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18 Oct 2026
Across seven countries, Cyprus requires a permit for a buyer living in Vietnam, Malta does outside designated areas, Switzerland allows only a holiday home and Spain needs military consent in defence zones.
Read →17 Oct 2026
Thailand opens condominium units within a 49% quota, land only by exception; Malaysia adds state approval, floors in Penang and Johor and, from 2026, 8% stamp duty; Dubai limits foreign freehold to set areas.
Read →16 Oct 2026
Vietnamese outside the barred groups can invest abroad in their own name, with a certificate from VND 7 billion. No route was found for buying a home to live in or for a citizenship or residence payment.
Read →15 Oct 2026
Succession follows nationality; rights over real estate abroad follow local law. Residents owe 10% income tax on listed inherited assets, close-family real estate excepted, with no clause tying it to Vietnam.
Read →15 Oct 2026
Decree 253/2026 ties the exemption to documents proving where the money came from, while a tax resident's taxable income earned abroad stays within Vietnamese tax wherever it is paid.
Read →14 Oct 2026
Japan widened property reporting in April 2026, England and Northern Ireland levy a 2% non-resident SDLT surcharge, and US sales by foreign persons generally face 15% withholding.
Read →14 Oct 2026
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia set no nationality bar on Vietnamese applicants; tests run from THB 500,000 in funds to USD 60,000 a year in income. Vietnam has no such visa.
Read →12 Oct 2026
Circular 20/2022 excludes resident Vietnamese citizens' investment transfers to obtain citizenship or settlement abroad; settlement-application costs follow the foreign side's notice.
Read →12 Oct 2026
Singapore's tax schemes start at S$20 million, and permanent residence through a family office at S$200 million. Dubai's DIFC asks for USD 50 million in family net assets; residence comes via investor visas.
Read →11 Oct 2026
Canada's ban is due to end on 1 January 2027; New Zealand offers qualifying investor-visa holders a consent route above NZD 5 million; Singapore's standard foreign-buyer surcharge is 60%.
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