20 Aug 2026
Due diligence, not money, is what decides a citizenship file
For anyone pursuing a second citizenship, capital is rarely the hardest barrier. The vetting runs alongside the investment and can end the whole application on its own.
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Europe
Europe stretches from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains and includes the 27 member states of the European Union as well as countries outside it.
20 Aug 2026
Minimum stay is the clause that decides what a permit is worth
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that decides whether a permit is a convenience or a first rung is the presence requirement — and most authorities do not publish it clearly.
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7 Aug 2026
Malta judgment: where investor citizenship becomes prohibited
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.
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5 Aug 2026
Bulgaria’s proposed stay rule could collide with tax residence
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.
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3 Aug 2026
Portugal versus Greece: two residence routes, two kinds of asset risk
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.
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27 Jul 2026
Living costs for high-net-worth families: Lisbon, Dubai or Singapore?
The cost of living for wealthy families includes taxes, housing, education and services, not just prices. How to read costs in Lisbon, Dubai and Singapore.
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27 Jul 2026
EU scrutiny of visa-free access for investor-citizenship countries
The EU reviews visa exemptions for citizenship-by-investment countries; in the Commission's view, running such a programme may in itself be a basis to consider suspending Schengen access.
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27 Jul 2026
Greece’s Golden Visa thresholds range from €250,000 to €800,000
Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 sets the minimum by region and by route, and a rise in transfer tax announced for July 2027 would add to what third-country buyers pay on the same purchase.
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27 Jul 2026
Portugal’s Golden Visa after reform: funds replace real estate
After reform, Portugal's Golden Visa dropped the real-estate route and shifted to investment funds. The routes still open, the path to nationality and the points to verify.
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27 Jul 2026
Spain’s Golden Visa has closed: what alternatives remain?
The Spanish residence-by-investment program ended in April 2025 under Basic Law 1/2025. The article explains what happened, the fate of earlier applications and the remaining options in Europe.
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