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29 countries exempt foreign income from local tax. But would you want to live 183+ days in all of them? These 15 places you may actually want to live in, and IMI covers all of them across four distinct frameworks for tax-free living.Read the full article here.

Investors are flocking to African residency and citizenship programs before they increase in price. In this video, you'll learn about the 8 active African residency by investment programs available today,. The case for looking here at all: pricing at a third of the global floor, ECOWAS settlement rights across 15 West African states, and some programs that could eventually unlock Schengen access.Read the full story with more details here.

Wondering the fastest 2nd passport route on every inhabited continent in 2026? From a $90,000 investment program that issues citizenship in six weeks to a two-year naturalization clock – Six continents, six speeds, and the trade-offs that decide which one fits you – We covered it all.Read the full story here. 

Turkish President Erdogan's proposed 20-year tax holiday could outlast every other regime, with zero entry cost or required investment. IMI covers why Turkey is moving now and what this means for the country's citizenship by investment program.Read the full story here. 

Greek golden visa approvals jumped nearly 96% in 2025, and the government just dropped a 31-page circular targeting fake deals fueling the boom. In this video, you'll learn the new fraud rules, the €250,000 option that survives, and why the Airbnb ban is narrower than the headlines suggest.Read the full story here.

In 2025, the European Court of Justice ended formal citizenship by investment programs across the EU, shutting down Malta, Cyprus, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. IMI covers how citizenship by merit is becoming the new shadow market for wealthy investors in Europe.Read the full article here.

Remote work permits often trip the tax residency threshold that make nomads pay more tax than they had predicted. Your foreign income, taxed once at home, becomes fair game locally as well. But a small group of digital nomad visas sidesteps this rule entirely through one of four mechanisms, and IMI's latest video covers 15 of them.Read the full article here.

Chile has the strongest passport in Latin America. Will it sit on the sidelines while Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay attract capital and talent? In an IMI Daily opinion piece, Chilean investment migration expert Maria Esperanza Schorr Donoso makes the case that the country is leaving one of the industry’s largest opportunities on the table.

Most golden visas cover a spouse and minor children. These nine go further, allowing parents, grandparents, siblings, and adult children well into their thirties.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Twelve golden visas that grant residency through passive investment while demanding zero or near-zero time in the country. The full list for Plan B investors in 2026.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Buried clause in December's military reform requires Bundeswehr approval for extended male absences; dual nationals included, enforcement mechanisms remain undefined.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

This guide covers every active CBI program and the handful of countries where naturalization takes two to three years.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Regional Center filings surged 38% year-on-year; direct petitions remain marginal with a 58% denial rate.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Parliament approves revised nationality law 152-64 after PSD-Chega deal; no transitional protections; PS-affiliated president may veto or delay.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The initiative, described by officials as a “market-based evolution” of existing CBI programs, will for the first time allow individuals to transact directly in nationality without state intermediation.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The flat tax and impatriati stack has an expiry date. Marco Mesina maps the transitional window and its limits.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

PS proposes 6/9-year timelines with grandfathering; PSD/CDS-PP eliminate phase-in for current residents; Chega sets lowest criminal bar.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

The two most popular residency routes abroad solve different problems. One demands investment capital, the other demands proof of income. Choosing wrong costs years.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

He left for India on a family trip. When he tried to fly back, his ten-year golden visa no longer existed.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Algorithmic border systems are quietly reshaping global mobility; passport rankings fail to capture the risk.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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Six continents, six fastest routes to a new passport. CBI programs dominate where they exist. Where they do not, naturalization timelines decide the race.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Both Malta and Cyprus grant permanent residency to non-EU investors, but they differ on Schengen access, family inclusion, investment options, and the path to citizenship. Here is how they compare.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

3,172 approvals and nearly US$1B in deposits and property; MM2H's rebound from its disastrous 2021 overhaul is now quantifiable.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The data feed the EU's new visa suspension mechanism, which lowered the overstay threshold that can trigger loss of visa-free access.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Roseau reverses course on a market it reopened just four years ago amid the US-Iran war; however, some caveats still apply.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

New rules may apply retroactively to pending cases; the parliamentary naturalization system leaves applicants with no legal recourse.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Existing CBI passports issued before April 14 expire for travel purposes on July 31, 2027 unless holders complete biometric enrollment.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Europe is a high-tax continent, but seven countries offer special regimes that exempt or cap taxation on foreign income. We rank the best options for 2026.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Every passport index on the internet ranks just one metric: Visa-free access. This is flawed. In this video, IMI picks the strongest citizenship in all 7 world regions based on tax treatment, dual citizenship rules, settlement rights, and border reputation. We hope to make you reconsider what a "strong passport" really is.Read the full article here.

Five East Asian economies offer investment-based residency, but each program carries distinct costs, limitations, and long-term settlement prospects. All five are getting more expensive.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Of 2.9 million BNO citizens, over two million don't hold a valid passport. Many may not know they have this citizenship at all.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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The bill cleared both chambers after the longest floor debate in state history; if signed, Seattle's combined top rate would reach 18%, the highest in the US.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

14 months after the first announcement, Wheatley says discussions continue; no thresholds or timeline have been set. Explains why the country will never have a CBI program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

While Western Europe raises golden visa prices and closes programs, three Western Balkan countries are building some of the continent's most affordable investor residency pathways.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Citizenship by investment programs range by hundreds of thousands in pricing. But which programs allow inclusion of dependents and how much do prices increase per member of the family? IMI standardized every government fee across 12 programs and four family sizes to reveal the true cost per passport. Read the full story here. 

October's consular expansion for Golden Visa holders gets its first real-world test as airspace closures strand hundreds abroad.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Spain officially ended its golden visa program in 2025, but contrary to popular belief, three alternative pathways to relocation remain wide open, each leading to the same permanent residency and citizenship timeline. Two options even come with attractive tax perks! Here's how to navigate Spain's new immigration landscape and which route matches your situation.Read the full article here.

A bitcoin billionaire's US$100-a-month offer to every Nevisian has split the federation's politicians. The CBI angle is bigger.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Most people plan where to move. Few consider what their current country will charge them for leaving.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Marco Mesina maps the three narrow paths to Italian citizenship that survived the Constitutional Court's ruling.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

16 countries offer real estate residency programs for investments between $30,000 and $165,000, some with citizenship pathways in as few as two years. IMI ranks every sub-$150K property-to-residency program available in 2026 by cost, timeline, dual citizenship eligibility, and passport strength.Explore 100+ properties that qualify for residency and citizenship here.

Federico Salmoiraghi maps the wealth-type charges that Italian tax residents face on both foreign and domestic assets.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Court rejects constitutional challenges to Italy's citizenship-by-descent reform on four separate grounds.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Most cheap residency lists mix passive investments with active business visas. This one covers only programs where you park capital and walk away. Eleven options, four continents, one EU golden visa, all $100,000 or less.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A jurisdiction long favored by Bitcoin holders for its territorial tax regime and non-CRS status now requires transaction-hash disclosure above US$5,000 a year.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Spain, Ireland, and the UK killed their golden visas. Eight European programs survived. This is the full inventory.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A US senator has filed a bill that would force every American dual citizen to pick one nationality within 12 months or lose their US passport. IMI analyzed 60 years of Maastricht University data across 200 countries to reveal why 76% of the world moved in the opposite direction, and what that means for your passport portfolio in the future.Read the full article here.

Learn more about IMI's Official Partner, GSC International, and how the boutique global law firm's two decades of corporate practice inform its approach to RCBI.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.