digital nomad permit bars family reunification except for a child born there; holders need EUR 3,000 net every month and lose it after 90 days away.
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Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, an EU member. Its capital is Budapest, its official language is Hungarian and its currency is the forint.
7 Nov 2026
Hungary’s draft would close the guest investor route from 2027
Comments close on 12 November; the draft would have visa, permit and extension applications not finally decided by 31 December 2026, with the fee paid by then, handled under the rules in force that day.
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5 Nov 2026
No Greece–Vietnam tax treaty appears on either country’s official list
Treaties with Portugal, Spain, Malta, Italy, Hungary and Latvia let Vietnam credit tax paid on a home there; Vietnam's decree ties the credit to a signed treaty.
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27 Oct 2026
Hungary’s draft wealth tax sets rates from 1% above HUF 1 billion
Residents would be taxed on wealth worldwide, non-residents only on Hungarian real estate and certain company holdings. The Ministry is evaluating comments; the draft does not mention the guest investor permit.
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9 Oct 2026
Which EU investor residence route asks for the least capital
Latvia asks €50,000 in a company plus €10,000 to the state, if the firm pays €40,000 a year in tax. Four more start at €250,000 for specific uses; Malta adds €99,000 in charges, Cyprus €50,000 a year in income.
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1 Oct 2026
Nine countries’ ordinary naturalisation routes need 5 to 30 years
Latvia starts its five-year citizenship clock only at permanent residence, and the ordinary routes of Indonesia, Latvia and, in its 2017 text, the UAE make Vietnamese applicants renounce their nationality.
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4 Sep 2026
Hungary expects a wealth-tax bill in October
A government resolution orders the rules to be drafted while the rate and the threshold remain unpublished, and the guest investor permit does not by itself establish tax residence.
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23 Aug 2026
Who counts as a spouse: five investor-residence routes, five answers
The word is settled one layer down from the programme page: in a general immigration law, an administrative manual or a partnership statute. In two of five routes, no immigration text read names the clause.
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22 Aug 2026
The mechanism behind the residence card: what property buys now
Investor residence is described as buying a flat and receiving a card. In the two European programmes examined, the rules no longer say that; the difference decides whether money is locked, recoverable or gone.
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21 Aug 2026
Europe’s investor-residence map is shrinking, not spreading
Spain's route is gone from the statute book. The programmes still standing have narrowed what counts as a qualifying asset. The question is no longer which is easiest, but which is still open and what it buys.
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