Latin America

6 Nov 2026

Congress has not voted on Argentina’s investment citizenship decree

Before the 2027 vote, Argentina's investment citizenship rests on a decree that a successor could repeal and that Congress has never put to a vote.

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2 Nov 2026

No one can now opt for Costa Rica investor residency incentives

Law 9996 let investors claim its incentives only in the five years from July 2021 and set USD 150,000 "for the period this law establishes". No official source was found that says which sum now applies.

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21 Oct 2026

Türkiye’s investor route has a statutory root, Argentina’s a decree

Türkiye's thresholds are set by regulation, and its Interior Ministry reports 6,134 people's citizenship annulled or withdrawn. Argentina's decree has no floor vote on record, and no grant is reported.

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16 Oct 2026

Argentine court voids citizenship decree in a naturalisation case

The 30 June 2026 ruling concerned an application begun before the decree took effect. On 2 October 2026 the Economy Ministry announced the programme's amounts, including a US$350,000 contribution.

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14 Oct 2026

Vietnamese passports do not qualify for Japan or Colombia nomad visas

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.

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7 Oct 2026

Argentine bill would declare any investment citizenship invalid

An opposition bill in the Chamber of Deputies would declare invalid any citizenship granted for investment and treat pending applications as withdrawn. A second bill would simply repeal the regime.

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4 Oct 2026

An Argentine Senate bill would abolish citizenship by investment

The bill, entered in August, would send investment-only applications without a final decision back to the ordinary rules. Página/12 reports a second bill from Unión por la Patria; its text is not yet public.

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4 Oct 2026

Citizenship by investment: can crypto assets or funds be used?

St Kitts and Dominica vet crypto as a source of wealth; Dominica's 2022 note wants coins sold before payment. El Salvador's portal still names bitcoin as the contribution; UAE golden visas do not cover crypto.

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3 Oct 2026

Argentina announces US$350,000 contribution for investor citizenship

The Economy Ministry says applications start in the fourth quarter; a US$800,000 bond is the other route. No Gazette act setting the amounts was found; a June ruling voided the underlying decree in one case.

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24 Sep 2026

Six retirement routes set four different kinds of money test

The Philippines and Indonesia set an income condition alongside a capital one; Belize pairs a test on the source of retirement income with an obligation to transfer money into the country each year.

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