Immigration & Investment Migration Updates
Caribbean Citizenship by Investment in 2026: prices, the new regulator, and the visa squeeze
A plain-English guide to Caribbean citizenship by investment in 2026 — the US$200,000 price floor, the new ECCIRA regulator, mandatory biometrics, and the US and EU pressure reshaping the programmes.
EuropePortugal Golden Visa in 2026: the routes that remain and the new 7/10-year citizenship rule
Portugal’s Golden Visa after the real-estate ban: the fund, cultural, and job-creation routes that remain, plus the 2026 nationality law extending citizenship to 7 or 10 years.
EuropeGreece Golden Visa: the €800k / €400k / €250k tiers explained
Greece’s Golden Visa now has tiered price thresholds — €800,000, €400,000, or €250,000 depending on location and property type. Here is how the tiers work and who each suits.
Middle EastUAE Golden Visa in 2026: the AED 2 million property route and how to avoid scams
How the UAE’s 10-year Golden Visa works in 2026 — the AED 2 million property threshold, the dropped 50%-paid rule, and an official warning about “cheap” nomination scams.
EuropeMalta after the EU court ruling: residency is open, investor-citizenship is closed
A landmark EU court ruling ended Malta’s investor-citizenship scheme in 2025. Here is what changed, and how the Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) still works.
Middle EastTürkiye citizenship by investment: the US$400,000 property route explained
Türkiye offers one of the fastest citizenship-by-investment routes. Here is how the US$400,000 property option works, the other routes, and what 2026 property-law tightening means.
EuropeThe UK Innovator Founder visa: an entrepreneur’s route to British settlement
The UK Innovator Founder visa replaced the old investor and entrepreneur routes. Here is how the endorsement works, the costs, and the path to settlement.
North AmericaCanada immigration in 2026: Express Entry, PNPs, and the paused Start-up Visa
How Canada’s main economic immigration routes work in 2026 — Express Entry and category-based draws, Provincial Nominee Programs, and the pause on the Start-up Visa.
Asia-PacificAustralia in 2026: skilled migration, the Skills in Demand visa, and the new talent route
Australia’s migration system in 2026 — the points-tested skilled visas, the new Skills in Demand (482) employer route, the closed investor programme, and the National Innovation Visa.
North AmericaUS investor immigration: EB-5 green cards and the E-2 treaty visa
The two main US investor routes explained — the EB-5 green card (with its US$800k/US$1.05m tiers) and the renewable E-2 treaty investor visa — and who each suits.
EuropeEU golden visas in 2026: what’s still open and where the door has closed
A 2026 map of European residency-by-investment: which golden visas remain open, which have closed (Spain, Malta citizenship), and how EU policy is reshaping the field.
EuropeEES and ETIAS: the new European border rules every traveller should know
Two new European border systems — the Entry/Exit System (EES) and ETIAS travel authorisation — are changing how non-EU visitors cross the Schengen border. Here is what they mean.