BARCELONA, SPAIN, JULY 24, 2024 Various Spanish media outlets are reporting that the Spanish government has started the legislative process to scrap their acclaimed Golden Visa program. Whilst the decision will undoubtedly be well received by the governments’ left-leaning constituencies, it will almost definitely not address the government’s stated priority, being housing cost inflation. (Which [...]
WHY THE GRENADA CBI PRICE DEADLINE EXTENSION? The Grenada Citizenship By Investment program’s price increase deadline was originally to kick in on June 30, 2024. But with Hurricane Beryl disrupting both program Agents and the Grenada Co-operative Bank’s operations, the deadline has now been extended as follows: 12 JULY, 2024: Bank clearance documentation. 31 JULY, [...]
While Golden Visa application processing times in Portugal remain unacceptably long, the HQA Visa program remains one of the most underrated alternatives on the market. Given that the HQA Visa is a priority visa type, application approvals are exceptionally fast (by law, approvals must be granted within 30 days). Some Golden Visa applicants are now [...]
A number of early Turkish media reports, including the T24 news site, strongly suggest that Turkey’s acclaimed Citizenship By Investment (CBI) program may be implementing a price increase from $400,000 to $600,000 in 2024. As of October 16, 2023, the country has also increased the required property value for the Turkish Golden Visa: In [...]
Here’s something new (and potentially very interesting) from the world of investment migration - or non-investment migration, as it were: Various media outlets are reporting that Cyprus is planning what's being referred to as a “Golden Knowledge Program” to attract highly specialized research and innovation professionals to the island as new residents. The Cypriot House [...]
According to a front page story published by the print edition of Diário de Notícias da Madeira earlier today (on Monday 17 April), the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has written to the President of the Republic to request an extension of the period during which the Golden Visa program can be offered [...]
Germany in 2023 suffers from the same skilled labor shortages as most other nations in Western Europe. In fact, during 2022, the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found that there were a staggering 1.74 million vacant positions throughout Germany. With a view to address this challenge, the country has announced the imminent launch of [...]
In a scheme reminiscent of the Italian €1 House Scheme launched in Sicily, another Italian town - Presicce in Puglia - is going one step further - by offering new residents €30,000 to move there in 2023. If laid-back living in a beautiful Italian town sounds like your bag, then this article is just for [...]
Saturday, September 10, Thessaloniki With election season just around the corner and the energy crisis impacting households around the country, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced an economic aid package worth €5.5 billion at the 86th Thessaloniki International Exhibition, an annual trade fair event hosted in Greece's second largest city. During the much anticipated and [...]
Starting on 1 September 2022, Thailand is launching a new “Work-From-Thailand” visa category with a maximum validity of 10 years. The visa is issued for an initial period of 5 years, after which it can be renewed for an additional 5 years. And yes, one of its streams will double as a Thailand Digital Nomad [...]
