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The four content groups of The Legation Times.
Second citizenship, passport strength and freedom of movement worldwide.
Nauru’s citizenship programme now calls itself the Naoero Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program
The programme uses the Naoero name on every page read, including its Spanish and French editions. The state instruments call the statute the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024, and a regulation requires the citizenship certificate to read Republic of Nauru.
17 Sep 2026
Austria’s published criteria say money alone is not enough
The Interior Ministry's criteria for citizenship in the special interest of the Republic carry no euro figure at all, and state that mere flows of money are not sufficient.
16 Sep 2026
North Macedonia’s law still carries the investor citizenship clause
The European Commission asked in December 2025 that the scheme be abolished and its legal basis repealed. Article 11 incorporates two ordinary naturalisation conditions and adds a national-interest test.
16 Sep 2026Long-term residence and settlement routes: conditions, accepted forms of investment, physical-presence duties and timelines as published by the competent authorities.
Montenegro adds a 150,000 euro test to its property residence route
The figure is read off the tax office's assessment rather than the contract, and renewals of property permits issued before 17 January 2026 are still decided under the previous law.
16 Sep 2026
The Apostille Convention took effect for Vietnam on 11 September 2026
Vietnam deposited its instrument of accession on 31 December 2025, and the Government's portal names the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the competent authority for the certificate.
15 Sep 2026
Two Cyprus routes to one permit name, five times apart on income
Category F asks a secured annual income of at least €9,568, a figure the department still prints beside the Cyprus pound; the route under the next regulation asks at least €50,000 and €300,000 of capital.
14 Sep 2026Tax residence, international financial transparency, holding structures and cross-border transfer of assets.
Vietnam’s land law splits Vietnamese abroad into two categories
The statute, in force since 1 August 2024, groups a citizen settled abroad with domestic individuals and gives a person of Vietnamese origin settled abroad named acquisition routes in place of a general right.
12 Sep 2026
Vietnamese dual nationals may elect domestic investment procedures
Decree 96/2026 lets a Vietnamese citizen who also holds a foreign nationality elect the market-access conditions and investment procedures of a domestic investor, a right tied to keeping that citizenship.
11 Sep 2026
A second passport does not decide Vietnamese tax residence
Law 109/2025/QH15 decides residence by days present and by a registered or leased Vietnamese address, not by nationality — so the address can hold a worldwide-income liability in place after a move abroad.
10 Sep 2026Education, healthcare, housing, cost of living and settling in for families living abroad.
Residence status and healthcare cover: Portugal, Dubai or Singapore?
Portugal uses public-system registration, Dubai mandates insurance, and Singapore brings permanent residents into MediShield Life with limits and patient liability.
29 Aug 2026
Security and stability in residence planning: choosing a family base
Security and stability when settling in are fundamental but difficult to measure factors that determine the long-term value of a destination. Analyse how to read institutional stability and what to consider.
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.
27 Jul 2026