Citizenship · Capital · Global Mobility
Residency
Korea, Türkiye and Switzerland name citizens: a naturalised man may be placed in Korea's wartime labour reserve if he wishes, and counts as having served in Türkiye if 22 or older in his year of acquisition.
Prime Minister Terrance Drew said he is "picking up" that having a citizenship-by-investment programme "can be one of the parameters to blacklist a country", but the item names no list, decision or deadline.
8 Nov 2026
Dickon Mitchell's party leads in 14 of 15 constituencies on the provisional results, but the 30-day stay a 2026 amendment would require of new citizens by investment has no start date.
7 Nov 2026
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.
6 Nov 2026
The 1,500 includes admissions from the Start-up Visa and Self-employed Persons programmes, both of which take no new applications, and the budget mentions a startup pilot in one sentence that gives no amount.
9 Nov 2026
The United States and Canada leave parents to other routes; Greece sets no age or dependency test, Portugal asks for dependence, Malta for principal dependence and Dominica for an age above 65 and support.
9 Nov 2026
The Home Office response of 2 November would cut the 10-year default to 3 years for those earning at least £125,141 and to 5 from £50,271, but rules, guidance and an impact assessment are still to come.
7 Nov 2026
Buyers would withhold 15% of the price, not 25%, when a non-resident company sells taxable Canadian property (30%, not 50%, for some assets); the proposal, for sales from 2027, changes no other seller's rate.
10 Nov 2026
Singapore and Vietnam issue theirs for treaty claims, and Decree 253/2026 bases proof of foreign residence on a certificate for a person with a regular home in Vietnam present under 183 days.
8 Nov 2026
The sum is 1.5 months of average insured monthly pay for each year before 2014 and 2 months from 2014, and the years paid out cannot count towards a later social insurance benefit.
7 Nov 2026
Holders must show bank payments in Malta over at least five months in the previous twelve; applicants need gross income of at least EUR 42,000 a year, and the permit does not lead to permanent residence.
10 Nov 2026
Under Latvia's immigration rules, a remote work visa requires an employer or own business registered in another OECD state and an employee salary of at least EUR 4,538 a month; Vietnam is not an OECD member.
10 Nov 2026
Since 30 June 2026 the workation visa is no longer a pilot; applicants aged 18–34 filing alone outside the capital region need one times GNI per capita, and stays now run to three years.
9 Nov 2026By region
By programme
The Legation Times is a specialist information site covering citizenship by investment, capital management and global mobility. We publish analysis and data drawn from legislation and official information issued by the competent authorities, for investors and families planning wealth across borders.
Free to subscribe
Sourced · Neutral · Unsubscribe at any time
We use measurement cookies (Google Analytics) and cookies from Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn to understand how this site is used and measure our social media posts. Nothing is switched on until you agree. Privacy policy.
